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Originally posted by daltondavid
I am sure that way you could look in the "REGISTRY" and see that the Particular Vin is for a "Do it yourselfer" or a KIRKHAM Built Car. This way a potential "Used Kirkham" buyer could reference the vehicles creation.
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Dave D - I know where you are going with the registry concept, but I have to disagree here.
All of the cars would still be Kirkhams.
Your example of a Las Vegas vs. Mexico Shelby is different for exactly that reason - they come from different places. That whole subject is a part of a bigger debate - getting right back to real/original, etc, etc....
Regardless of who bolts the pieces together, the main components - or as David says - the things they control, are still Kirkham. Anybody who would take this on has to have a fairly high mechanical apptitude or they wouldn't be trying it, and I am pretty sure they would not turn out a pos... .
Think about it...Where would the "registry" definition stop? Body/chassis by Kirkham, but motor/trans by Joe's garage? Or body/chassis by Kirkham, but not supplied with Kirkham sourced taillights, and rear end. Or rear end/body/chassis by Kirkham, but not motor and tailights. Exactly what is it that makes it what it is?
Take it to an extreme, but possible, example - A complete "Kirkham built" chassis with a 390 "Joes Garage" engine and Acme transmission, customer supplied diff, and without all the other "optional parts " listed in the Kirkham price list (take a look at what this hypothetical car might
not include -
http://kms.nfshost.com/pricing/options.shtml) is not as desirable to me as a bare Kirkham chassis/body with a name brand motor builder and David Kee transmission, all assembled to Kirkham specs/parts sourced by Bruce Luke.
Where does "Kirkham built" stop - being as you cannot buy a complete Kirkham car? Under the K's marketing today, all you get is a major
part of a complete car - if the chassis/frame is the soul, the drivetrain (currently customer supplied) is the heart. Still takes both to make a complete car....
See what I mean?
