Shelby vs. Kirkham

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Allan A

That's what I thought, you really do not no anything about the two cars but what you have read on posts.

I don't know if it's better or worse, but the Kirkham does weigh about 200-300 lbs lighter than a comparable CSX, and I assume it's been all the years and iterations of that the Kirkhams have spent updating their billet aluminum suspension or another example would be the U-joints to CV joints. BTW, my car weighed in at 2,128 lbs.

[patrickt]

Rod, you have to admit, the sensitivity level on this forum has never been higher. You know, like an exposed nerve during a root canal....

[RodKnock]

Looking back in history, there have been several threads comparing the Shelby and the Kirkham. The OP should review them. The two that come quickly to mind are the 'rsimones' thread and the other was by 'alpace.'

Shelby vs a Kirkham (aluminum)

CSX vs. Kirkham

They're both wonderful cars. As I always say, that why they make different flavors of ice cream.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

... the 'rsimones' thread

The proper reference for that is "the thread of which we do not speak."

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by patrickt

The proper reference for that is "the thread of which we do not speak."

Oh not THE thread. He asked a bunch of questions before he bought his car, and one of them is linked above now.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Oh not THE thread. He asked a bunch of questions before he bought his car, and one of them is linked above now.

Ooops. My mistake. Nevermind.

[kobrabytes]

Not trying to be the Kirkham poster child here, but...

After having bought a Kirkham I can only tell you that buying a Cobra from them was something I consider a privilege. Hands down, working with David, Thomas, and company was THE BEST consumer experience I have ever had. The Kirkhams have bent over backwards to make everything perfect, before, during, and after the sale.

No joking, they should interview potential customers to see if they are worthy of the car...

My Kirkham has exceeded my expectations by 1000%

len

[Hexnut72]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Looking back in history, there have been several threads comparing the Shelby and the Kirkham. The OP should review them. The two that come quickly to mind are the 'rsimones' thread and the other was by 'alpace.'

Shelby vs a Kirkham (aluminum)

CSX vs. Kirkham

They're both wonderful cars. As I always say, that why they make different flavors of ice cream.

I did not look at the links but both Al and RSimones ended up buying Kirkhams... If that tells you anything.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Hexnut72

I did not look at the links but both Al and RSimones ended up buying Kirkhams... If that tells you anything.

I didn't think about that, but you're obviously right. I, in no way picked them because of that fact. Those were the "Shelby versus Kirkham" threads that I found in the last few years.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I didn't think about that, but you're obvioulsy right. I, in no way picked them because of that fact. Those were the "Shelby versus Kirkham" threads that I found in the last few years.

Are there any threads that went the other way? Meaning that they carefully compared the two and then went with Shelby?

[WarrenG]

When researching which car to buy, I wrote off the Kirkham because their 289FIA and slabside were more money than I wanted to spend. The quality of the Kirkham cars that I inspected was exceptional.

I wrote off the Shelby for two reasons. One, they also cost considerably more than I wanted to spend. Second, the first two Shelby cars I saw had been poorly assembled and finished by the Las Vegas facility and required considerable time and money to make them right after delivery. Both owners complained that SAI seemed somewhat disinterested in making it right. In one case SAI sent the replacement parts, but the owner had to pay to have the car corrected.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Are there any threads that went the other way? Meaning that they carefully compared the two and then went with Shelby?

The first criteria was aluminum versus aluminum. There are plenty of threads about fiberglass CSX versus SPF and/or ERA or fiberglass CSX versus Kirkham.

The second criteria was that someone followed through and eventually bought one or the other.

Just a theory, but maybe the people who want and buy a CSX, know exactly what they want and they buy it, without all the questions and banter online.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I don't know if it's better or worse, but the Kirkham does weigh about 200-300 lbs lighter than a comparable CSX, and I assume it's been all the years and iterations of that the Kirkhams have spent updating their billet aluminum suspension or another example would be the U-joints to CV joints. BTW, my car weighed in at 2,128 lbs.

Evan, this is what I said. I said I don't know if it's better or not, but the Kirkhams claim that it is lighter in older threads. They also R&D their suspension (e.g., some of the Larry Ellison improvements are trickling down to the production cars) as well as other parts of the car, though some or all of these improvements move it further away from being authentic.