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The pedals are Kirkham......look closely in the picture of the footwell.
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Its a very nice car.
I understood that a certain European country (Switzerland I believe) doesn't allow side pipes on any street driven car. If so, I am wondering how this car is registered in Switzerland? And that's a small block Ford for sure. Very nice, thanks for the pictures, enjoy! |
I noticed the side pipe exit turns have been cut aft of the muffler and rotated down about 45* and rewelded. Probably to cut down on the noise. Could have been done in the US or GermaNY.
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SLIDER; Yea, we spotted those a page or two back.
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Folks, the forgone conclusion is that the car is indeed a Kirkham.
What more really needs to be said. Bill S. |
MM: just trying to help, plus playing detective is interesting. Sure, I'd rather be out driving mine, but between the rain and the traffic, that doesn't happen that often.
Davide: i would write Mr Phillipps as he must have had something to do with the title when he imported it. I'll see what I can do about your other questions later today. Ted |
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You seem to have a good grasp of how to register Cobra replicas, at least in the states. If this car has a title that looks to be less than legitimate, perhaps you might have an opinion on how easily this car might be sold and registered somewhere in Europe or perhaps it might be easier to sell it in the states. Might you suggest removing the aluminum plate covering the Kirkham number (assuming they did not grind the Kirkham number off). |
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Put an extra throttle return spring on the carb. Dont want to scratch the little fella. :) |
Davide, please tighten the battery cover holding nuts. You wouldn't want the battery sliding around in the beautiful finished trunk.
Not sure if a Dyno test will reveal the size of the engine? Perhaps bring the car to a respected garage and have them remove the heads and take some measurements, that would clear things up. And Davide, please take the car out and floor it like it was meant to, before you decide to sell it :MECOOL: |
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It appears there's been some creative titling going on and it would be wise to learn as much as possible before becoming part of the chain by trying to sell the car as is. |
Could the title be from the year of the engine?
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Larry : No. The first year for the 260 cu" was around 1961/62. the 351w came later.
The 427 W I think requires an aftermarket block, which is a fairly new product. |
Yeah, as best I can find out, it came out about 69. 427 CI can be achieved in a production block using a long stroke crank. I can't remember what the stroke is... 4.040" or something like that. High piston speed for sure though.
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As for the original poster attempting to circumnavigate his local laws by using said fraudulent paperwork, that is the risk alone he will have to decide to take and potentially lose the car to government inpoundment, forfeiture , and destruction. Sounds almost impossible, ask Mr Muck, I'm sure he can fill you in on at least one or two that have been crushed. Bill S. PS: No beef with anyone, just hate for anyone to get sucked in to such an issue years down the road by reading this thread. |
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License Plate #2UHN4--? The end of the "2" series license plates was reached in 1992 and the plate series changed over to 3AAA000. Maybe the '61 Bristol's license plate was 2UHN4--? The VIN is LAC017? CA won't register/issue a VIN# that short. My CA VIN# uses the Kirkham issued chassis#, which is 11 characters. So, the VIN number should be at least 11 characters long, if not longer. Registration issue date is 9/28/96. Registration expiration date is two weeks earlier on 9/14/96. And the biggest clue that the title certificate is bogus? FEES PAID NONE. Come on, this is California. No business transacted at the DMV is free. Seriously? :LOL: |
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