"vintage" Kirkham 427 value

[MOTORHEAD]

A-snake;
I see your point, however if you read any of the for sale ads for Cobras, they all call out various bits and pieces they describe as "period correct" this or that. It could be a replica of a wheel manufactured and used on a Cobra in the 60's and perhaps even cast from the original dies, it would not be "original", but could be considered "correct for the PERIOD of original vehicle "

[A-Snake]

Originally Posted by MOTORHEAD

A-snake;
I see your point, however if you read any of the for sale ads for Cobras, they all call out various bits and pieces they describe as "period correct" this or that. It could be a replica of a wheel manufactured and used on a Cobra in the 60's and perhaps even cast from the original dies, it would not be "original", but could be considered "correct for the PERIOD of original vehicle "

Motorhead, Your statement is correct. Mine was ‘tongue-in-cheek’ using the definition of period correct as using aftermarket accessories that would be have been available when a vehicle was manufactured.
Your Kirkham, I guess, would have been built in the 90's thus the aluminum block would be period correct.

[peterpjb]

a-snake, for better understanding of "periid correctness" take a look at the FIA regulations, appendix K....

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by A-Snake

Your Kirkham, I guess, would have been built in the 90's thus the aluminum block would be period correct.

I'm not a historian, but I thought Ford, or maybe Holman & Moody, manufactured a few aluminum blocks in the 1960's. If so, then a aluminum block is 1960's period correct for those building authentic period correct replicas.