12-19-2003, 08:04 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Grapevine,
TX
Cobra Make, Engine: Former Owner/Builder of KMP142 427 Sideoiler, Tunnel Wedge, Aluminum heads, etc.
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What has always fascinated me about these cars is their completely no-nonsense approach to a performance sports car.
I set up my car (aluminum Kirkham) exactly as a Comp Car would have been sold in the '60's. What is amazing is that NOTHING on this car is there for looks, and EVERYTHING has a purpose. Other than a timelessly beautiful shape (unique in itself), there is nothing affixed to the car for the sake of making a superfluous styling statement. How many cars can say that, particularly the so-called sports cars now being produced (look at BMW).
Also, I have driven several 'glass replicas over the years and can attest to the fact that an aluminum car feels and drives quite differently. The squeaks inherent to a superleggera body/frame setup are always there, and the doors hood, and trunk open and close with a sound and lightness that is captivating.
A real time machine..
Yours in nostalgia,
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