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06-18-2007, 08:03 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Eagle,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 1966 Lone Star 427SC.
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How about in a glass body. (Since I can't afford the BEST)
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06-18-2007, 08:04 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Greenville,sc,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham 427 (KMP 266); CAV GT40
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ERA has the best look in my opinion
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06-18-2007, 08:15 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Manchester,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AK1085 (302 Street), HTM111 (427 Comp), CSX2375R (289 Comp) and COB5999 (427 S/C)
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ERA is a great representaion however stret derived. CSX, Hi-Tech, and CCX are very S/C like. The S/C has less fender flare that the street car that ERA patterned, Peter's #3352 if my memory serves me correct. Peter Bayer molded the early CCX body from #3045. I have forgotten the # used by Hi-Tech and CSX continuation cars. Might be one in the same.....
Keep in mind all originals vary a bit! Many have undergone body restoration.
John can you help?
Jeff
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06-18-2007, 08:13 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Palm Coast,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby American CSX 4241 - authentically built
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Originally Posted by FUNFER2
How about in a glass body. (Since I can't afford the BEST)
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A KMP roller is not much more than an SPF or ERA roller.
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Sal Mennella
CSX 4241, KMP 357 - sold and missed, CSX 4819 - cancelled, FFR 5132 - sold
See my car at CSXinfo.net here >> CSX 4241
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06-18-2007, 08:18 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Chicago Northwest Suburbs,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 427 Cobra re-creation based on Kirkham aluminum body and chassis, Original 1965 Ford 427 Side Oiler and Ford Toploader transmission
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Originally Posted by Power Surge
A KMP roller is not much more than an SPF or ERA roller.
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True, however if you want to paint your KMP which you probably do since you are going for an original look car then you will end up with a big and expensive project taking the car apart to paint it and then building it again. Kirkham will not provide you with a painted car. But yes, Kirkham is definitely the closest to original with ERA and Superformance pretty close in glass cars.
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06-18-2007, 08:19 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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Cobra Make, Engine: 1966 Lone Star 427SC.
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I do like the ERA.
When I was at the Kirkham site, I clicked on the 427 & the options I wanted but, not all that I needed. It still came out to be apx. $ 70-75k. I think I would even buy a kirkham over a new Shelby. Still, in will always be my dream cobra. Anyway, back to the glass version's.
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06-18-2007, 08:27 PM
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I just red a article on who bought "High-Tech" but alas, don't remember who ?
Excaliber- So, yours is "street version" and not, the semi-comp car ? I'll have to look in your album.
Superformance looks good also, except the price & the use of struts in the suspension. I'm a bit.....of a purest in that manor anyway.
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06-18-2007, 08:32 PM
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Was it "Unique" that bought High-Tech ?
I'll attache a couple of pics showing my Lone Star and would appreciate your thoughts in comparison. I have gone to 50 series tire to a 60 for more tire width. I don't like the shorter sidewall though !
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06-18-2007, 08:39 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Greenville,sc,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham 427 (KMP 266); CAV GT40
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you are correct about a Kirkham roller, the 39,000 starter gets you about halfway there. I added up the options on my car at todays prices from their website and it was right at 80K, no motor ,no tranny. You can get to a 100K easy.
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06-18-2007, 08:45 PM
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Excal- yours looks great !
Look at mine vs your wheel well. How much difference do you see ?
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06-18-2007, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by FUNFER2
Superformance looks good also, except the price & the use of struts in the suspension.
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Well, I'd have to say Kev, honestly, if an SPF is more than you want to spend, you might as well forget any of the other more accurate bodied cars, as thay are all in that price range.
I don't know what to say about your $75k Kirkham roller quote. You could build a finished car for that amount. I didn't pay anywhere close to that for my KMP roller, it was only a few grand more than an SPF or ERA roller.
I have heard people say that Hurricane has a decent body shape, plus they aren't anywhere as much as an ERA or SPF. That might be a brand looking into.
Contemporary also has a really nice shape, but of course you'd have to buy a used car.
ERA is a nice car, but as mentioned, it's more based off a street car than an S/C. I can tell you this... I had an ERA in my shop for some time, and sitting next to my CSX, the rear of the car looked really different, so take that for what it's worth.
Another thing worth mentioning... Comp cars had no rear wheel lip. So if you are going for an original style look, you could easily go for a comp car look with a no or small lip body, and it would still basically look like an S/C. Just food for thought.
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Sal Mennella
CSX 4241, KMP 357 - sold and missed, CSX 4819 - cancelled, FFR 5132 - sold
See my car at CSXinfo.net here >> CSX 4241
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06-18-2007, 08:54 PM
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That's interesting Sal. I don't know what to do about lessening the cost of a Kirkham ? I didn't even pick out a high optioned list and it still was over 70k. I don't know how you did it ! 
Thanks for you side x side comparison to the CSX vs ERA.
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06-18-2007, 09:00 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby American CSX 4241 - authentically built
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That's interesting Sal. I don't know what to do about lessening the cost of a Kirkham ? I didn't even pick out a high optioned list and it still was over 70k. I don't know how you did it !
Thanks for you side x side comparison to the CSX vs ERA. |
Here's how you do it... e-mail David and tell him you are interested  . You'd be surprised how much they will work with you.
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Sal Mennella
CSX 4241, KMP 357 - sold and missed, CSX 4819 - cancelled, FFR 5132 - sold
See my car at CSXinfo.net here >> CSX 4241
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