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Copper Kirkham on ebay
Check this out.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kirkh...QQcmdZViewItem |
Holy crap, 125k with no reserve? That's a freakin STEAL for that car. I'd buy it in a second if I had the dough.
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Sal...even "sold as a roller, no drivetrain"?
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What a nightmare keeping that thing polished! :D
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If I put that car on a pole on my roof, I'd have the coolest weather vane in my whole neighborhood.
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Would anyone have an idea as to the weght of the Copper vs. Alum.body?
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A lot of wheat pennies gave their lives to make that thing....:3DSMILE:
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Wonder how long it would take to turn green?
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Penny for your thoughts?:LOL: |
Thought I'd add my "2 cents"
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A penny saved is a penny earned.:)
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Hmm.....not a buy it now in sight.:LOL: :LOL:
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Hmm
During the war(WW II that is), the penny was made in limited quantities in steel in an effort to keep the copper for battle.
Since we are at war(Iraq), is there a steel Cobra in our future? |
But it has a stainless steel frame! WOW.
I'd have to hire a maid to come over to my garage once a week and polish the car! |
Car has been on and off ebay a couple of times now. Will be interested if it really sells or gets pulled at the last moment.
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The pennies should be safe....
Since 1982, U.S. one-cent coins are 97.6% zinc and 2.4% copper for the
cladding. So to create a car body, you would need to find lots of pre-1982 coins to melt down unless you want to create a zinc body. The U.S. Mint did consider using aluminum for one-cent coins and struck a fairly large quantity of Lincoln one-centers around 1974. But the aluminum coins were ultimately rejected and never released into circulation. A few, however, "escaped" from the mint and are in private hands as collectables. ....Fred |
Lets see copper is 3.34 times the weight of aluminium. Anyone know how many square feet to cover one of these overweight pigs? I'm guessing an ally body would be about 150-200 pounds or about 450 less than a copper one?? I don't think the horsepower per pound ratio would be really messed up!
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One question that I have is will the Kirkham's build another copper car?? If not, then this would be truley a 1 off car.
Who knows what the future will bring in regards to car values........I just wish I was a little richer and wiser in the mid-sixties. Having a crystal ball that worked would have helped too;) |
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