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-   -   Kirkham Annual Open House Feb 13 and New Car Announcement! (http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/kirkham-motorsports/102171-kirkham-annual-open-house-feb-13-new-car-announcement.html)

slider701 02-13-2010 04:20 PM
What's the big announcement guys??

Maricopa 02-13-2010 04:49 PM
Just left a little while ago. Details were sketchy (literally ;) ) on new car but it looks like a winner.

slider701 02-13-2010 04:57 PM
What new car?? The 4 wheel drive one in the links in the earlier posts or was that just to fool everyone?

Maricopa 02-13-2010 05:21 PM
Nope, that's the one.

Cobracrat 02-13-2010 05:24 PM
Is there going to be a copper bodied GT40.

Wbulk 02-13-2010 07:34 PM
I looked at the book of possible body designs with the body designer. All were very, very, cool. I believe he said it is supposed to have a mid-engine GM high performance V8. It appears the concept is a high performance all wheel drive, two seat car, with a very high tech new suspension that will work equally well on or off road. But that statement may not do it justice. We will see. The drawings seemed to have a hint of American muscle car concepts, but very futuristic, and nothing like what has been built before. These will be very high end cars that Kirkham will build for a Greek Company.
I hope I got it right.

Wayne

Got the Bug 02-13-2010 08:46 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wbulk (Post 1028579)
I looked at the book of possible body designs with the body designer. All were very, very, cool. I believe he said it is supposed to have a mid-engine GM high performance V8. It appears the concept is a high performance all wheel drive, two seat car, with a very high tech new suspension that will work equally well on or off road. But that statement may not do it justice. We will see. The drawings seemed to have a hint of American muscle car concepts, but very futuristic, and nothing like what has been built before. These will be very high end cars that Kirkham will build for a Greek Company.
I hope I got it right.

Wayne
Oh my!! The GM power plant is going to be a little unsettling to the Kirkham Nation. :eek:

Sounds cool. Kirkham is thinking outside the box. There's a small company called Local Motors that is building a car called the Rally Fighter that is kind of an off road performance vehicle.

http://www.local-motors.com/rf

I'm sure that Kirkham is going to create an awesome beast on par with a WRC car.

Ibr8k4vetts 02-13-2010 08:58 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Got the Bug (Post 1028598)
Oh my!! The GM power plant is going to be a little unsettling to the Kirkham Nation. :eek:
Government Motors:eek: I'm out:CRY::CRY:
I will have to keep to my dream of a Kirkham Cobra!

Allan A 02-13-2010 09:16 PM
Another original design by KMP? Whats next something my wife could use in the kitchen.

Wbulk 02-13-2010 09:34 PM
They really didn't get into what parts of the car they may have input on. If I heard right they are acting as a contractor, building the cars for the Greek company and bringing jobs to the US. Gee, what a novel idea; manufacturing cars for other countries. When was the last time that happened! I guess building a quality product one car at a time does pay off.

David Kirkham 02-13-2010 11:08 PM
We had a great time this year. We had about 300 people stop by. Our customers and the Tea partiers got along well. I spoke on the Founding Fathers and how our nation was set up for individual freedom. When freedom came, ideas exploded. We had a great presentation on some really cool airplanes by a great pilot. We visited my brother-in-law's shop in the back where he has been working on a house for those poor people in Haiti. What he has come up with is phenomenal. He is a fantastic man. Finally, I spoke about the new car we will be making in Greece.

Now, it's on to track day!

David
:):):)

acindrich 02-14-2010 12:25 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by David Kirkham (Post 1028628)
We had a great time this year. We had about 300 people stop by. Our customers and the Tea partiers got along well. I spoke on the Founding Fathers and how our nation was set up for individual freedom. When freedom came, ideas exploded. We had a great presentation on some really cool airplanes by a great pilot. We visited my brother-in-law's shop in the back where he has been working on a house for those poor people in Haiti. What he has come up with is phenomenal. He is a fantastic man. Finally, I spoke about the new car we will be making in Greece.

Now, it's on to track day!

David
:):):)
Blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah. Blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah track day.


Did you say, "Track day"?

Buzz 02-15-2010 06:51 AM
After all the foreplay, are we going to get a look at the design concepts? I'm sure many are curious to see what the new car is going to look like. The suspension system is impressive - how will it be packaged?

Got the Bug 02-15-2010 09:00 AM
Found this link on the FFR site. Might provide some clues about the design of the car.

http://www.ffcobra.com/forums/showthread.php?t=239593

kobrabytes 02-16-2010 07:50 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by acindrich (Post 1028631)
Blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah. Blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah track day.


Did you say, "Track day"?
Oh come one Chris.... can't you think of anything except for driving?

THe summit was a great event, well attended, interesting, good food, friends and such... geeze Give David a break for petes sake.

David! It was GREAT!

SO when IS track day? ;)
SO when IS track day? ;)
SO when IS track day? ;)
SO when IS track day? ;)
SO when IS track day? ;)
SO when IS track day? ;)
SO when IS track day? ;)
SO when IS track day? ;
SO when IS track day? ;)
SO when IS track day? ;)
SO when IS track day? ;)
SO when IS track day? ;)
SO when IS track day? ;)

David Kirkham 02-16-2010 09:40 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wbulk (Post 1028617)
They really didn't get into what parts of the car they may have input on. If I heard right they are acting as a contractor, building the cars for the Greek company and bringing jobs to the US. Gee, what a novel idea; manufacturing cars for other countries. When was the last time that happened! I guess building a quality product one car at a time does pay off.
Yes, they contacted us to make their car. They refer to Greece as the "Paper Kingdom," in other words, the red tape is so thick there is no hope to produce anything there. We are working together on design, fabrication, engineering, and manufacturability. Their car is really great. We're really excited to be working on the project with them.

David
:):):)

David Kirkham 02-16-2010 09:43 AM
Len, Chris,

Track day is coming up so don't get over-excited. :LOL:

David
:):):)


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