The unofficial Kirkham office pool thread (guess the car)

[RedBarchetta]

After looking at the entire Billet Car book online, I don't believe there is anything that the Kirkham's can't make themselves (short of casting blocks and heads). So the 250 TR is still in play.

[Jamo]

What I WISH would be for Da Boys to bring over some of Gerry's Stratos reproductions...even start doing them in arruminum.

A Dino V6 in it would be mucho muy goodo, but even a PRV would do nicely and probably be easier to live with.

[FatBoy]

Originally Posted by Jamo

What I WISH would be for Da Boys to bring over some of Gerry's Stratos reproductions...even start doing them in arruminum.

Jamo,
How can I put this, a Stratos is extremely cozy (read "cramped") in the cockpit. However, next to a Kirkham, one of Gerry's Stratos's, Strati (??) is bargain basement price-wise.

[jolsen42]

I kind of know , but I'm sworn to secrecy.

John O

[RedBarchetta]

Originally Posted by jolsen42

I kind of know , but I'm sworn to secrecy.

John O

Vee have vays of making you tulk!

[Rick 427 Cobra]

P-51 Mustang. At their prices , you don't need volume.

[Jamo]

Originally Posted by FatBoy

Jamo,
How can I put this, a Stratos is extremely cozy (read "cramped") in the cockpit. However, next to a Kirkham, one of Gerry's Stratos's, Strati (??) is bargain basement price-wise.

What!? Are you trying to say I might be too large? Are you suggesting it might make my ass look big?

Hey...Gerry ain't Twiggy. Hell, he swears the two of us could tool around together in one.

Actually...I've seen one up close and personal, and it appears adjustments could be made for real men easier than in a GT40 replica. Hell, some folks laughed when I told them I was gonna get in and out of a Cobra.

[FatBoy]

You would have to be very good friends with whoever you were sharing it with. Width is very limited and the seats actually sit directly sid-by-side with no transmission tunnel between them. I'm sure adjustments could be made though and headroom isn't too bad. I'm 6' 2" and I had 1"-2" headroom, although the roll cage intruded from the side meaning I couldn't hold my head upright and that was without a helmet.

None of this is any reflection on Gerry's cars as the same would also apply to an original. They are a great looking car though and I could be tempted myself.

Gerry is currently in a pretty acrimonious dispute with Top Gear after they slated one of his Stratos replicas in a feature they did towards the end of last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWfTZGA1VwY

[Jamo]

Originally Posted by FatBoy

You would have to be very good friends with whoever you were sharing it with. Width is very limited and the seats actually sit directly sid-by-side with no transmission tunnel between them. I'm sure adjustments could be made though and headroom isn't too bad. I'm 6' 2" and I had 1"-2" headroom, although the roll cage intruded from the side meaning I couldn't hold my head upright and that was without a helmet.

None of this is any reflection on Gerry's cars as the same would also apply to an original. They are a great looking car though and I could be tempted myself.

Gerry is currently in a pretty acrimonious dispute with Top Gear after they slated one of his Stratos replicas in a feature they did towards the end of last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWfTZGA1VwY

I think that was a perfect lap! Hope they retest it...certainly gave the Sweeds more than a few tries at the Lap.

Yup, I'm well acquainted with the interior...not any worse for me than when I would get in and out my old Butler with the top up. Easier ingress/egress than a GT40 because of the lack of the latter's stepover.

[John Seagraves]

I say some kind of a green car, so they can tap into some of Obama's money.

[rodneym]

Hey Jamo,

My brother has an aluminum Dino V6.
All the cache of a Fiat with all the cash of a Ferrari.
After giving him a ride in the Cobra, he said, "I'm not interested in going fast".
Gotta love him.

[RedBarchetta]

Originally Posted by rodneym

My brother...said, "I'm not interested in going fast".

What led him there, Rodney? Was it the time that you he asked for a little push when riding in the wagon and you proceeded to shove him down that steep hill?!?

[Trueoo7]

You have to think out of the box...something you'd never expect... like a fiberglass bodied Cobra...Oh wait, they did that already. Nevermind

[Jamo]

Aw yes, but in a Stratos...

Had a client who kept a Dino (Ferrari) at his ranch in Blythe in the late 70s/early 80s...treated it like one would a Fiat, actually. Kept a shovel on the passenger side...leather torn, carpet nearly gone, the puddles of oil it left everywhere helped keep the dust down on the dirt roads.

But what a song it would sing.

[RedBarchetta]

Doug,

Typical comment from casual Cobra observer: "Holy $#i%! Check that out!"

Typical comment from casual Atom observer: "WTF is that?!?"

Boy, if it's the Atom or a variant of same, I'm really going to be eating crow.

-Dean

[ROSS WEAVER]

Siata 208S

http://www.fantasyjunction.com/cars/...e%208-Cylinder

[Woodz428]

Originally Posted by ROSS WEAVER

Siata 208S

l]

Now that wouldn't be too far a stretch..kind of Cobra like. I recall Barry Mcguire( Eve of Destruction) had a Siata he had a sbc shoehorned into. That body on a Kirkham foundation has a lot of potential. I don't think it's that recognizable to most folks though. I'd like to see someone, I suggested it when the "What should the next car RCR builds" thread was on GT40s, make a replica of the original Mustang( midengine 2 seater). It should be easy to power with any number of front wheel powertrains. I know it wouldn't be longitudinal like the original, but it would definitely have more HP.

[Trueoo7]

A Pantera would be nice...

[Xavier]

Scarab would be nice, but its already being done as an expensive all alluminum replica so, I do not think it would be done;

http://www.scarab-motorsports.com/specifications.php

So it would have to be something that someone would be willing to pay more for, something already on the market and (I think) something that was originally aluminum - that their trademark.

So, what cars of that era were originally in aluminum that would fit the bill of interest with a price from 60 to 100k but yet is streetable?

[86Sebring]

Kirkham should be replicating these: