20 kirkhams will be legal for import to Canada

[SunDude]

Originally Posted by somedayaurora

20 kirkhams will be legal for import to Canada in 2013 being 15 years old from date of production 1996 . any thoughts ?

On the same note , Do the kirkhams make a canadian legal kit ? does anyone here own one of the first kirkhams here ? when did they start producing the 289 - whew - got to lay. Off the expresso in the morning !
Happy new year !
Sdr

It's one thing for the Kirkham bodies and frames to have been built in 1996, but what will matter is that the cars were completed/finished 15 years ago too and that you can get paperwork to prove it. If so, then you should be able to import them without trouble. Just get Transport Canada's written approval ahead of time, and go for it.

I believe the only U.S. Cobra replica maker to have bothered with creating a special "Canadian kit" is Factory Five Racing. However, you should also be able to import new parts -- frame, body etc. -- from Kirkham as long as the kit doesn't include the "wrong bits." But as the importer it'll be your responsibility to figure out with TC which bits are permissible and which aren't.

Probably the simplest approach would be to copy what FFR does exactly. What works for them should work for anyone else.

[601HP]

My tired ole replica will be 19 years old in July 2013. I may drive it to the nearest scrap dealer early in June 2013.

David

[1ntCobra]

I seem to recall occasionally seeing an advertisement on the left hand side of club cobra for a Canadian kit version from a Shelby dealer.

But if you would like a brand new Canada friendly Kirkham "kit", I bet you could contact the Kirkham brothers and work something out if you helped figure out what the restrictions are.

Wasn't it short time ago that nobody thought they would be able to register a Kirkham in Australia, but now Bernie Knight has a new Kirkham with a Shelby aluminum block motor that he has put 4000 miles on in 2 months... Just hit 6500

Originally Posted by SunDude

I believe the only U.S. Cobra replica maker to have bothered with creating a special "Canadian kit" is Factory Five Racing. However, you should also be able to import new parts -- frame, body etc. -- from Kirkham as long as the kit doesn't include the "wrong bits." But as the importer it'll be your responsibility to figure out with TC which bits are permissible and which aren't.

Probably the simplest approach would be to copy what FFR does exactly. What works for them should work for anyone else.

[SunDude]

Ahh-yes, you're right. Nevada Classics is offering a Canadian continuation-series Cobra package too. And of course Riverside Racers can also import a Superformance Cobra in compliance with TC requirements.

Originally Posted by 1ntCobra

I seem to recall occasionally seeing an advertisement on the left hand side of club cobra for a Canadian kit version from a Shelby dealer.

But if you would like a brand new Canada friendly Kirkham "kit", I bet you could contact the Kirkham brothers and work something out if you helped figure out what the restrictions are.

Wasn't it short time ago that nobody thought they would be able to register a Kirkham in Australia, but now Bernie Knight has a new Kirkham with a Shelby aluminum block motor that he has put 4000 miles on in 2 months... Just hit 6500