Kirkham on eBay

rsimoes · #1 (**permalink**) 07-09-2007, 09:06 AM

You guys amaze me. I can't believe how quickly you found it.

Let me clarify a few things:

First, the car is NOT for sale unless my reserve is met. Unlike before, this is NOT deal time. The reserve is exactly, down to the penny, what I put into the car. The advantage is that you can have one today and with the registration frustration behind you and the bugs worked out of it. Buy it today, drive it today. (of course these types of cars always require tinkering, but everything I have found and the Kirkhams have found, has been addressed.)

Why am I considering this? I think Jamo may have been right, I think Cobra's while a high school dream, may not be for me anymore. (would have killed me in High School) Perhaps I am more of a Corvette guy. (modern performance with A/C) Who knows. I will always love Cobras and what they stood for. Perhaps, one day I can have an original on a turn table in my living room, lottery pending.

I can tell you this. It is a AWESOME Cobra, the best! It truly has a show car finish on it, the pictures do not do it justice. (not trying to be cocky)

However, chances are, this car is not going anywhere and I will just keep it and not drive it as much as I had anticipated. Like Robert Redford said, "everything is for sale". . .

patrickt · #2 (**permalink**) 07-09-2007, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by rsimoes

[from the ebay post] Why am I selling the car? This car was a high school dream car for me and after a long time trying to make this dream come true, I realized that it is just not the type of car for me anymore.

Well that's depressed me for the rest of the day.

And such a beautiful car....

Chaplin · #3 (**permalink**) 07-09-2007, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

Well that's depressed me for the rest of the day.

And such a beautiful car....

ditto . . . on both points!

rsimoes · #4 (**permalink**) 07-09-2007, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

Well that's depressed me for the rest of the day.

And such a beautiful car....

Believe it or not, me too.

turnpike boy · #5 (**permalink**) 07-09-2007, 01:02 PM

RSimoes and BNewell.........I stand in awe.

Both have Kirkhams; both have had others, to compare or to step up from or whatever. You got to the summit......profess sadness at the sale(s).......what the hell, boys? Are you pregnant?

I'm no rocket scientist, but this just flat amazes me.

Very, very best of luck to you both, in hunting down the automotive snipes you seek. I truly do wish you well.

bnewell · #6 (**permalink**) 07-09-2007, 01:22 PM

turnpike boy ~ nope, not pregnant, maybe just getting the itch for something else. I usually find myself jumping in the M3 instead of the cobra just because of the comfort with air and a stereo. I think I have driven the cobra 4 times this summer.

The Kirkham has been an awesome car and has been totally trouble free. In fact, I still get a "woody" everytime I look at it!!

I bought the car for the right $$$$ and I think it should move fairly fast. Although my ad is listed yet, I am working on it.

turnpike boy · #7 (**permalink**) 07-09-2007, 01:27 PM

Variety is the spice of life, after all. And life is short.

Best to you, b.

rsimoes · #8 (**permalink**) 07-18-2007, 08:28 PM

After numerous phone calls and describing the car over and over again and describing the Kirkhams over and over again, I realized that this is nuts and I will make some modifications and keep the car.

It is too nice. The problems areas that were really bothering me were heat, exhaust fumes and loudness. I'm going to figure out a way of ventilating better and use ear plugs. . . oh yeah, also the tinkering it needs. That too has grown on me. . .

That car is too awesome to sell. After 700 miles, it really grew on me. . . I think I will like it even better in the fall. . .

I cancelled the ads. It's mine!