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Copper-bodied Edsel? Different and reassuringly expensive
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Let's see Pete Brock and Keith Craft are speaking...
Pete used to be involved with some Japanese sports car after working for Shelby right? Perhaps its a gold bodied replica of one of those cars powered by a Keith Craft built Kirkham billet aluminum block FE with an aluminum frame? |
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An alumunum Ferrari California Spyder?
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....over a monocoque (sp?) shell. Certainly the K brothers could produce an outstanding car, even if the have to outsource the shell. But with Brock and KC speaking, would lead me to believe DAYTONA....how about a SuperCoupe???? |
Original and recreations GT40 are fiberglass, yes. But my KMPGT40 will be aluminium because thats what the Kirkhams do better than most do. Robert
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The Daytona is old news. It will be there. I have a feeling that something else will be there as well. I guess that we will know tomorrow.
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I do not think the Kirkhams are inclined to recreate a classic out of materials that did not exist in the originals, and the Monos were steel , not aluminum. It would be an expensive proposition and inaccurate, not a good combo. Besides, SPF already does the GT40 the way it should be done, extemely accurate, much like Kirkham does cobras.
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the original gt40s used a pressed steel chassis tub assembly (with roof) and fiberglass panels for front and rear.......
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The Alan Mann light weight GT40s had aluminum bodies. I have also been told that aluminum tubs were made.
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OK, maybe the "shunk works" is not building a GT40. How about a 1958 Ferrari Testarossa or a P-51 Mustang ?
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MK IV's I believe had a honeycomb aluminum structure mono I think. RCR already does a nice aluminum mono chassis GT40 in MK1, MK11 and MKIV. I am not saying an aluminum bodied GT40 from Kirkham would not be great, I am just saying the cost/ units sold might be prohibitive for Kirkham in an environment where there are wonderful examples already being produced, one of which is is a continuation car approved for the SAAC registry(hard to one up that)
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Motor/schmotor...SURELY we could squeeze a chevy into it somehow...LOL :)
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Tom, You guys working on that MKIV you've been talking about?
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How 'bout a lightweight Jag , the D type I think?
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