427 Kirkham's for sale, know of any others?

CobraMike · #1 (**permalink**) 07-23-2008, 07:11 PM

Hello,

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Kieth just listed a sanded finish 482 car on ebay for <$100k.

Ebay Kirkham

I see the ebay listing, but it doesn't have a Kirkham number, which would be nice to add to my original post. What is this cars number?

Thank you,
Mike Randolph

Keithc8 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 02:55 AM

Give me a call about the car that I have for sell. It is very similiar to what you want. It does not have a stainless frame but I have had both the painted and the stainless and the stainless gets stained pretty good as well. This is a brand new car with less than 50 miles on it right now. Has a Pond block 482 FE side oiler with the edelbrock stage 2 CNC heads and single 4 bl. Makes about 615ft/lbs torque and 600HP. Cruises great at 1700 to 2000 rpms and idles on about 800 rpms. Car has the standard tank which we could change out for the normal up-grade price. Has the wool carpet, vent wings, sun visors, fire system, Kirkham oil cooler and lines, Kirkham billet pulleys and brackets, Kirkham aluminum rear end, new style suspension which is the only way to go, drivers side vent, up-grade front brakes, Penske shocks, leather dash, polished side pipes, brushed with the polished stripes and all of the normal standard stuff. We painted the side vents black to set the rest of the car of and we have painted the under side of the hood black which looks better than the unfinished aluminum. We do a very nice installation package with the Tremec TKO-600 transmission, McCloed aluminum flywheel, clutch and pressure plate, Kirkham billet clutch arm and hydraulic cylinder, MSD ignition. The air cleaner, coil, valve covers and distributor cap are all black. We polished the stainless water lines upper and lower as well as the area behind the seats. I installed the Goodyear Billboard tires and have the radials that came on the car from Kirkham which are Firestone FireHawks.
With the special deals I work out with the Kirkhams and with Us assembling the car here at my shop we can offer some great prices on these cars. I will sell this car for 97,500.00. The engine and rest of the parts with the installation normally run about 30,000.00. The car priced out from Kirkham came to about 76,000.00 and this did not include the feight to get it here, so you can see this is a great deal on this car.
We also like to drive the cars for about 50 to 100 miles to check things out on them. I will also offer a 2 year, 24,000 mile warranty on the internal lubricated parts of the engine. I also have another polished car coming if anybody is looking for one of those in the near future. Thanks, Keith Craft

CobraMike · #3 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 09:31 AM

Hello Keith,

Thanks for the heads up, it will be 4 more months of saving before my bank account will reach your asking price, hopefully you will sell it before then, but if not it sure is in consideration. I also like #529 which I believe is your handy work, the motor in it sounds along the lines of what I want.

Thanks again for the post, it's nice to know a new one isn't too far out of reach.

Kind Regards,
Mike Randolph

henryr · #4 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 07:07 AM

anyone know if #249 sold. i called. no answer.

mtml427 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 07:29 AM

Mike, I have been looking at Kirkhams as well. I plan to go a different direction with the engine but the best deals I have heard of and/or seen were 67,000, 69,000, and 75,000. The last one was sent to France but just killer. I have come to the conclusion that unless you can buy south of 85-90 you may as well buy new and get what you want. Perhaps the economy will correct some of the pricing out of Poland and Utah just as housing is correcting.
Not too often you see Battleground, Washington mentioned. Nice place.

RodKnock · #6 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mtml427

Mike, I have been looking at Kirkhams as well. I plan to go a different direction with the engine but the best deals I have heard of and/or seen were 67,000, 69,000, and 75,000. The last one was sent to France but just killer. I have come to the conclusion that unless you can buy south of 85-90 you may as well buy new and get what you want. Perhaps the economy will correct some of the pricing out of Poland and Utah just as housing is correcting. Not too often you see Battleground, Washington mentioned. Nice place.

xlr8or just sold his recently around the mid-80's, and his car had a Genesis cast iron block. Flip's (HI Cobra) made a terrific buy at $68,000, and if I remember correctly, it has a cast iron 427 S/O. However, I'm not sure. It seems that the Kirkhams built with engines that have an aluminum block as a base sell for a slight premium. Again, the market is thin for sales.

The new Kirkham cars have actually gone up in price. They had a package price last year for $49,000 or $49,995, I forget. Just a couple months back, this same package price was $55,000. Today, if you check their website, the package price is $57,000. I would say they're appreciating. The raw materials must be going up, I suppose.

If a nice 289 came along I might even be interested. The GT40's hurt my head when I think about the transaxle and the various upgrades needed.

rollinggeorge · #7 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 08:14 PM

Cobra Mike,

It seems you made the right choice

.........Your dream car I agreed to buy last year for $84,000.........The splineless worm sold it for $86,000 the day before our agreed meeting

.........The spoiled child let me pack up the wife and dog and drive half way across the nation to sell me short.

His reason for selling was he was afraid to drive it and his wife was buying him a new Turbo Porsche.

This fool is a Cancer Doctor who needs his legs broken

.....with that said......I found my Kirkham with a Keithcraft 482 CI aluminum block with a 5 speed.....You've made the right decision so take your time and find the car that fits the bill.
Send me a private message and I will offer my input.

ENTDOC · #8 (**permalink**) 10-05-2008, 06:52 AM

George, did you give the guy a deposit? If so, then you should be pissed, if not, then you have no argument. When selling a car, cash in hand is the only thing that matters and it is first come first serve. When I sold my Kirkham a guy from Italy wanted it and was sending someone down from NY to look at it (I made no promises to hold it and he offered no deposit that would have held it for him) another guy swooped in with an overnight check and the rest is history. Promises to buy mean nothing unfortunatly.

franklin · #9 (**permalink**) 08-06-2010, 01:52 PM

I have mine for sale now here on the forum. It is #488.
Todd

patrickt · #10 (**permalink**) 08-06-2010, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by franklin

I have mine for sale now here on the forum. It is #488.
Todd

You've got a nice gallery. It bugs me when someone won't get off their butt and posts pics in their gallery.

Oh well, sorry to see you're letting it go, but maybe it will go to a good home.

somedayaurora · #11 (**permalink**) 08-06-2010, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by franklin

I have mine for sale now here on the forum. It is #488.
Todd

Wow just looked at the forsale pics at the bottom of your ad KNOW I understand what people mean when they say KMP Quality ....nice suspension pics
SDR

http://www.clubcobra.com/classifieds...uct/2957/cat/2
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