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08-19-2008, 02:01 PM
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Kirkham 289 Comp Car
Some of you have been asking about this car for a while. It JUST landed and is ready for a new home.
The car has FIA front flares, welded FIA hood scoop, Le Mans grills, and "Joseph" flares on the rear. It does not have FIA doors. It is a "Hybrid" (built on a 427 coil over chassis) so it will turn, drive and stop with the best. For someone who wants to build a killer small block car with no big block body/small block engine excuses, this will make a great car.
To me it looks like a 289 street car modified for competition and is similar to CSX2324.
Sorry for the bad pics but it just came off the truck. Let me know if you have other questions.
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08-19-2008, 02:57 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR with a 345-horse 302 Crate Engine
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Mmmm; if I only had the means.
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08-19-2008, 03:18 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: era 289 FIA #2112
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thats what I call eye candy
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08-19-2008, 05:31 PM
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If those just came in, how do you explain the Christmas wreath on the building. I sense a scam.....
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08-19-2008, 05:33 PM
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Quote:
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If those just came in, how do you explain the Christmas wreath on the building. I sense a scam.....
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With those cars?, It's ALWAYS Christmas there! |
08-19-2008, 05:47 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Orlando 32806,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham KMPS030 Leafspring FIA 302 Alumimun Dart block
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Thomas Kirkham
The Christmas Wreath Is put up in December, It's August isn't it? And these are new pictures of a recent delivery of cars.No tricking me.
Thank You Richard
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08-19-2008, 06:40 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: 302 done, CSX289 comp body, leaf spring chassis to original specs...
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Concrete is bare... that's no Provo at Christmas time picture... 
Did I see big vents too???
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08-19-2008, 09:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fox
Concrete is bare... that's no Provo at Christmas time picture...
Did I see big vents too??? |
Those vents caught my eye too. Add some spats behind the front fender, do the little drop door for the trunk and slap on a LeMans top...oh my.
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08-19-2008, 09:55 PM
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Quote:
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If those just came in, how do you explain the Christmas wreath on the building. I sense a scam.....
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Hoofa,
You kill me man... Do you see what you have started? Don't you have some sanding to do??? 
Yes we have a wreath on the side of the building but there is also an A/C unit in the garage door. No snow on top of the mountains and leaves on the trees would be another clue that this isn't a winter picture...
Back to the serious side of things...
Richard,
The cars were delivered yesterday right before your phone call... The slab side on top of the stack is a leaf spring car and is going to Arizona. No tricks here.
Fox,
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08-20-2008, 02:03 AM
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Just like my place the Christmas light stay up year round
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08-20-2008, 06:16 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: AK1085 (302), HTM111 (427 Comp), CSX2375R (289 Comp) and Scratch 427 S/C
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Ok that is it!
My CCX is officially "For Sale"
I am conferencing with the CFO, the wife, to get the ball rolling.
Making room in the garage...etc
Joe, I will drop you an email later today.
Jeff
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08-20-2008, 06:32 AM
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Ok that is it!
My CCX is officially "For Sale"
I am conferencing with the CFO, the wife, to get the ball rolling.
Making room in the garage...etc
Joe, I will drop you an email later today.
Jeff
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08-20-2008, 07:46 AM
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Don't you mean..............the CFO (the wife)...........
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08-20-2008, 08:24 AM
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Mmmmmmmm.... AlumiPorn.
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08-23-2008, 05:41 AM
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the top body is a street slabside ?
the middle is the car your refering to ?
the bottom, a fia ?
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08-23-2008, 06:42 AM
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Location: centralia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: B&B cobra (sold), Hurricane HMS1002 (sold), Kirkham 289 FIA, (sold) RCR GT 40(sold) SPF GT40 2122(sold) Hurricane HMS2002, (sold) RCR SLC (sold) GTR on the way!
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What csx number does the car in question replicate?
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08-23-2008, 07:42 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 Slabside Early Comp Car with 289 Webers and all the goodies. Cancelling the efforts of several Priuses
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08-23-2008, 08:30 AM
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Tom and I have been talking about this car for some time. I have the first of the non-FIA 289 comp cars that the Kirkhams built. I sent them many, many pictures of the rear flares on CSX2138 (Original Team Comp Car) to get them nailed.
This car differs from mine in that it has the wider front flares like an FIA (mine has slabside front flares and has spats being installed behind the front wheels as we speak). This car is similar to Tom Payne's red racer CSX2430 now in the Shelby American Collection. However there were no cars ever made specifically like this with the LeMans vents and the welded scoop (2430 has a riveted scoop) standard trunk and the joseph rear flares --- but it looks gorgeous and could make a really cool period correct looking 63-64 Comp Car.
Well done guys.
Mike
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08-23-2008, 10:12 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: 302 done, CSX289 comp body, leaf spring chassis to original specs...
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What is the origin of the wording joseph when describing the rear flared wheel arches...
Inquiring minds want to know...
Thanks.
-John
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08-23-2008, 11:50 AM
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"Joseph" was a Shelby America Employee in the 60's that added the wheel arch extensions to the Sebring and LeMans cars so they started calling them Joseph flares.
Mike
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