Motor choice

[Excaliber]

There are a few exceptions to the rule. For instance there are not enough Excaliburs to 'dilute' the market and they are hardly a 'cookie cutter' being mass produced. That said, I DID grow tired of opening the hood to reveal yet another (yawn) 302 fuel injected Mustang motor. I tell you this, I was ALWAYS careful to point out HOW the Excal should not be considered an 'accurate' replica in any way! Celebrate your car for what it is, but don't pretend your (insert any number of modern replicas here) is anything CLOSE to 'original' specs!

A 427 SC Kirkham showed up at a local gathering here recently, with a small block. I found it rather annoying, but whats even MORE annoying is the K brothers warm embrace of essentially a 'crate' motor'! Kirkhams USED to be known for an accurate build, thats changing as they 'market' to the masses. You wanna run a small block? Get an FIA! You wanna run a 460, uh, OK, Im not sure WHAT your trying to do with that!

We ARE seeing the end of an era.

Look at the early replicas and the attention to detail and the effort to make an accurate car that went into them. Workmanship and dedication like that has been lost, such is life, marketing will go on. The masses have spoken.