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07-02-2007, 08:33 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Fresno,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby CSX 4766 (Vegas Built) with 482 Aluminum Pond motor
Posts: 814
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When you are done
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Originally Posted by big-boss
The CSX cars are very nice the extra money I do not see as worth it. Too bad for the guys that have them it couldn't help the value.
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You will have way more money in yours than I will in mine, and mine is a Shelby.  
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Morgan LeBlanc
Fresno CA
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07-02-2007, 08:45 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Sacramento,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby CSX4795 (Sold)
Posts: 1,542
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Aluminum body
Morgan, you can re-body you car for about $25,000. 
What did the last aluminum body CSX car sell for? 
jdog
P.S. I am very close to doing this. 
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07-02-2007, 09:32 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Southern,
NJ
Cobra Make, Engine: CSX4300, C5AE-H, Toploader
Posts: 695
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Originally Posted by jdog
Morgan, you can re-body you car for about $25,000.
What did the last aluminum body CSX car sell for?
jdog
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JDog I think when you rebody a Cobra it goes into the registry as such. someone correct me if I am wrong! |
07-03-2007, 10:27 AM
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Abnormal CC Member
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Pottstown (East Coventry),
PA
Cobra Make, Engine: Don't think I'll be getting a Cobra for a long time... Do have '94 RX-7 R2.
Posts: 2,334
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Originally Posted by Sal Gerace
JDog I think when you rebody a Cobra it goes into the registry as such. someone correct me if I am wrong!
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I believe at least one fiberglass CSX car was already rebodied with a Kirkham aluminum body. I kind of remember the left over Kirkham frame and CSX fiberglass body parts being for sale, as well as the car going into the registry as being modified that way. |
07-02-2007, 10:10 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Fresno,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby CSX 4766 (Vegas Built) with 482 Aluminum Pond motor
Posts: 814
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Why??????????
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Originally Posted by jdog
Morgan, you can re-body you car for about $25,000.
What did the last aluminum body CSX car sell for?
jdog
P.S. I am very close to doing this. |
jdog, I am very happy with what I have. Of course I will say that if you do that you will not get the return when you go to sell it if ever.
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Morgan LeBlanc
Fresno CA
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07-02-2007, 10:21 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: St. Louis,
Mo.
Cobra Make, Engine: 427 S.O. Dual Quad / Cobra undecided
Posts: 1,380
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Uh Oh....heavy winds from the east and west, quality opinions abound, most of them interesting, at some point Morg I will send you PM.
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07-02-2007, 10:36 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: St. Louis,
Mo.
Cobra Make, Engine: 427 S.O. Dual Quad / Cobra undecided
Posts: 1,380
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Sal,
You have owned a lot of quality cars, let me ask you this, will an SAI badge outlast a Kirkham badge in the long run? Do you think, twenty years from now, the buying public will become aware of the specialized qualities of the car and not the badge? It seems to me, right now, the pursuit of a badge name is more important than the quality of the car itself.
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07-03-2007, 08:26 AM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Palm Coast,
FL
Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby American CSX 4241 - authentically built
Posts: 2,573
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Originally Posted by lineslinger
Sal,
You have owned a lot of quality cars, let me ask you this, will an SAI badge outlast a Kirkham badge in the long run? Do you think, twenty years from now, the buying public will become aware of the specialized qualities of the car and not the badge? It seems to me, right now, the pursuit of a badge name is more important than the quality of the car itself.
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I can honestly say there is no "long term" durability advantage to either a CSX or a KMP. Both cars are the same design, and the parts used are also close to equal in quality. The one advatage that Kirkham has over Shelby is the fact that they continuously update their car, changing any ill designed part, and improving any parts that could perform better. That factors into personal taste however, as to whether you like originality or technology.
As for the pursuit of a "badge name", that is definitely a big factor for some people. I am one of those people. It WAS important for me to own a real Shelby, because that's what I wanted. My KMP was an awesome car, and I will always promote the Kirkhams as the top dog in the Cobra world as far as their cars, and their company. But the CSX number has added value over a KMP to what "I" wanted in a Cobra. So yes, some may see CSX ownership as being silly, and some may see it as being valid.
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Sal Mennella
CSX 4241, KMP 357 - sold and missed, CSX 4819 - cancelled, FFR 5132 - sold
See my car at CSXinfo.net here >> CSX 4241
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