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Copper Kirham Cobra

Started by BGlover67, April 24, 2018, 06:14:21 PM

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98SVT - was 06GT

Quote from: BGlover67 on April 25, 2018, 12:20:58 AM
http://www.brandnewmusclecar.com/cobra.html

Says it starts at $179,000.  Copper is harder to work with and the dust is toxic so the cost is significantly higher than a polished aluminum body.
The original one was made from copper sheet. The latest offering is an aluminum body with copper finish.
KIRKHAM COPPER FINISH OPTION COBRA
Kirkham All Aluminum Copper Finish Body......

I was wrong it wasn't the copper Cobra with the CNC chassis. Larry Ellison of Oracle had that one built
Here is the build book the included with the car: http://kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/
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Quote from: 98SVT - was 06GT on April 24, 2018, 11:46:11 PM
Rolls Royce was probably the first. In the 60s there were several copper bodied cars built by the Copper Industry. The Kirkham I think is the one that has a whole CNC chassis and suspension. They even CNCed a book to document the build. I think it was built for Paul Allen of Microsoft money.
Couldn't post the picture - see it here https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8380/29241225653_7d8b5545b6_b.jpg

Kirkham did build a CNC machined chassis for one particular 7 figure waiving customer, but for the rest of their production, as still using a .120 wall 4" round tube frame. So accurate, that Shelby still uses them as their supplier aluminum bodied continuation series offerings.

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WTH ..... I tried to up load the Photo.............but it STILL says folder is full.

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Quote from: tesgt350 on April 26, 2018, 07:02:00 AM
WTH ..... I tried to up load the Photo.............but it STILL says folder is full.  I even shrunk the Photo down to the size of a book of matches and got the same result.

SCJSTU

Man that's cool.........bitch to keep clean I bet

Several years ago Ford SEMA display had a copper 40 Ford....roped off because a fingerprint would ruin the Finnish
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98SVT - was 06GT

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Quote from: SCJSTU on May 07, 2018, 09:00:41 PM
Man that's cool.........bitch to keep clean I bet

Several years ago Ford SEMA display had a copper 40 Ford....roped off because a fingerprint would ruin the Finnish
That was a Kirkham car too. http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/productscustom.shtml
link to aluminum 40GT I like the spin on GT40 http://www.allmetalshaping.com/showthread.php?t=2252
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69mach351w

Quote from: CSX 4133 on April 24, 2018, 07:10:06 PM

Sorry... That's very unattractive. And I'm being polite when i say that.
You talk like it's a Woman :o

PrettyMuchAShelbyGuy

It's a beautiful car.  I've seen it in person.  This skit always comes to mind when I see it or pictures...  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAutKZtEibc
Tom - DFW, Texas

98SVT - was 06GT

The Kirkham copper cars will look great with their green patina on the 2090 season of Antiques Roadshow.

How about the Aluminum one Larry Ellison had built? I couldn't even afford the build book they gave him with the car. http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/

Ford had some one off stainless bodied cars made over a period of about 40 years - https://fordauthority.com/2020/05/incredibly-rare-stainless-steel-ford-collection-heads-to-auction-this-fall/
Previous owner 6S843 - GT350H & 68 GT500 Convert #135.
Mine: GT1 Mustang, 1998 SVT 32V, 1929 Model A Coupe, Wife's: 2004 Tbird
Member since 1975 - priceless

Don Johnston

I recall a copper Cobra on the wall at Denbeste's.  8)
Just nuts.

CSX2259

Kirkham has also done bronze bodied Cobras.....

Dittle

I've seen one at car events in Dallas. The man told me he has to polish it regularly.

mbriggs

Denbeste had one of copper and one of bronze hanging on the wall in 2018.

Michael Briggs
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