Utah's Kirkham Cobra
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- Опубліковано 25 січ 2014
- Kirkham builds one of, if not the best Cobra replicas. Made in a MIG factory in Poland, the bodies are flawless aluminum. Ad if you want a real Shelby, and a Kirkham all in one package, you may be able to do that!
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Whoa , that is great to see workmanship like this in the modern world , the polished look is simply stunning
They sell these at Shelby in Las Vegas. We show that in the Sunday show in 4 weeks. WOW!!!
I normally wouldn't want a car that has that polished metallic finish, but those look amazing. Very cool. Almost makes it feel much older than it is. Love them.
I would want a painted one. But the polished aluminum is just beautiful
Really cool stuff! Modern technology and hard work have produced some awesome cars these days. Here in Indianapolis we see lots of nice cars around town and special events. My old dentist had a Cobra he raced at Raceway Park in Speedway, Indiana.
We built these Bristol aluminum bodys at Roush early in the 80s. This type car is a great formula for satisfaction. Good vid.
Hard to work aluminum. They made a few from copper. Never again. Everyone who worked on those were poisoned by the copper. Who would have guessed?
Amazing , I saw one of those here in Adelaide, South Australia, must be from them for sure . It wasn’t mirror polished but it was rough aluminium body and it looked even better without the mirror finished.
Good on ya , I am gonna get one for sure .
Awesome stuff! Thank you
I love cobra !!!!! Thanks
Breath taking aluminum work. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Good people too. But WHAT CARS!!!!
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Well I found the video on my YT feed because I love Cobra videos. Thanks for sharing the nice video. I learned a bit.
Need to get back there. Old video in the old place. The new shop is amazing
That place is beyond awesome, shining cobra's....makes life better
I still love a guardsman blue cobra!! But these have the best aluminum bodies ever made. Not hyperbole. Fact.
nice work!
Well, if I could, I would buy a Kirkham Cobra. Great video re Cobras. Cheers to Kirkham Cobras.
I am proud to be Polish after hearing that!
That's the most amazing Cobra I've ever seen. Like everyone else I've always dreamed of driving one, Owning one never entered my mind but just to drive one once would be awesome. +1Kirkland
+Nukl What a car! If one followed me home I'd give it a nice warm garage. But unless it followed me home I could not afford it. Nice cars!!
BEAUTIFUL MACHINES.
I've actually ridden in one of these and it was absolutely awesome. Had a 511 Roush in it aswell. I'd definitely have to get a painted one lol
I like painted too. But few do. It’s the Kirkham look.
I did visit the shop. Awesome place, they can machine their own engines.
It’s quite the place. We would love to get back.
Thank you for showing me the Kirkham Cobra factory. This is my dream car and we cant get anything like this up here in Canada. Cheers
I can’t afford one. I can afford to dream. And a ford a ford.
@@ToyManTelevision took me a couple phonetic attempts but I got it!!! Nn
Gary Southam. Why not? Money is the only major obstacle. There are definitely plenty of cobra replicas up here.
Thanks Dale, That video, (like all your videos) needs to be viewed more than once, only because it's so enjoyable, and that it strikes a nerve somewhere. See, business ideas can even come when you're just staring at an airplane! They certainly have a nice set up. No wonder their cars are the best. Hats off to them, and to you especially, for showing us this. We missed Karyn on the video today. Is she unwell, or suffering from severe sunburn too? Truly loved this video. Thank you!
I shot this like 6 or 7 years ago before I met karyn at the Rat Fink Reunion We both posted videos and UA-cam linked them. So it goes...!!!!
@@ToyManTelevision Thank you Dale, Sorry! I should have guessed. I'm sure you'll have more memories on videos from that era, so do share the with us too Stay blessed ! Looking forward to Tuesday's video!
Too bad they’re 350k
Very interesting. Had no idea. Likely because these gems are priced so far out of my reach. But hey, if I win the lottery, I know where to spend that money.
Yeah if you win the lottery buy a Superformance Cobra !!!
Aluminum body would be great. Very nice.
I want one of the Daytonas!!!!
The super coupe for me...
Oh dear lord, I need one of these delivered to my doorstep here in Brazil
I'm experiencing rigor mortice of the boxer shorts. This is an indulgence worth experiencing :-) Great work guys.
Hum. “Hard” it figure what you are referring to. No matter. Amazing cars!
Thanks Amigo.
Felis navidad!
So it actually is a Polish polished aluminium body!
Polish polished and proper!
Powerful Polish Polished Performance Pony Production Purchase Platform Purchase !!!!!
yeah, but they did not show in this video how the aluminum body is actually brought into shape
Actually it's a polished Polish body.
Precisely😊!
Excellent 👍🏻😎👍🏻
Need to get out to the new factory.
Love it.
Great cars!!!
before polishing there are lots of very visible scratches....i wonder how much aluminum is removed to make it mirror finish
My departed Father was a genius at working Aluminium, the craftsmen of that era are gone.
Good morning! True on many levels
Great vid my dream car
No kidding. Wanna get back. They are in a new place.
I’ll just have what you are driving thank you very much!👍👍
you guys need to make the Bizzarinis!!!
Licensable as a 1960's car? No smog?
So what is the current price take give or take?
I have a brand new 428 Cobra limited edition one and the rear end brand new motor and rear end and the transmission but I do not have the Cobra body brand new I just thought I would say that really love the video man keep up the good work
Thanks!!!!! We need to get back there. They have a new factory!
Dear God these things are beautiful
Right? Art in metal. We need to get back a show the new shop.
Nice
Thanks!!!!!
@@ToyManTelevision I just picked up a Cobra kit,
Gorgious
This video is an old one but very cool for sure and worth the watch thanks as always. 🙂Thomas over at The Model Hobbyist
Need to get back there with a new and perhaps better video.
Just to clarify, you referred to the 427 S/C as a super coupe, but that is incorrect. The S/C stands for Semi-Competition because they were race versions made street legal. And not all of the 427 S/Cs has a 427; some actually had a 428ci and still referred to as a 427 S/C with the 427 badging. This was mainly due to the limited availability of the side-oiled 427ci FE. HTH
Wrong. It was the "1966 427 Street Cobra" which got the cheaper 428.
if you like polished aluminum look up randy grubb his work is amazing
Randy Grubb is a national treasure.
Back in the 80's there was a guy in town that had a Cobra kit with a fiberglass body but on a little spot on the rear fender he made it look like it was dented. He actually molded fiberglass to look like a small dent in aluminium. It may have actually been a bit of aluminium, I am not really sure how he did it but the long and short of it is he had a fiberglass body but fooled everyone into thinking it was aluminium by faking a small (silver dollar sized) dent. It looked like the paint flaked off with aluminium body under the paint.
Back in the 80's nobody made aluminium bodies so, back then, aluminium = real Cobra.
This guy fooled everyone with his fake dent.
I didn't find out it was a kit until years later, at a car show, he had the car opened up and you could see the underside of the hood etc and it was obviously fiberglass.
Funny!!! I wouldn’t be caught dead pulling a stunt like that. Alive perhaps but never dead. Love that sort of thing. Thanks!!!!!!
What a great aluminium replica! Must be highly expensive
Ahhh yes it was worth the sun burn,at the car show...loved that line..enjoy your relaxation [ retirement]
+mormons son I hold out hope to have one of these!!!
Toy Man Television mate [aussie here] I saw the Bronze one and fell in love with it......what would they cost the average joe?
They are just beautiful to look at, let alone to drive!
They made 2 copper cars, a 32 ford and a 427 Cobra, and almost killed the workers building them. It seems the copper dust was toxic!! So they only offer aluminum now. Depends on if you want to do some of the building yourself, or whatever, but a finished car is between 100,000 and 250,000 for a Daytona. But if you put in your own engine and so on, less.
These same Polish Cobras are sold by a chap from Roswell, GA and stored I. The garage of my Forsyth County neighbor up the street. I went up there and watched him load a 700 HP 500 CID Cobra onto a trailer. It was in polished aluminum. I had been conversing with the across two street neighbors when suddenly we realized we couldn’t hear each other from just a few feet away. We looked up the street and there was that shiny Cobra being turned around at an intersection and lined up with the trailer.
Nice = man it's the little unexpected things in this world that are cool...
What kind of car are you driving? Is it a Shelby Mustang? 65 or 66?
Bill Beverly It's a 67 gt 390 that was "shelbyized" in 1970 and then raced. it's mostly correct Shelby, but the hood is made from a Torino hood and the front is like a Elinor. 65 Shelby suspension. Cool, but I'm doing some restoration work right now. Major rust in the rear quarters.
It's a 67
I've seen a polished Aluminium bodied Cobra replica here in Australia. It was made in New Zealand.
Cool. I wonder who made it? I’ll bet the body was made in Poland as all the ones I’ve ever seen were made there in the MIG plant.
@@ToyManTelevision No, apparantly there's a person in New Zealand who hand builds them.
Thanks, no car like the Cobra, ever.
wish one would follow us home...
What a rip. The real skill and workmanship goes to that factory in Poland!
Glad to see them making cool American cars instead of Russian jets.
Ya maybe the best thing for you to do is buy one made in poland... Hey and I really like the polish people... there great...
Good to see pride in the USA!
One day.......one day
One day, one day Congotay.
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How do you fix that body when some dufus dings ya?
Same way it's built
Those bodies look like they are cast aluminum. Although this video doesn't actually state that they sure look like it to me. So now I am off to my Search Engine to find out. Nice video and I had no idea anyone was doing this and have never heard of Kirkham.
They are actually sheet stretched over a dye. There is lots of hand work but it's pretty interesting how they make the basic shape.
Yup. The sheet aluminum is formed over a wooden “buck” tricky but that’s how they made MIGs back in the day. They are the best at this. Look at our show on the Petersen auto museum in LA. They made a Bugatti body with design students from Art Center. Beautiful
Cool video! What are you driving ? Is it a 64/66 cuda?
Looks like a FB mustang, check the overhead console
Skeezix your probably right!
I'm from orem ut I was raised in orem ut 1069n 475e my father was raised in orem ut and my uncle and we lived their my parents moved in 1995 to Washington because my dad was transferred to work there
Ok
Cool video! Had no idea cobras are made in Poland
Yup! In a MIG factory! Turnabout is great!!
Thank you for your efforts.. excellent but for the background rock music when you talk/interview. Silence is golden plus it allows concentration on your wise words.
Yup. Like to change it but UA-cam won’t let me.
@@ToyManTelevision ??? music and voice are on different tracks, so editing should be able to "comb" the sound. It's pretty basic stuff...........twenty years ago. that doesn't make sense.
Dale, just found this video (I realize its been it has be out for a while). My kinda video. You know I love cars. Have you got a sunburn lately? Hi to Karyn.
Hi! Shot that in about the 14th century as I recall. Shot it for “road trip” which we were trying to get on cable. Never happened so I lifted 2 sections for toy man after starting that. Later I broke road trip into 4 shows and put that up with other footage as “fast Friday’s”.
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I would love to get one with a 460 automatic.
like the strips
Not sure how they do that. Looks cool.
Can everyone please tell me about the other automobile the “Cheetah” that was made.
Don’t know that one...
I tried to watch the great information in this video but I had to blow my brains out because the music made me want to die.
How were you able to type with yur brains all blowed out? Sorry you didn't like it.
It was difficult but I was able to hold up my head with a pole stuck in my nose. Did you lower the music? It sounds better now. Absoluttely gorgeous cars.
well don't worry nobody miss's you Lol
good stuff
Theres a company in South Africa importing aluminum bodies also.
From Poland? The MIG factory can knock these out in their sleep. But for others it a real trick. The original cobra bodies are not nearly this good! When you see one without paint they are not nearly this good. The “prototype” in colorado is in bare metal and has perhaps the best body of any of the original ones. And nowhere as good as any of the polish ones.
So what does fiberglass body weigh and what does aluminum body weigh?
Not sure. I have seen a single guy pick up an entire aluminum body and walk with it. But mostly the aluminum is what the original has
what are you driving?
looks like a 67/68 mustang interior with overhead console and racing harness, possibly Shelby
I wonder if the thickness of the aluminium is greater than the originals? I was in the "Chequered Flag" garage n London in the 1960s and they had a Cobra for sale. I put my hand on the top of the rear fender very lightly and to my shock felt it give a little.
Removing my hand I saw a shallow dent there and thought I better walk away right then!
I built a fibreglass replica Cobra and ran it as my daily driver between 1992 - 2002 when I sold it. If I ever have enough cash - seems unlikely however - the Kirkham is the one I would want to buy though!
Stewart W. How much did you sell your kit cobra for and where did you get it from originally? Thanks.
Mine came from Kit Car Centre which was one of the very first to offer a kit in South Africa, where I live. Based on a ladder chassis and Jag XJ running gear and suspension, I installed a rebuilt and modified Ford 302 Windsor which came out of an old Fairlane and a Borg-Warner T5 gearbox.
When I sold it I had put about 60 000 miles on it. The market 17 years ago here for V8 powered cars was not buoyant due to the high fuel cost, so I did not get a good price, probably around USD 8000 at the then prevailing exchange rates.
mean machine
Indeed!!!!
Have you seen, or heard of, McCluskey’s shop in Torrence, CA? Shelby authorized hand built aluminum bodies as well. And oddly enough McCluskey had two Migs he was working on.
I think that’s Kirkham’s son in law who was restoring the MiG that started this whole deal.
David had been working on making a cobra for years before finding the MiG plant and all that. For like 15 years he had been developing a glass cobra
@@ToyManTelevision I had been at McCluskey's place in Torrance, CA a few times, he was Shelby's go-to guy, and this was 22 years ago. At that time he was buiolding about six units, some customers from Japan, etc. He also had the two MiG's behind the shop. So the statement that Kirkham's are "the only aluminum" is not correct. McCluskey had been doing them for a number of years before I ever met him.
"Shelby Cobra", "Shelby", "Shelby".... Not one mention of Shelby's partner, AC Cars Ltd. of Thames-Ditton, Surrey, south of London. It was their car which they originally modified to accept a 260 Ford V-8. It was their design--which Carroll Shelby never bought the rights to, by the way--and it was they who built the complete cars. Contractually the cars were "Shelby AC Cobras". Shelby American had a lot to do with helping to develop the cars, as they kept fitting more and more powerful engines, which necessitated stronger and stronger parts, as dictated by racetrack experience, which they would pass on to AC. While not many Americans know it, AC also had its own Cobra racing efforts at Le Mans and elsewhere, and their own experiences also translated into improvements to the Cobra. It wasn't all "Shelby", "Shelby", "Shelby"...
Well yes. But it really is Shelby. Sunbeam and Allard did the same thing sort of. But the Shelby ford racing team made the magic happen.
The Shelby team in particular and Ford had a lot to do with "the magic" you mention, but as I pointed out, AC incorporated its own racing experience into the gradual development of the Ruddspeed AC Ace into the big block Cobras, over a five year period. Much of this is unknown to Americans, because Ol' Shel did a very good job over the years in doing his utmost to deny AC any credit. The Cobra had two parents, one of whom was funded by Ford. It didn't have one parent.
and the price is $$$$$ ?
fanghicheck keeps going up. Geeezze. When I made the video the “kit” (car with no engine) was about 80k. Finished car about 110k. When the Daytona came out it was 250 k. Not sure what price of a “standard” 427 is today but I’d guess 160-200?? Don’t know.
Who can I contact to get me a shelby cobra very interested in the process of the car thank you
Look up the Shelby club on line and Facebook. Also Facebook group Show Me Your mustang
Respect to the guys who build the aluminum body and make it look that good after polish, but if I had the coin for one, I'd want a painted aluminum body.
Me too. Guardsmen blue with Wimbolton white
@@ToyManTelevision I might pick red with racing stripe. But the blue is classic.
I thought you were landing a small airplane and the runway just kept going ... until that truck passed you
We were landing a small airplane.... oops. That’s a different video. But well.. we did.
502 club in Louisville KY make the cobra by hand with wood jigs and aluminum bodys
I’ve seen that done, one of the Bugatti‘s in the Mullin collection has a hand built body made by students at the art center which they also designed and then constructed on their own wooden buck.
These are 'AC' Cobra replicas. The car was originally a model called the Ace, built by the AC company in England. Carrol Shelby had the bright idea of putting a large American engine in a British sports car that was light and could go round corners. But he did not design or build the cars; He imported them ready built and fitted the engines. Every true Cobra, therefore, comes from England.
The AC Ace was a handling disaster with primitive suspension. It took a great deal of modification to make it into a Cobra.
It's true that the Ace needed considerable upgrading to handle the extra power, but let's face it, Americans can't build sports cars.
ahh Yeah Don't you think most guy's 99% now that checking out this Video. Those Cobras are worth more but these Newer Kit Reproduction Cobras are Faster Wayyyy Better Quality and Reliably
And the 427 was a Ford design - with the body built to Ford specs by AC, a complete redesign. Ciao, L (FoMoCo Engineering)
I've owned Jaguar, MG, Triumph, and Lotus and I can say that the Brits have a great eye when it comes to coach design. Unfortunately that expertise does not carry over when it comes to engineering. You would think an island nation would know how to design an electrical system that resists wet weather. Mechanically they all had quirks that had to be gotten used to. Still, I loved my little cars when I was a young man. But back then I had the time to work on them.
I will have one in black, w silver stripes. I want 800hp, 6 speed. It must have a nasty cam too.
I want the Daytona. Really love to see them do a super coup with an aluminum 427.
I want all of the above... But check book indicates = Never mind
The best version of the Iconic Cobra ever. Hands down . I would order one if l had the $$$$ & also if he gave me permission 2 put in my own engine . A small big block Windsor 441 cu in. With Hammerhead Performance Heads & Ingelese Injection
@William Smith
Not sure what a 501 is .. bbf.
2 heavy . Or if it's a stroked LS. Over square . More stroke than bore . OK 4 all out efforts. But 2 much rod piston angle on the bores.
A 441 cu inch is 4.125 bore × 4.125 stroke. U get the best of both worlds. 4.125 bore is also safe .
No mention of price. Silly to be afraid of mentioning it. It doesn't have to scare people away. You just have to know how to say it.
I can truthfully say very rarely, and not ever a conversation. with the folllowing exception. At fist til age 24 I did, at that time had 2 friends involved in bad traffic accidents it was found a major issue in both were drivers distracted.
Most people do talk while driving with no problems. We have never had any problem shooting the intros. We do stick to side streets anymore mostly because it’s easier and we get better sound.
Henry Straley There are those who cannot walk and chew gum at the same time! Glad you can recognize your own limitations.. but don’t assume that everyone else has those limitations as well. Whatever you do.. Don’t ever drive children to soccer practice! It’s a technical job, not designed for everybody!
@@karynfelix-the-Cat No, when I drove the kids to whereever, I just told them keep it down, distract me and we all may get hurt. They listened and behaved. To try and justify distracted drive is insane.
i'll take mine in raw aluminum...just skip the paint...
99% do!!!
Would it not oxidize like a fuel tank on a diesel truck? Or do They seal it somehow with a clear coat?
I had a Cobra in the nineties ,meet a guy at the Guildford cruise in the uk ,he had built a Kirkham Cobra, it was hard to tell the different between the two, he told me he was off to the U.S.A to work for them, do not if he went, But his car was good
COOL!! you had one.. In a week and a half we are looking at what was a few years ago, the best collection of Fords and Cobras in the world. Bar none. Way better than the Shelby Museum!!! Stay tuned...
Wish you would drop the background noise!
New shows sound way better. That one is about 5 years old.
now thats a kit car , and then some.
Or just buy it built. Either way its GREAT!!
Ever think about putting more audio so we can hear what you are saying?????
Harder than it sounds. BUt the newer shows are much louder. Requires compression. UA-cam sets a level, and unless you compress toe audio it's very soft. Learning curve.
I wouldn't mind having to drive a Daytona Coupe
If only I had 250,000
You haven't seen ours!!
How much? And don't tell me if I have to ask I can't afford it.
When I made this they were stupid expensive. The good new is now they are SOOOO expensive it makes you laugh! They were 70K and up. Now more like 110K to 250K. Thing is I could afford it!! (as long as I died within a few days).
LOL Thanks for the info. Great channel BTW. @@ToyManTelevision
Drooling killed my phone.
Use a hair dryer
still open?
Yup. Big time!! They moved into a bigger place a few years ago. We need to get back out there.
Wow:
As far as I remember, this Polish company has in hand the original molds of the cobra.
Not in the 60s. Made in England. Unless something I don’t know. Which is lots!!!
How much?
Correction: they were 100,000 to 250,000 when we made this. The Daytona was 250,000. The 289 100. The 427 was about 120. But I’ll bet 50% more now. Just a guess.
Love the old Cobras. They look like they just seen a rat. :o
Like Rat Fink?
@@ToyManTelevision lol kinda I meant the headlight grill combo on those. Like a basking shark ...get in my belly!
Super
How much?
When we made this about 100,000. But I’m sure more now.
I'm pretty sure ERA offers aluminum bodies. And I have been told a guy in Torrance CA makes aluminum bodies for cobras and Corvette's .
I think they get them from Kirkham. Shelby does. As far as I know they are the only manufacturer of aluminum bodies. It’s a trick to do and the polish plant is the best.
A friend of mine says the guy in Torrance makes them himself. that's why he also has vette bodies in aluminum. But I don't know where ERA get's them .
First time I see a decapitating racing harness setup.
It’s not as bad as you think it is. Or was. We changed it a long time ago. Because yes, dangerous.
The 289 cobra would be me.
For me the Daytona. But the 250k price is a bit steep.
NO NEED for a 427 in such a light weight vehicle.
Love to own me a shelby cobra