Kirkham Motorsports was founded in 1995 with the mission to build the finest replicas in the world.
It all began when brothers, David and Thomas Kirkham, were restoring their own Cobra,CSX3104.
At the same time, a relative bought and imported a Polish fighter jet and invited them to see
this relic of the Cold War. As the brothers looked at the airplane, they couldn't help but
notice the striking similarities between it and CSX3104. They wondered if the people who
built the plane could build an exact replica of a Cobra. They found the name of the
manufacturer and sent them a fax. The simple note they scribbled read, "Can you guys
build an aluminum bodied car?" Within 12 hours, they received the reply, "No problem."
A week later, David was on an airplane to Warsaw with an English-Polish dictionary, a
toy model of a Cobra, and a dream. He spent a week scouting the factory and exploring
their manufacturing abilities. He saw a silent factory with idle machines. The enormous
factory had produced aircraft for over 60 years. During the tour, David knew this was
the place he wanted to build cars. After meeting with three generations of skilled
craftsmen eager to make these cars, he forged some agreements and left filled with high
expectations and enthusiasm.
Since that trip over 10 years ago, Kirkham Motorsports has become one of the leading manufacturers
in the component car industry. At the inception of the company, KM focused on building the most
accurate replicas in the business. Kirkham Motorsports still offers incredibly accurate replicas, but
technology and manufacturing techniques have evolved since the 1960’s. KM is an engineering focused
company and has been able to push the performance envelope without forgetting originality. |
