Kirkham Motorsports

The idea for Kirkham Motorsports started in 1994 with the mission to build the finest replicas in the world. It all began when David Kirkham was restoring CSX3104. At the same time, a relative bought and imported a Polish fighter jet and invited David to see this relic of the Cold War. As David looked at the airplane, he couldn't help but notice the striking similarities between it and CSX3104. He wondered if the people who built the plane could build an exact replica of a Cobra. David found the name of the manufacturer and sent them a fax. David wrote the simple note by hand, "Can you guys build an aluminum bodied car?" Within 12 hours, he 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 then, Kirkham Motorsports has become one of the leading manufacturers in the component car industry. At the inception of the company, Kirkham Motorsports 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 allowing improvement over the original cars. Kirkham Motorsports is a computer design and manufacturing focused company that pushes the performance envelope without forgetting originality.