Kirkham All Billet Cobra

A Masterpiece in Billet Aluminum

So let's say you have billions of dollars and you're looking to spend some of it on a dream car. Do you just head down to a local Bugatti Dealership or order an SSC Ultimate Aero? No… that is far too easy. When you want something really special, you turn to David Kirkham and give him no budget and few limitations. That is exactly what a wealthy collector commissioned Kirkham Motorsports to do. The results are amazing, a Cobra built out of Billet Aluminum.

Why did they choose a large block of aluminum for the car? Not Carbon Fiber? David explained by saying:

“A solid block of aluminum demands to be carved into something useful, something beautiful. Though a simple block of aluminum will suffice to make a seemingly insignificant bracket, what would happen if that bracket were given to an engineer to make it lighter, stronger? What would happen if that engineer then exercised strict weight discipline to make it even lighter still-say, to the extreme? What would happen if we then gave the engineered bracket to an artist who could transform harsh engineering edges into a graceful genesis of beauty? The world has never seen a billet chassis.”

For around 15 years David and his team have been bending aluminum in the shape of Cobras in his shop in Utah. You can see the full story on the Kirkham Motorsports website along with a PDF version of the book documenting the entire build.

[Source: Kirkham Motorsports]