Cobra- Is it real ?

[grego]

Maybe it's different in Idaho, but people have always seemed just as excited to hear it's a replica as perhaps they would a real one.

Except one time during a gas stop. An elderly gentleman walked up, stopped about 10 feet away, then slowly walked all the way around my car. Then he asked if he could touch it, and I said that was fine. He walked over to the rear fender, very lightly touched the top of the fender with one finger and quickly pulled it away. Then he walked back over to me and said its the nicest old Corvette he's ever seen and slowly walked away. I didn't have the heart to tell him any different.

[FatBoy]

Some of the smart ass responses that some people are suggesting really make me cringe, as I'm sure they do with the people asking the questions.
As was suggested earlier, if the person seems genuinely excited to have seen an "original" Cobra, what harm does it do to tell a little white lie? It will probably make their day.
On the other hand, if the person has a serious interest, tell them exactly what it is without the smart ass comments. It doesn't need all the silly, cryptic and spurious qualifications.

Paul

[mdross1]

Originally Posted by FatBoy

On the other hand, if the person has a serious interest, tell them exactly what it is without the smart ass comments. It doesn't need all the silly, cryptic and spurious qualifications.

Paul

100% agree, it all depends on who is asking and how they do it. After all most people asking would never know the difference other than the material the body is made of.
So many of us that spent countless hours studying these cars to get things right then all the hours fussing with every single part and piece of his car has a very strong connection. For me partly because of my age I guess have gotten beyond worrying about the inevitable question "is it real".
When asked if the person is genuinely interested love to tell all about the car otherwise it is short and sweet have nothing to hide and very proud of my creation. It is certainly real to me replica or otherwise.
Without a kit available would probably never realize my dream of owning one of these incredible machines so my thanks to all who manufacture them.

Mike Ross