[Nedsel]

DMXF, I do not refute your point, as the Shelby cars were called out on the MSO as having been manufactured by Shelby American, Inc. But among the buyers and the pundits of the period, they never assumed a common nomenclature; they were variously referred to as Shelby Cobras, AC Cobras, AC Shelby Cobras, Ford Cobras, etc. Meanwhile, the Cobras that were retained by AC Cars for sale in Europe were always considered AC Cobras, as AC built them from start to finish rather than ship them somewhere for installation of the drivetrain.