Now conspiracy theories? Really?
In all this excitement was the ALC fundamental question answered? -
is there a market for an affordable alloy cobra body? I think I read one response about Kirkham and SAI being ALC's competition but nothing further offered. Ok, Kirkham and SAI have been laughing all the way to the bank for years, as in
when they deposit your hard earned money for an alloy cobra. They have no competition, SAI sets their price, Kirkham follows suit at a price point a little less to steal some of SAI's market and they both rake in some ridiculous multiple of the actual costs - those are your only two options. If ALC builds a good quality alloy body that's in-line with real costs, trust me the cobra crowd WILL COME! Novel idea, some Germans build it right here in the good ol' USA, land of immigrants forged on a system of free enterprise. All of this commentary regarding ALC lacking social graces is a little misplaced, if you are going to attack someone's honor be prepared for the fallout. Regardless of your position on how ALC handled the spears, it will not have any real impact with future ALC sales. People buy what they can see, feel and touch. If it passes that test then customer product reviews is next - due diligence. Whether 'you' think the CEO is a "good guy" or not has nothing to do with it, delivering the product as advertised is the only criteria. Steve Jobs was a visionary, innovator, and asshole to many who knew him. Everybody still buys Apple, products sell themselves. If you rely on just what some polite front man in a suit tells you, then you roll the dice and take your chances.
ALC should go for it, the market for an affordable alloy cobra body is there and sadly needed. Everybody is forgetting that ALC's Porsche Spyder is a proven entity of high quality, with sales and positive customer reviews.
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