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Originally Posted by REAL 1
However, while you can say that the continuation series Shelby's are "copies" of the original series, which they are as they must be in order to recreate the car again there is no escaping the fact they are Carroll Shelbys copies of his original series and are genuine Cobras and genuine Shelby Cobras. They are factually and legally the only car that are Cobras other than the original series and those other few noted in the Registry as quailfying. As such they will always command a premium over copies that are "copies of Cobras."
In years to come when the wealthy collectors are a new generation looking for the fast cars of their youth and if Carroll Shelby's legendary status or notoriety dies off or is diminished the real losers will likely be the millionaires that paid millions for the original cars. That may be the biggest yuck yuck of all. After all if the enthusiast base for and interest in Cobras diminishes the originals are at the epicenter of that problem.
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Contradictory. The CSX copies will ALWAYS command a premium because they're "genuine", but the owners of the original CSX's will be the real losers due to loss of status/legacy?
The originals will always be the "Mona Lisa's" and worth a boatload.
If interest diminishes in the Shelby status/legacy in the future, then the original CSX 2000's and CSX 3000's won't be the ones to be the real losers. The CSX premium for the 4000/6000/7000/8000 series will be ZERO and thus the real losers.