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Originally Posted by REAL 1
... Only difference between original Shelby and current production is years of manufacture ...
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Totally false ...
Improvements include a stronger steel frame and better alloys used in the components, plus better cooling and additional heat shielding to make these cars safer and more drivable without losing any of their original character.
Shelby Cobra 427 S/C Continuation Series
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Originally Posted by Joe's Garage
... it is clear that the current production Cobras, like all the replicas, are an improved copy of the originals. Note that the Continuations are offered in fiberglass and carbon fiber bodies ...
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Originally Posted by REAL 1
... You can argue minutia all day long. Fiberglass not aluminum in some cases that makes not a wit of difference in the final analysis of what the car is. Carroll Shelby originally wanted to do fiberglass for the original series in fact ...
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Yes Evan, Carroll Shelby also wanted Chevy power for the original series.
Therefore, a Shelby Component Cobra fitted with Chevy power "makes not a wit of difference in the final analysis of what the car is".
... and I would agree, that is the nature of replicas/component cars/kit cars.