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Originally Posted by saki302
My old FFR was built by a pro builder. The SPF still feels far more solid. Just closing a door shows a big difference.
The paint was excellent on that FF though. Candy apple red w red ghost stripe, beautiful, but the paint would show swirls if you looked at it sideways ��
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Have you ridden in a MK4? The guys in the Bay Area Cobra Club were blown away at how far Factory Five has come over the years. Nearly every type of replica is represented in the club. Honestly, I sit in all of them and there is not a difference that I can tell from a Factory Five, Shelby Continuation, and SPF. BDR feels a bit different because it's a little bigger but also the same quality feel as mine. They all have their own tag lines "Built Not Bought", "Factory Made", "Shelby Authorized", "In the Shelby Registry", "Aluminum Bodies Built by AC in the 80's". Everyone wants their car to be special and better than the others. That's the marketing that helps the resale value. Long and short of it is, if it wasn't built in the 60's then it's a reproduction (a copy of the real thing). Good thing too because I drive the snot out of my car and I wouldn't do it if it was an original.