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Originally posted by REAL 1
Jamo has a point.
I'm not sure what it is. But he has one.
I honestly feel that much of his continued bitterness stems from his feeling that the replica companies told him to @#$% off when he asked for a licensing fee which was to be donated to the heart fund while they made and continue to make millions from copying his car. I can understand why he may feel the way he does.
But I would like to see us and him move on from the issue now that the courts have decided the trade dress issue and let by gones be by gones.
I would also like to add that for those that feel the "extra" $20k for a Shelby is not worth just buying the "name" you are buying much more than just a "name".
Aside from buying a REAL Cobra with the lineage and pedigree of a Shelby and product of SAI you are buying a car that was more expensive to manufacture than an ERA or SPF. The frames and chasis are all to original speicfications with the bird cage as are the suspension parts. EVERY part of the CSX was made for THE CSX. It does not borrow from a donor car or use Mustang or Thunderbird components which cuts manufacture costs dramatically.
So in the end you are getting much more than just a name. You are getting a Cobra with the parts of a Cobra not a look a like with Thunderbird suspension.
I'm just tired of hearing guys say all your are getting for the premium is the "name". Ain't true.
Evan.
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Evan, I agree that CS has a reason to be mad, he should be mad at himself for not protecting his intelectual(pardon the spelling, can't find the dictionary) property.
As for the 20K premium for the Real Shelby(remember, I am one of the few that agree a CSX 4000 series is a real Cobra), I for one am not refering to a premium over the Superformance(60k ?), I'm refering to the premium over the Kirkham.
What is the difference between the Kirkham replica and the CSX 4000 series Cobra? In roller form is there any real difference in components(I'm under the impression that they are identical)? What is the difference in price(I have always seen the 20k # thrown around, though I don't know the actual #)?