[Excaliber]

Man some of you guys make it COMPLICATED! To me it's seems pretty simple: If Carol Shelby brought the "pieces" together it IS a Shelby Cobra, I don't care where the "pieces" came from! I don't even own a Cobra (at the present time) but I STILL get a little offended when people refer to the 4000 series as "replicas".

There ARE Shelby Cobras, they ARE real, they ARE listed in the SAAC. They are no different than what Shelby did in 1962. Take one "body", add one "engine" and bring it all together Shelbys way and what you have is a SHELBY. Better or worse than 1962 or 1966, makes no difference, it's still a Shelby! When he has passed on, it will NEVER be the same, THEN it will get complicated!

If you don't like the way he did it, buy something else, do it yourself, but call it a different name please because it AIN'T a Shelby! A Kirkham, as nice as it may be will NEVER be a Shelby unless Shelby supervises and authorizes the build.

Like Real 1 says, "Yes, it is REAL". If I had the money I would pay for the NAME, it's that important to me.

Ernie