[Dior55]

I've had this happen about 10X in the last two years of driving my BB FFR. It can happen at a car show or at a parking lot, gas station, etc. Goes something like this: "Hey that's a real beauty. Love that paint. Um... is it real?" "Well no, actually it's not an original Cobra. I hand built the car in my garage." With obvious disappointment on their faces: "Oh. Well...too bad it's not an original. It still looks great."

I guess if I lied it would have made their day? They can't tell the difference -- they have to ask -- yet they see the car for what it is and how pleasing to their eyes it is, yet they have to knock it down. Would it have looked "better" to them if it was "real"?

Makes you feel like the kid getting fixed up on a blind date: "What does she look like?" "Well, she's got a great personality, you'll like her!" Hmmm...