AC has been in ( semi, sorta, kinda) continuous Cobra production from day one. Criticizing them for their renditions of "the modern Cobra" is like ragging on Chevy for not keeping the Corvette identical to the first model ever built or Ford for evolving the '64 Mustang over the years. They don't consider their product to be a "replica" as much as a continuation of the original model. Arguably they at least can claim the use of the original bucks and jigs, etc and did not need to resort to bogus declarations of having leftover chassis from the original cars like our hero did a little while back when he tried to hop back on the bandwagon he abandoned years before. AC's are every bit as real a Cobra as anything sold by SAI - they are Cobras but not SHELBY Cobras. Also, don't confuse AC's "new wave" models (which don't appeal to me either) with the handmade aluminum bodied works of art still available from them which are almost unchanged from the original 60's models. They may not legally be able to call them Cobras thanks to Chilli Willi and Ford, but they are the closest thing out there to a Real Cobra short of the originals. I love Ol' Shel for what he accomplished, but I'm not too fond of some of his methods (even back then) or what he has become.
Open fire! Bring it on! That all you got?! Come on!!
