[pderouss]

I agree it is not a "real" Cobra - but it is a "real AC". As far as I am aware every "real" ( ie those built in the 60's) Cobra had a chassis that was built in an AC factory. With the exception of the Daytona's, the body was also. The only component of any significance that was not fitted in the AC factory was the engine. This, of course, was built in a Ford factory. In the majority of cases the engines were inserted into the car in California.

At no stage did the California factory produce chassis or bodies and at the time Poland had not yet even got to the stage of producing Polski Fiats.

I would therefore presume that any replica buyer ( and let's not kid ourselves - every car built since the 60's is a replica) who wants something as close as possible to a "real" Cobra would opt for an AC. The lineage of all other cars is, at the very least, one stage further removed from the "real" thing. If I were to buy a copy of a piece of fine art I would much rather it was produced by the original painter rather than the man who framed it or a man who happens make copies of one that he already owns.

By the way I am sure that you are correct in thinking that a poll on this site would agree with you. Remember however that the majority would be voting in a country that buys Cadillacs as "luxury" cars and where pick up trucks represent the single largest automotive sector. I do not mention this to disparage the views that would be represented, merely to illustrate that different countries have different views on things automotive.

I am tempted to say " vive la difference" but in the current climate do not consider this appropriate!

In the meantime let us again hope that Anglo-American co-operation is as successfull in the Gulf as it was with the original Cobras.