[Hal Copple]

i am bewildered why anyone not an SPF owner would have any interest in the SCOF forum. I would not have any interest in Bob Putnam''s, or David Kirkam's personal email. i am not a prying, suspecious sort of person. In my own profession, i hear all sorts of "secrets" every day; , i don't want to hear any more about cars. As Gary says, we have little if any desire to mention other replica's. We do refer to CC from time to time, lately mostly to suggest to one another we ought to just quit CC.

A minor correction, the bent SPF spinners have/are being replaced at no cost to those owners affected.

When i first got my SPF, and joined CC about the same time, i did a search for "SPF" and found very few threads. But now as so many more of our cars are on the road, the SPF owners are probably close to a majority of active participants on CC, so there are bound to be some vigorous and confrontational personalities in our ranks as well.

As for the "investment potential" of any of our cars, i have to differ on this. I don't think that folks who make sufficient income to acquire cars this expensive (including other makes), got there by making dumb financial decisions. And buying any replica primarily as an hedge or investment is unwise. We buy them for the same reasons folks buy any replica, to meet some sort of automotive desire. I have never heard of any SPF nor other replica owner lamenting their "return on investment", as there isn't any. They are cars, not investments.

And finally, i doubt Superformance, under Jimmy Price's wing, has any fears from the other South African manufacturer. The company's involved know far more about the business climate they build in, and sell in, than we do. The South African companies have proven they are capabable of making superb replicas, for a reasonable cost. Learning how to get them sold and serviced in the USA is something that takes time.

As an aside, the only car that could get me out of my own SPF is either a Brock SPF Coupe, or a V8 Turbo Lotus Esprit.