Russ: Thanks. While your'e right that CSX owners could technically efer to their cars as "replicas" they are more then "replicas". They also have the distinction to being considered as REAL Cobras factually and legally. This is part of what the Shelby is. It can't be separted from this fact.
Why would you think any owner of a CSX would be refering to his car as a REAL Cobra merely to make himself "feel better" rather then just referring to it as what it is factually and legally. Most Shelby owners are proud of the fact they own a Contiuation Series Cobra which is accepted factually and legally as a genuine Cobra. In many cases its why they bought a Shelby. To merely refer to ithe CSX as a "replica" or an "offical replica" would clearly strip the car of the intangible value of being a Continuation series Cobra considered legally and factually as a genuine Cobra. Would it make the owners of other manuafacturers replicas feel better if CSX owners started calling their Cobras replicas? If so why would it make them feel better? Or in the converse why does it upset those same guys when I refer or other CSX owners refer to their Cobras as REAL Cobras.
Russ, in closing I also appauld your comments. You are clearly not amoung the group of guys that have an axe to grind that influences their comments on the CSX and Shelby. You are also right I should give it a rest.
AQZ: I agree an apples to apples spread sheet would be very helpful and enlightening. I suggest such a thing a while back. Maybe someone will help out.