[Greg Kulp]

Been sitting on the sidelines as usual... but... but... ah heck, here goes.

Evan,

Since you want to continue talking about it...

Though I have never seen it, I am sure you have a beautiful Cobra. There, I said it, you have a Cobra. Seriously, you've got a real Cobra. It's got an alloy body and it was constructed under the auspices of SAI. It is faitfhul in every detail to the original. Honestly, a really great car. It is different than an original in a couple of important ways. First it was built 30 years or so after the orginals. All of the orginal's chassis and body's were built by AC. And, in those days when you bought a Cobra you got a title and vin number. Your fine Cobra differs from the orignal in those aspects. Does that make it a not-real Cobra? No, it's still a real Cobra, a real Cobra that is a replica of the original. Carroll has said it, the Registry has said it, you've said it. I get it.

I can understand your steadfast opinions on your car. But lately your steadfast insistance that anything SAI puts their plate on should be held in equal esteem to a fine Cobra such as yours lessens your credibility on the whole matter of replica versus real. You continually state that your Cobra is faithful in every detail, and I agree it is... Alloy body, brakes, engine, trans, rivets, and even down to the electrical system. Yet you state that the SA CSX's follow that same mantra, that they are faithful to the orginal in every spec and detail. Now, since they have a fiberglass body, how does that statement hold water? And if I am not mistaken, based on the pictures I've seen, the electrical system has been modernized with buss type fuses. Hey, I'm not saying the SA CSX's are not, or will not be, fine cars, but I think they will definately add to the already confusing shades of what is real. Will they be a real Cobra? Yes because SAI will call them a real Cobra. But are they as real as the originals? No. Are they as real as your car? No. Are they more real than a non-SAI replica? Yes, but the question becomes how much more real? So you see, it all gets very confusing and subjective.

And finally, whether you like it or not, the "real" question just does not matter to some people as much as you. And not for petty or jealous reasons. It just honestly does not matter. But you always insist the majority of folks harbor ill will cause they are jealous. I think there may be a few zealots that are the flip side of the coin from your own zealousness.

Chaplin,

Earlier in the thread you said...

"And in all fairness to Evan (not that I'm defending him because he certainly doesn't need my help), I have never heard him once state that a CSX is a "better" car than brand X. "

Do a search for the threads:

Genuine Replica

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Shelby vs. Kirkham