Thread: rumor control--has SAAC lost its use of Shelby name?
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Old 11-05-2007, 06:01 PM
Jim Maxwell Jim Maxwell is offline
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Evan, I think that in recent years the Cobra fan base has certainly grown way beyond what SAAC cultivated, sprouting from the seeds sown by the numerous replica manufacturers who saw a market for the car that so many of us lusted after as kids, teenagers and adults. I agree that the overall fan base is not currently dependent on SAAC. However, SAAC and its forefathers should be given much credit for keeping the flame alive for the ~30 years or so before the replicas became so popular. SAAC was and is the organization that has tracked the history and created the enthusiasts' club that allowed owners and fans alike to communicate about, learn, share, sell and buy, and provide a venue for advertising by suppliers of Shelby and Cobra related parts and service.

Gee, I think I just described "ClubCobra", pre-Internet.

It's a symbiotic relationship, for sure.
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