[Power Surge]

Early 4000 cars (like mine) were "kits" in essence. They were a bunch of parts, sent to authorized Shelby dealers, and built per customer specs.

Current 4000 cars are rollers, built by companies contracted by Shelby (HST, Hi-tech) and sold through Shelby dealers as rollers. You add the drivetrain and title it.

In the basic idea, it's like the 60s. Shelby contracted an outside company to build a car to his specs. Early big block cars were shipped as unpainted rollers to Shelby, and finished there. Street cars, were built all at AC, and shipped over to the US.

The problem with them being "continuation" cars, is that Shelby is continuing to sell a car he sold in the 60s. And being the same car as sold in the 60s, there's no way it could ever meet modern standards and therefore it can't be sold as a legit 2008 Cobra (i.e. running car), so they sell them like everyone else does. You get the car, and an MSO, and you add the drivetrain and title it.