[Wayne Maybury]

OK, let's really cut to the chase. Most non-Cobraphiles (is that a word?) know that Cobras were originally made in the 60's and that there have been many replicas (call them kits, call them FPSB's, call them whatever) produced in the past several years. When a fellow looks at a Cobra and asks if it is real, he is really asking "Is it an original made in the 60's or is it some some of kit / replica / etc?" He doesn't know that FFR has made more Cobra type cars than $helby has, or that Superformance Cobras are rollers made in South Africa, or that $helby is making Cobras again, or any of this stuff.

I was at the DVSF several years ago and there were 200+ "Cobras" parked in the street. A fellow asked me if mine was real. I explained that it was a replica just like the other 200+ that were there. He said "Oh no, I just spoke to someone who said his was a real Cobra so there is at least one real one here". I replied that to the best of my knowledge there was no original Cobra at this event. He certainly was under the impression that he had just talked to the owner of a real original Cobra.

Wayne