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Originally Posted by REAL 1
The fact that Shelby ditched the AC bonnet tags and relabeled them without the "AC" moniker is not rewriting history unless all the books I've read on Shelby have rewritten it by uniformly noting this "fact". All the books written by American authors clearly seem to favor and give greater weight to the Shelby part of the story and refer to the car as the "Shelby" Cobra. Books authored by British writers conversely seem to favor the "AC" part of the story and almost uniformly give Shelby second billing and refer to the car as the AC Cobra.
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Although the AC "bonnet" badges were removed, the first replacement badges said "Shelby AC Cobra". The initial advertising mentioned AC as well. Steering wheels and pedals continued to have the AC logo.
A bit more recently the few CSX1000 cars that managed to get built somehow had the "Shelby AC Cobra" badges again.
I'm sure Shelby emphasizes his name, but when it has been convenient he'll recognize the "AC" name as well.