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norcal_ld 11-02-2011 11:43 AM
Cobra 427 chassis instruction book
 
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I have a cobra 427 chassis instruction book and I was hoping someone might be able to give me some sort of idea of the value of this.I have no idea if it is original or not. I have had it for about 20 years.I find no where in the book does it say reprint or reproduction.Thanks for any help

computerworks 11-02-2011 11:45 AM
They usually didn't misspell the company name on the first page.

:cool:

patrickt 11-02-2011 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by computerworks (Post 1159556)
They usually didn't misspell the company name on the first page.

:cool:
Clearly an ultra-rare misprint edition. You know, like the Inverted Jenny. If I collected such things, I would snap it up immediately....

rodneym 11-02-2011 12:58 PM
Maybe we should be a bit more forgiving.

The Dragon Lady typed them all up herself, one by one.

;)

norcal_ld 11-02-2011 01:24 PM
I am sorry but what is spelled wrong and where?

computerworks 11-02-2011 01:31 PM
Page One

Shelby America

patrickt 11-02-2011 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by norcal_ld (Post 1159564)
I am sorry but what is spelled wrong and where?
The better fakes look like this:

http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...0/american.jpg

norcal_ld 11-02-2011 01:37 PM
so how do you tell if you have an original or not and are they worth anything

patrickt 11-02-2011 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by norcal_ld (Post 1159567)
so how do you tell if you have an original or not and are they worth anything
I remember seeing one for sale a year or two ago that was signed on the cover by Shelby and a couple of others. The asking price was $200. I do not know whether it was original or not. You used to see fake manuals everywhere. I honestly haven't run across them that much lately.

EDIT -- Finishline has the fakes for $25 Finish Line Inc.--Moto-Lita premium steering wheel importers.

JBo 11-02-2011 02:16 PM
I have the original one from CSX 3327 ..what is that worth?

computerworks 11-02-2011 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by JBo (Post 1159572)
I have the original one from CSX 3327 ..what is that worth?
I would attempt to contact the current owner of CSX3327

computerworks 11-02-2011 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by norcal_ld (Post 1159567)
so how do you tell if you have an original or not
The company name is spelled correctly.

norcal_ld 11-02-2011 02:20 PM
so how do you really tell if its an original one or not?

norcal_ld 11-02-2011 02:44 PM
so if the company name is spelled correct then its automatically an original,obviously you have no idea,I just have this book and am trying to find out a little about it so that nobody gets ripped off,maybe this is just not the right place

computerworks 11-02-2011 02:52 PM
This is the right place.

I do know.

You have been told the book is a repro, so no one should be ripped off, right?
They have been making repros for decades.

patrickt 11-02-2011 02:57 PM
But since you asked, it is very difficult to prove the authenticity of questioned documents to the 100% level. It is usually very easy to declare a fake a fake. If a document looks right, has no obvious mistakes, and has a lineage that looks right, then the next step is to analyze the paper, ink, and typeset. Really good fakes (forget Cobra manuals) are made with period correct paper and ink. Nobody is going to put much effort in to faking the Cobra manual; it's just not worth the effort.

strictlypersonl 09-18-2018 09:49 AM
It seems to me that if someone is going to copy an original handbook, they will scan one, not re-type what they read from an original. My vote is there was a misprint in the original. It may have been fixed in later printings, but that does not positively invalidate any given "copy".


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