Carroll Shelby and the "left over frames" saga?

[hinoonaz]

I noticed an Lone Star entry from SAAAC. No noun calling, just curious as to what type of Cobra, GT40 or ?. txs

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by hinoonaz

I noticed an Lone Star entry from SAAAC. No noun calling, just curious as to what type of Cobra, GT40 or ?. txs

That must be a mistake, because there are no entries in the SAAC Registry for replicas made by Lone Star.

Bret, Kirkham Cobras are listed in the Registry and maybe that's why the Kirkham name was mentioned.

I do find that NYG's introduction to Mr. Shelby and Cobra's was via the Eleanor Mustang ironic, since SAAC not only will not recognize them due to their lack of Shelby heritage, but even the SAAC membership mocks them and finds them contemptible.

[bret a ewing]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

............Bret, Kirkham Cobras are listed in the Registry and maybe that's why the Kirkham name was mentioned.............

Yes they are, I've purchased one new from the brothers.


My point is, including the Kirkhams in the same jaded storyline as the "Completion Cobras" is inconsiderate and possibly confusing to the folks unaware of the event.

From what I gather from his prior thread, the OP is an inteligent individual.
Research on this subject is simple and the information extensive.
A minimal amount of due diligence would have gone far in the effort to
start the thread on the right track. On the outset this looked to be more of a forum-bomb than an innocent history question.
............and of course all the above is IMHO.

[Mike I]

I vaguely remember reading several magazine articles back in the 90's highlighting a heated dispute between Shelby and Brian Angliss who was running Autokraft at the time. Angliss was very critical of Shelby's claims about "left over" chassis from AC cars. He said AC never produced or shipped bare chassis's to the US.

Angliss was apparently in possession of the original handwritten chronologic AC records outlining all mfg and shipment dates for cobras destined for the US.

Seemed to be some very bad blood between the two. Never was clear to me if something else precipitated the hard feelings, or just the alledged "fraudulent" claims by Shelby.

I'm sure I still have the old magazines with the articles, maybe I'll dig through them...