01-19-2015, 03:19 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Greenville,
SC
Cobra Make, Engine: 70 Shelby convertible, ERA-289 FIA, ERA 289 roadster hybrid, mystery Ford powered 2dr convertible
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Originally Posted by Nedsel
Look at it from the perspective of the owner of a '60's Cobra: People ask, "Is it real?" And if you answer "Yes" they often nod with the look that says, "Ha ha. That wanker thinks his car is a real Cobra. What a dip****." So there are no winners here.
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What's worse, several years ago I was stretching the legs of a csx3xxx series car in PA (not my first, hopefully not my last behind the wheel of one), stopped for gas and had a few Cobra replica owners pull in just as I was finishing and paying. They all walked over and started saying "this was wrong, that was wrong, look at all the stone chips, etc and so forth. 4 out of the 5 thought it was just a poorly kept replica. The 5th knew the car and kept quiet until I was getting ready to get in and go (after looking over a few nice replicas first). When one of the "more knowledgeable" of the bunch asked who's kit it was, I told him Shelbys  . He got this look of the deer caught in the headlights, popped the hood, showed him the original tag and feature. He, along with 3 of the others got in their cars and left without another word. Never did see them post about their encounter on any of the cobra forums 
Bill S.
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