Why does every thread here devolve into a "Real" vs. "Replica" argument?

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by LMH

Guys, I don't like the real, not real, fake thing as I said before and I'm actually guilty of insults myself but I think the personal stuff is overboard. While I think Evan says it loudly and excessively, I understand what he's saying in terms of his car and all the late CSX cars as being genuine Shelbys. They do come from SAI after all. He does have a valid point there. They don't share full bloodline with originals but it is a Shelby product.
Anyway, I just had to throw that in there.
Larry

Larry, I've said this before and I'll say again, the current model Shelby Cobra replica is produced by a different/successor company, with a 30-50 year gap in production, which uses completely different materials and assembly process, different sales process (cannot be legally registered as a current year model with a warranty and driven off a dealer's lot as a complete turnkey) cannot be called "genuine" or "authentic." It just can't.

And in terms of the 50th anniversary models, they are completely Kirkhams, but for badging and a paint job. And of course, the engine and transmission.

It's a "genuine replica" or "true replica", which Evan agrees with, or even the Registry references it as "Cobra-like."