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

[REAL 1]

Originally Posted by Dimis

Why go there...?
Are YOU trying to get a reaction to justify your hypothesis?
Buzz has never gone there...?

Only you are making this a petty hierarchical issue of mines better than yours...

On this your right.

Sorry Buzz.

[REAL 1]

Very simply the SAAC position in 2004 is clear. Same position today. It's all the 4th Edition of the World Registry.

Already discussed the add which was clarified as I recall based on the SAAC statement as existed in 2004 years before the litigation SAAC had with CS as the "curator" claimed. You are welcome to think I was trying to pass the car off as an original. The two buyers who were fighting over the car knew exactly what it was.

Fact is the majority here refer to the cars as Cobras. When in actuality they are not. Only Shelbys original and current production along with those select few have that "distinction" according to SAAC and the 4th World Registry.

Ironically many here have them registered as '65s or '66's which they are not. False. They are in fact pretend Cobras to get right to it. Nothing wrong with that it's just what it is. I guess many of you are insulted to be told what you already know but don't want to really say.

Ironically, many here have plates that state expressly or impliedly represent they have and are driving a Cobra or 65 Cobra or 66 Cobra.

No insults needed. Just the facts, law and registry.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by REAL 1

It's all the 4th Edition of the World Registry.

Well, thank you for finally correcting that one and stopped calling it the 40th Edition. None of us will be around for the 40th Edition.

Originally Posted by REAL 1

Fact is the majority here refer to the cars as Cobras. When in actuality they are not. Only Shelbys original and current production along with those select few have that "distinction" according to SAAC and the 4th World Registry.

Nearly everyone on this website has a Cobra replica, but for the few who own one of the genuine 998. For example, when Mike in Atlanta is driving his FFR or Patrick is driving his ERA, on the road, with near unanimity, we all say "There's a Cobra." Some dummies will say "There's a Jaguar", but they're dummies.

Originally Posted by REAL 1

Ironically many here have them registered as '65s or '66's which they are not. False. They are in fact pretend Cobras to get right to it. Nothing wrong with that it's just what it is. I guess many of you are insulted to be told what you already know but don't want to really say.

Ironically, many here have plates that state expressly or impliedly represent they have and are driving a Cobra or 65 Cobra or 66 Cobra.

My response is Ned's response:

Originally Posted by Nedsel

Regrettably, it is the Shelby organization that committed the fraud, not the buyers of their product. One has to wonder about marketing tactics that beg the law to look the other way so cars could be sold as something they clearly were not. And this is not a case of not being able to say nice things about my old friend Carroll - it's simply stating the facts.

These are the FACTS as clearly stated clearly by Ned:

Originally Posted by Nedsel

The facts remain as follows: The cars that created the Cobra mystique - the 998 Cobras referred to as genuine, original, and legitimate - were built in the 1960's by the mutual partnership of AC Cars and Shelby American. Everything that followed was a copy in one form or another. Go down the list and name your brand, from Arntz to Butler to Contemporary, etc - they are all facsimiles of the original, and were marketed as such. Some are pretty good copies while some are less so. Regardless, if your Cobra-like automobile wasn't built in the 60's, it is not one of the 998 original cars, hence it must be something else. Such as a replica of one of the original Cobras. It simply can not be anything else, no matter how many different ways you attempt to spin it.

The Year is 2015, not 2004 or 2008 (publishing has long lead times, so even 2008 was likely 2004-2007. Evan, you must stop living in the past. It's a brave new world. But I can't stop you from clinging to the years 2004-2008, but I'd grab an expresso and wake up to the present.

And for heaven's sake, will you post links? It's kinda like citing a reference or writing a bibliography for your term paper. Without it, you get an F. No context, no support.