Continuation Cobras & SAAC

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Not to be too picky here but this part of the SAAC diatribe has me confused.

The only difference between original Cobras and CSX4000 and CSX7000 cars is the time frame in which they were built (1). However, all three factors separate Shelby’s current cars from all the rest of the Cobra replicas, AC MK IVs, COB/COX continuation cars, etc. So, to our way of thinking, the current crop of Cobras are genuine but are not original.

In 1965 I worked for a Ford dealership 18 miles from Sharon, CT. I worked on a small block COB Cobra that was right hand side drive. That car was ORIGINAL ! At the time, it belonged to the nephew of the Dealership's owner. A few years ago I traced it through the SAAC registry and it's still around but has been converted to left hand drive and the last I knew, it's back in CA. My understanding was the COB designation was used for exported Cobra's and this one had been exported to the UK and ended up back in the US, in San Diego, where the owner's nephew bought it. The real irony was it was traded by the nephew for a Porsche 914 Targa (VW) !! He was tired of worrying about denting the Aluminum body.............

Tim