Continuation Cobras & SAAC

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I bought my first Registry around 1987, I think. Long before SAAC started to allowing replicas into the Registry. My interest in Shelby and his vehicles began very early in my life.

It's unfortunate, that your interest is only in the modern replicas and not with the history of the original vehicles. Too bad, doesn't sound like your a Shelby fan. You're a "replica fan."

Not at all.

I think my interest in the originals is pretty well founded. Have you ever been to the Shelby American Collection? Lots of history there.

My point is to the viability of a new printed registry. The published registry grew from the original to add the additional Cobras and Ford GTs. It was stated at the time the desire for this (in addition to adding Kirkhams) was an attempt to corral those into their own corner and prevent cloning them into originals. This is accomplished by segregating them. (That's just what I heard here, or so my memory goes. I thought aspect is pretty successful.)

That said, subtract them out and the difference between a 1987 registry and a new 201x registry is only the published history of what happened to the original cars between 1987 and 201x. Some owners may contribute information that is not public (until it's in the registry) but from the get go most of the information is already out there, and once the registry is published, what wasn't will be. [Note: Public == Internet]

So a published registry has a pretty doubtful business plan given the cost of publishing paper vs. the free internet. And an electronic one had just as well be free.

Good luck though.