A Tribute To Real1

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by twobjshelbys

Jeff Burgy for one.

So it works both ways. Get a SAAC person to come here and support your claim.

First, Jeff Burgy is the FGT Registrar, a lovely car, especially the Heritage Edition like yours, but an FGT may or may not be deleted from the future Registry. That I can't comment about since Ford made them as a current production car. The FGT could be an exception and be tracked by SAAC, although it's not a Shelby American Automobile from 1962-1970. And now they're making new ones again.

Back to the original topic of Cobras and Cobra replicas.

Come on Tony, you losing your memory? Here are just a sampling of statements made by Ned (2000/3000 Registrar) and, at least one, at the bottom, was a response to you.

About someone else taking over the duties of Registrar:

Originally Posted by Nedsel

...well, not so much for me, as this has never been a paid position, but maybe for someone new. It takes up time and it offers only the satisfaction of doing one's best to keep the facts straight. That's been enough for me but it may not be for a young pup.

Originally Posted by Nedsel

But now it's time to get serious. Clearly, in the absence of a volunteer to be a fresh whipping boy, and/or a ceremonial watch, it appears the Cobra registry will have to continue on a strictly "Ned to know" basis. It's a shame it has come to this.

A response to one of Evan's famous posts:

Originally Posted by Nedsel

So what is the next Reigistry going to say Rather than defending the same position again and again from (slightly) different vantage points, you may wish to re-read exactly what I said, which is that SAAC has ceded control of anything having to do with the later cars to the organization that built them. Nowhere did I suggest SAAC doesn't welcome them. Nowhere did I say they are not considered Shelby Cobras. For everyone's benefit, stop being such an arrogant and touchy twit and take the time to understand what is being said rather than continue to endlessly defend the same turf even when it hasn't been attacked.

Originally Posted by Nedsel

Tony (YOU!), the simple fact is that one of the points in the legal battle brought by Shelby against SAAC was his desire to take over the Registry. SAAC fought hard to prevent that from happening. Today, it is SAAC's position that they prefer to be an organization dedicated to the historic Shelbys of the 60's and early 70's, while ceding to the modern Shelby organization control of anything having to do with the later production cars.

Ned and SAAC seem to be clear as it relates to Cobras and Cobra replicas.