Is it real? Revisited

[RawCobra]

I know this topic has been thoroughly pounded into the dirt, but this episode kinda pi$$ed me off...

I'm sitting out front the other day, and lo and behold, this little red behemoth comes rumbling right past my house. Cool! I know he's gotta turn around and come back (dead end street), so I walk out to the end of the drive as he returns, and flag him down.

"Hey that's nice! You build that one?"

"No, it's an original 289!"

"Get out! Really?"

He pulls into the drive, kills it, and we start talking. I become suspicious - this guy comes off like a bs-er and somethin ain't right about the car. I'm no Cobra expert, but I know a bit about them, so I start circling the car and looking closer. 427 body style (big wide oval mouth and bulging fenders). Hmm, a chip here - hey that's fiberglass! Peek at the dash, an AC Cars plate on the pass. side - but it looks funny - the rivet holes are empty - it's glued on.

"This is an original Shelby?"

"Yep!"

Then I noticed the fake knockoffs. Conversation ends - he leaves.
I probly shoulda said something, but wasn't feeling particularly confrontational (a red letter day!).

I'm sorry, don't flat out LIE about your car. That just ain't right. If it's original - great - if it's not - that's great too. It's about the spirit, not the pedigree.