Your 5 quick ways to tell a replica from an original ??

[Jim Maxwell]

OK, here is the answer to the questions I asked Ned Scudder, the SAAC Registrar. I'm sure this will clear up everything!
Jim:
"You're
essentially on target as far as documentation goes - scant information
exists regarding what engine went into what car. We assume the comp and
SC cars got true 427 engines, as that is what Shelby American stated
they were using and that is what owners found to be in their cars. For
some later cars, we have paperwork that specifically mentions "428
engine" or "427, 1-4V engine" or things along those lines. We also have
copies of the Shelby American staff meeting minutes from 1965, and can
chart therefrom the discussions regarding testing out 428's as
"alternative, lower-cost" options as well as things such as the
creation of the sunburst wheel, etc. From all the pieces of the puzzle,
you get a pretty clear picture once everything is assembled, and that's
what we have tried to do in order to reach the conclusions we have. But
we're always open to new evidence.

Factory 427 sidepipes did come in white as well as black. You see a lot
of chrome ones these days, but I don't think the factory ever sent one
out the door equipped with them. At least nothing I can recall seeing
suggests that."--- Ned Scudder