Turk: If you ever get your head THAT far up CS's butt, DON'T look me up until you've had a shower!
Jealousy may not have been the right word to use, for Shelby getting into the 40K roller market. I'll switch to "greed" instead. How long did he sit back and watch other mfgrs. make a killing on, what he claims is "his" car (even though the courts say otherwise). He couldn't stand the fact that people weren't buying HIS Cobra's at a much higher price, versus the "other" mfgrs. cars at a very competitive price. It got to the point that they (the other mfgrs) were starting to put out such a GOOD product for the money, that he HAD to do something. I really do hope it IS a decent car.......that only promotes competition, and forces mfgrs to make a better product. Then we ALL win. Will it be a better "bang for your buck" roller than an SPF? Only time will tell. I'd like to see the 2 companies vehicles go at it head to head in the "Chassis Competition" that is being discussed on a different thread. Will it be better than an ERA? They (Shelby) will have their hands full doing that. .....But you can't forget what you ARE getting with the SA CSX cars, and that is the "name". To some, that means EVERYTHING (and I'm happy that those people can now get into this market without getting a 2nd mortgage). To others, the "name" will only carry the product so far.
Hey, as long as we are all happy with what we have, then THAT is all that counts. Some of us wouldn't be here if it weren't for those "other" replica mfgrs. We couldn't afford to be. In my opinion, Shelby OWES them for keeping his car alive and giving him the opportunity to even make money in the "replica" or, "continuation" business. Instead he SUES them. If it weren't for replicas, his car would have stayed DEAD..............just as he left it years ago.
I admit, this is a touchy subject for me. I guess most of it probably stems from the fact that I grew up a huge Shelby fan (Owned a GT-350 in the early 80's). Watching him go from, what I considered a "Car God", to what I now see him as (a bitter, greedy old man), has been very upsetting.
.........oh.............can't we all just get along???? I honestly hope that the guys who have a new SA roller on order get a very nice product for their hard earned dollar. I thought very seriously about ordering one myself and making up with 'Ol Shel (in my own mind, anyway). I just decided that I couldn't afford to put one together the way I wanted it (alum Shelby FE).
.......I really am a nice guy. REALLY!
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