01-19-2004, 04:05 PM
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Senile Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Buffalo, NY USA,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance
Posts: 4,575
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Not Ranked
Becuase..
..they don't sell them no more!
Supposed to be a run of "500" cars, Brent Fenimore says 249 were built. Over weight, over budget and behind schedule. The cars were almost three years behind original delivery promise.
When Shelby/Venture realized they were losing money on every car, they raised the price. Even tried to raise the price on cars already ordered..got real ugly!
SAI was sued by dealers who were asked to reduce the "commision" they had agreed to for the sales of the cars. The program changed from a dealer sales program to a "factory direct" system.
Still the car did not capture the hearts and more importantly, the pocketbooks of the public.
A promising product that was never brought to completion. And now on to South Africa..
Rick 
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rick@autoventureusa.net
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