Spoke to RK of SAAC this should stir the pot.
ME
Dear Sir, please allow me a moment of your time. Recently I have heard
>>> that
>>> Kirkham Cobras will be allowed in the registry. I would like to voice my
>>> opinion against this.
I do not approve. They do not belong any more than
>>> an
>>> ERA or a FF. Thank you for allowing me a moment of your time, Greg
HIM
Greg:
>>
>> Obviously I disagree with you but unfortunately I don't have time to
>> continue working on this book AND justify my position. Suffice it to say
>> that it will be explained in the book.
>>
>> We take the long view that in the coming years (5, 10, 20 or so) when most
>> of the people who now own Cobras are dead and buried there will be a lot
>> of
>> opportunities for unscrupulous people to fake original cars. By gathering
>> data on Cobra-type cars that are very similar to the originals (unlike the
>> ERA/.Contemporary/Superformance/FF. , etc) we are insuring that the purity
>> of the originals is maintained.
To simply ignore these cars will not make
>> them go away. This is why we include the AC MK IVs, CSX4000s, CSX7000,
>> Ford
>> GT MK Vs, Holman MK IIs, etc. It is not because we are so excited about
>> these other cars per se, but because we take the responsibility for
>> keeping
>> the originals unsullied so seriously. Believe me, it would be much less
>> work
>> to ignore them. But the result would be that some day nobody would be sure
>> which cars were genuine and which were not or how to tell the difference.
>>
>> Rick
ME
Rick thank you for your quick reply and the explanation. I now understand,
> and see why they would be included. I think I became a little irked because
> of the way I,ve seen some people talking about this Like, for example, I've
> seen people say if aked if its real they would reply well its in the
> registry. Nonsense its either a Shelby or its not.Hell, I can even argue
> both sides when it comes to my 4000.
Greg
HIM
Greg:
Some people seem to think that putting a car (i.e. a class or series of car)
in the registry grants it some sort of legitimacy. That's a perception on
their part. All we are trying to do is provide as complete a picture of
these cars as we can. We want to define "what is" as well as "what isn't."
We realize that when a car is "in the registry" it means something to the
owners of those cars but that is an unintended consequence. It's a pleasant
coincidence for them but it is not our goal.
Rick
I like his explanation when he said that some people seem to think that as soon as it is included it is somhow legit.
Only my HO, go ahead folks, open fire.
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