Continuation CSX a "Kit car"?

[289ACE]

Ned,
At least the Cobra owners let you play with them. Having an Ace that has a 289 transplanted into it, the Cobra owners shun it as lesser testerone vehicle, Ace owners pass out at the sacrilege of the conversion, and there are no kit car owners to hang around with since it is not like any of them. The only ones that seem to take an interest are the Hot Rodders who like the way I frenched the door handles, but wonder why I didn't french the boot handle
As for answering the "what is it question", people generally get the deer in the headlight look about the time I say it came before the Cobra and had a 6 cylinder......

[Power Surge]

Originally Posted by 289ACE

Ned,
At least the Cobra owners let you play with them. Having an Ace that has a 289 transplanted into it, the Cobra owners shun it as lesser testerone vehicle, Ace owners pass out at the sacrilege of the conversion, and there are no kit car owners to hang around with since it is not like any of them. The only ones that seem to take an interest are the Hot Rodders who like the way I frenched the door handles, but wonder why I didn't french the boot handle
As for answering the "what is it question", people generally get the deer in the headlight look about the time I say it came before the Cobra and had a 6 cylinder......

You're welcome to hang out with me anytime!

[SP01715]

I don't consider a CSX continuation vehicle a kit, just like I don't consider any replica delivered in roller form complete minus motor and trans a kit. When someone ask "is it a kit?" they are most likely asking if the car was built by someone other than a manufacturer. Kind of like when they ask the question "is it real?" they are most likely asking is it original.

When I get asked the question "is it a kit?" I tell them it comes complete minus motor and trans, but I somtimes think I should just carry brochures around with me because it would be easier just to hand them one.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by SP01715

When I get asked the question "is it a kit?" I tell them it comes complete minus motor and trans, but I somtimes think I should just carry brochures around with me because it would be easier just to hand them one.

Great idea!

[SandyC]

I assume when someone asks if its a real Shelby Cobra they are meaning is it an original. I have an SPF so the answer is "no, its not a real Cobra" (post 1970 CSX owners would have to answer no also). Is it a genuine Shelby Cobra? CSX owners can say yes, I have to say no. Is it a kit car? I say no, because an SPF was basically factory built. FFR owners would answer yes to that question because they built it themselves (or had it built) from a kit.

I don't care if people think my SPF is a kit car. It all depends on what I perceive the interest is of the person asking. If he seems to really be interested I'll go into it. 90% of the people aren't really interested so when they ask if its a kit car I just say yes in order to politely end the conversation. They walk away happy thinking they have put me in my place, which is strange because some of the most beautiful, technically sophisticated and well-built cobra replicas out there are FFR's.