Continuation Cars

[computerworks]

Originally Posted by Anthony

The "Original" "continuation" cars were the 45 or so "original frames" "constructed in the '60's", that Shelby decided to complete in the early, mid 90's, utilizing the remaining serial numbers CSX30xx left over from the original S/C comp car production.

...minor correction: the "orig" frame cars were dubbed "completion" cars, finsishing the original run of s/n's from the 60's

The newgen 4000's were the "continuation" cars

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by computerworks

...minor correction: the "orig" frame cars were dubbed "completion" cars, finsishing the original run of s/n's from the 60's

The newgen 4000's were the "continuation" cars

That may be correct now, but I thought when the CSX30xx cars came out, the first series of CSX cars to come out shelby since he stopped production, they were initially referred to as the "continuation" cars, and some time later the names were changed to as you have stated.

I'm curious, I'll see if I can find a road test of the CSX30xx car when they first came out.

[computerworks]

Originally Posted by Anthony

.... and some time later the names were changed to as you have stated.

That could very well be the case. The semantics were juggled by SAAC years ago to a set of satisfactory terms to differentiate the CSX4000 cars from the others.

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by computerworks

That could very well be the case. The semantics were juggled by SAAC years ago to a set of satisfactory terms to differentiate the CSX4000 cars from the others.

I think that was the case. The cars, as descibed by Shelby, and not by SAAC.

http://www.bccobraclub.org/sn.html

The word "continuation" sounds alot better than "component". Shelby came out with the CSX30xx cars, I guess thinking they would sell, but they didn't. Boy did I drool over one of those, but $500,000 big ones? I settled for a "component" car, that's what they called at that time

The "component" cars obviously were the larger market, and "continuation" sounds alot better that "component", so I believe the names were changed, to enhance the image.

[computerworks]

As Jim mentioned earlier, factory papers now describe CSX4K, etc, as "component" vehicles to imply incomplete.