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EM-0785 11-27-2019 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by cycleguy55 (Post 1469105)

The Concentric Circle Theory (well almost)! I like it, all summed up in a simple chart. Maybe warrants its own sticky! :)

Happy Thanksgiving all! Brent

Buzz 11-27-2019 10:17 PM

Sooo - is a 1969 Mustang any less of a mustang than a 1965 Mustang? Let alone a 2019 model. We need to get the ---- over ourselves and realize that the world moves on.

xb-60 11-27-2019 11:34 PM

Ahh...this is great! Back to the old days of the forum. A little bit of excitement; some incentive to log on to see who's said what :D

And no interest from the moderator! This could go on for a few months before we lose interest, and the upside is that nobody gets banned :D :D

Just pouring myself a glass of red.
Here's cheers!

mrmustang 11-28-2019 01:52 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPO8PqHGWFU

mrmustang 11-28-2019 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ERA 626 (Post 1469100)
A Shelby cobra is in FACT a Shelby cobra.. any one who disagrees has a numb skull. are the continuation original 60's cars? no.

Just a friendly poke as I was reviewing the Carroll Shelby history for a friend writing an article for a newspaper and seemed to get a little off track when I stumbled across the following:

CSL (Carroll Shelby Licensing) officially shows the CSX6000 series as "CSX6000-series continuation of the CSX4000 series".

So while you do own a car licensed by CSL, you actually own a continuation series of a continuation series cobra replica, produced under license by Superformance Inc, and marketed by CSL for Shelby American as a CSX6000 series "component car" ;):cool::LOL:.

All friendly busting of chops aside, you do have a beautiful car on your hands. May you get as much enjoyment out of it that you so desire.

Sincerely,

Bill S.

patrickt 11-28-2019 08:17 AM

Uhhhh, how many pieces of an original CSX3xxx car would I need to graft on to my ERA before I could call it an original Cobra?:confused:

jhv48 11-28-2019 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1469125)
Uhhhh, how many pieces of an original CSX3xxx car would I need to graft on to my ERA before I could call it an original Cobra?:confused:

All of them.

ERA 626 11-28-2019 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by twobjshelbys (Post 1469018)
Oh no, not again. There will be nothing new said because all of this has already been said at least 10 times.

If you have a CSX you have a REAL SHELBY COBRA, just not an ORIGINAL SHELBY COBRA. In most cases the uneducated are asking for an answer to the latter question.

well said, I really don't understand why people to get this... SMH

patrickt 11-28-2019 11:18 AM

Now, when people ask me, "is that real?" I tell them "you bet it is! and what's more, this was Carrol's personal Cobra that he hand built himself." They then take pics, call their friends, go away happy and I feel better about the whole exchange.:cool:

twobjshelbys 11-28-2019 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ERA 626 (Post 1469137)
well said, I really don't understand why people to get this... SMH

The interesting thing was when I had my car it happened almost every time I took it out. Most had no idea what the car was or even who Shelby was, only that they had never seen one before so they got the short history lesson of the 60's versions and the continuation cars still being made by Shelby. Others said (and I'm not kidding) "Carroll Shelby still makes cars? I thought he was dead". No kidding. Others weren't any more interested than had it been a Model T and just knew it had to be "old" but weren't really interested in knowing the gory details just the basics. With the "Ford V Ferrari" movie the interest in Cobras might be greater now for a while.

patrickt 11-28-2019 11:33 AM

Remember, it's not the reality of what they're seeing that matters but rather the perception of what they're seeing. If they believe it to be real, then it is real... to them, at least.:cool:

Alfa02 11-28-2019 06:44 PM

Still the best one I've heard 'Is it real? Then you see it too' ;) Cheers TommyRot.

peterpjb 11-29-2019 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by RodKnock (Post 1469060)
Yep, a CSX 4000/6000/7000/8000/9000 is a good old replica. No disrespect taken at all.

how should they are replicas when produced by the original maker SAI?
there is no evidence of that statement at all

all CSX 1000/4000/6000/7000/8000/9000 are real Shelby Cobras

not only real Shelbys but also real Cobras because SAI has the rights on the name

nobody claims they are CSX 2000 or CSX 3000 from the sixties

mrmustang 11-29-2019 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by peterpjb (Post 1469150)
how should they are replicas when produced by the original maker SAI?
there is no evidence of that statement at all

all CSX 1000/4000/6000/7000/8000/9000 are real Shelby Cobras

not only real Shelbys but also real Cobras because SAI has the rights on the name

nobody claims they are CSX 2000 or CSX 3000 from the sixties

Perhaps, but they are not sold as turn key cars, but specifically labeled "component vehicles" by SAI/CSL in their federal documents. :LOL:

peterpjb 11-29-2019 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by mrmustang (Post 1469151)
Perhaps, but they are not sold as turn key cars, but specifically labeled "component vehicles" by SAI/CSL in their federal documents. :LOL:

true, but that doesn't diminishes the stated facts

RB60 11-29-2019 06:44 AM

Another question I often hear is "what year is it?"

I tell them it's a 1965 Shelby Cobra replica built in 2002.

mrmustang 11-29-2019 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by peterpjb (Post 1469152)
true, but that doesn't diminishes the stated facts

That it is a "component vehicle" built under license by Superformance or Kirkham (depending on fiberglass or Aluminum) for SAI, yes, I, I agree, 100%. Still does not make it an original Cobra, which would be an original to anyone who was asking the original question, sorry :p

peterpjb 11-29-2019 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by mrmustang (Post 1469157)
That it is a "component vehicle" built under license by Superformance or Kirkham (depending on fiberglass or Aluminum) for SAI, yes, I, I agree, 100%. Still does not make it an original Cobra, which would be an original to anyone who was asking the original question, sorry :p

csx 4000-9000: real Shelby Cobras
csx 2000-3000: original Shelby Cobras

there is no help for those who either refuse or aren't able to understand differentiated facts

twobjshelbys 11-29-2019 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by mrmustang (Post 1469151)
Perhaps, but they are not sold as turn key cars, but specifically labeled "component vehicles" by SAI/CSL in their federal documents. :LOL:

And neither are any of the others sold as turnkey cars. Even your beloved ERA and Kirkham come without an engine. Pretty to park in the living room and look at unless you put a power train in it. Like all of them. Somehow this isn't news. Your point is?

twobjshelbys 11-29-2019 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by peterpjb (Post 1469159)
csx 4000-9000: real Shelby Cobras
csx 2000-3000: original Shelby Cobras

there is no help for those who either refuse or aren't able to understand differentiated facts

Yep, we've been trying to get a few people here to grok this fact for years and somehow it just whizzes right over their heads.


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