How do you answer, "Is it real?"

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Your opinion isn't a fact. It's an opinion. Read the World Registry or just read Ned Scudder's comments in the old thread.

good grief. Tell us, precisely what isn't factual there?

The "World Registry" has become an obsolete work. Noone cares any more, and what in it made it the sole source? It's a collection of random facts. And it's relevance is asymptotically approaching zero. Since it now includes only originals, and since the pay grade of all of the original owners is way above anything what that book includes, it's market is those interested academically in one or more of the cars. It's a coffee table book at best. Eliminating the replicas cut the potential customer base in more than half and alienated the owners that were in the book so they won't buy one at all, probably not even the previous version. Brilliant going out of business strategy. I almost bought one until I saw what it had and then went to a public location and photographed some relevant pages and saved myself a whole bunch of money. Is it printed in stock in a warehouse or is now print on demand? Or will it be printed at all?

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by twobjshelbys

good grief. Tell us, precisely what isn't factual there?

The "World Registry" has become an obsolete work. Noone cares any more, and what in it made it the sole source? It's a collection of random facts. And it's relevance is asymptotically approaching zero. Since it now includes only originals, and since the pay grade of all of the original owners is way above anything what that book includes, it's market is those interested academically in one or more of the cars. It's a coffee table book at best. Eliminating the replicas cut the potential customer base in more than half and alienated the owners that were in the book so they won't buy one at all, probably not even the previous version. Brilliant going out of business strategy. I almost bought one until I saw what it had and then went to a public location and photographed some relevant pages and saved myself a whole bunch of money. Is it printed in stock in a warehouse or is now print on demand? Or will it be printed at all?

So you haven't read the book, but copied a few relevant pages? I'll guess that you probably copied a page on your old green/gold Shelby replica. Hilarious. You have an opinion on something you haven't read, wow, well there you go.

I choose to believe one of the world's foremost authorities on Cobras, Ned Scudder, and the Shelby World Registry, which compiled facts/info on Cobras or you. I choose the former, not the latter.

I also choose to believe that the Cobras produced by Shelby, or the diluted version of Shelby, 30 years later, some in fiberglass or carbon fiber no less, are replicas.

Plain and simple.

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

So you haven't read the book, but copied a few relevant pages? I'll guess that you probably copied a page on your old green/gold Shelby replica. Hilarious. You have an opinion on something you haven't read, wow, well there you go.

I choose to believe one of the world's foremost authorities on Cobras, Ned Scudder, and the Shelby World Registry, which compiled facts/info on Cobras or you. I choose the former, not the latter.

I also choose to believe that the Cobras produced by Shelby, or the diluted version of Shelby, 30 years later, some in fiberglass or carbon fiber no less, are replicas.

Plain and simple.

I didn't say I didn't read it, only that I copied what was relevant to me. In all I will assert that anyone reading it will find it to be boring and monotonous and only a few pages of interest to those that own that particular car. True, it is full of interesting facts, but the market that will buy an expensive book like that for all those factoids is very limited. Libraries. But it's not even available at the library in Vegas.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by twobjshelbys

I didn't say I didn't read it, only that I copied what was relevant to me. In all I will assert that anyone reading it will find it to be boring and monotonous and only a few pages of interest to those that own that particular car.

Anyone reading it? Well, I didn't find it boring or monotonous, nor I'm sure anyone who paid to own one, instead of those violating copyright laws by copying pages.

You would only find it boring, if you didn't like the facts and stories on each car listed in the book.

BTW, I don't believe you read the entire book. I have several times.