He claims he bought one new

[zedog]

He said the car was totaled but he did not mention what happened to the driver. I will try to get additional details on Monday.

Mike

[Bernica]

I have heard it all at car shows in the past and part of why I rarely go anymore. Mainly from guys trying to impress their friends, girlfriend whatever...

"Yeah, I used to own and original but wrecked it"...Really? What number was it?... "I don't remember"

"I used to test drive them for Shelby all the time"...Really? So who were they guys you ran with?... "I don't remember, a long time ago"

"I bought an original and got rid of it because it was unreliable and couldn't find anybody to work on it"...Really? But you said you bought it in LA..

"Shelby was just a marketing figure head for Ford and really didn't have much to do with building them"...Really? I did not know that. Thanks though.

The list goes on and on. That's why we have Gate Keepers like Ned around.

[Mark IV]

Little known fact: Shelby built over 27,000 Cobras in the sixties. Despite that not jiving with records, it MUST be true otherwise how could every car show spectator say he "owned an original!"

[DanEC]

I think there's some sort of mental defect that is predominant in a number of car show spectators. The wanna be - but don't know crap defect. Corvette owners see it too. "Yeah, back in 1965 my Dad bought a brand new split window coupe with a 454 in it. It was one of them with a metal body too - none of that cheap fiberglass."

[Ron61]

Dan,

In some cases that applies to painters too. A few years ago I stopped at a local body and paint shop to look at a Cobra I saw there and see if it was from around here. Their chief painter, being an arrogant a** Ho** informed me he hated those damn fiberglass cars and normally would only work on Corvettes and do custom paint jobs. I asked him what the Corvette bodies were made of and he informed me that any idiot knew they were good old American steel.

Ron

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by Ron61

Dan,

In some cases that applies to painters too. A few years ago I stopped at a local body and paint shop to look at a Cobra I saw there and see if it was from around here. Their chief painter, being an arrogant a** Ho** informed me he hated those damn fiberglass cars and normally would only work on Corvettes and do custom paint jobs. I asked him what the Corvette bodies were made of and he informed me that any idiot knew they were good old American steel.

Ron

Ron - probably an older guy used to painting lacquer for years who now sprays urethane still using a dust cartridge respirator. I don't think I would be going to him for a paint quote in the future.