Shelby GT500CR

[RestoCreations]

Pardon, licensed by Shelby. I thought the cars were actually going into the Shelby registry like the Unique Performance cars.

Carries the DNA of the original manufacturer??? I didnt know that Superformance and Kirkham were part of that DNA.

[computerworks]

Originally Posted by RestoCreations

Pardon, licensed by Shelby. I thought the cars were actually going into the Shelby registry like the Unique Performance cars.

The Unique Perf cars are not going in the Shelby American Automobile Club World Registry either.

Originally Posted by RestoCreations

Carries the DNA of the original manufacturer??? I didnt know that Superformance and Kirkham were part of that DNA.

They are not.

The DNA refers to the CSX cars currently produced by Shelby American. They are, by that fact, continuation cars.

[RestoCreations]

Originally Posted by computerworks

The Unique Perf cars are not going in the Shelby American Automobile Club World Registry either.



They are not.

The DNA refers to the CSX cars currently produced by Shelby American. They are, by that fact, continuation cars.

? I thought that Shelby used Kirkham aluminum bodies, Superformance fiberglass bodies, and Kirkham frames for the continuation cars.

[computerworks]

Originally Posted by RestoCreations

? I thought that Shelby used Kirkham aluminum bodies, Superformance fiberglass bodies, and Kirkham frames for the continuation cars.

Not quite like that.

Shelby uses the factory in South Africa (Hi-Tech) that happens to also build SPF as an OEM for the 'glas CSX cars, having that factory build the rollers to their (SAI) specs.

Shelby has also used Kirkham as an OEM for alum bodied cars, purchasing the raw body-on-frame, without running gear...and completing the build at SAI. They have used other sources as well for the metal cars.

[RestoCreations]

So, it's kind of like a grocery store buying brand name milk or other products and putting their label on it, when they dont actually manufacture any of it. Got it. Please note, i am just playing around. I love all of these cars, mustangs and cobras, whether continuation or cloned, but when it comes to the cobras, I would much rather have a kirkham over a "continuation" shelby. Perhaps i am just biased after working with Kirkham and getting the pleasure of seeing and assembling their parts first hand. Or, perhaps i just dont see the extra value in relabeling a car that was manufactured by someone else.

And wow, we have hijacked the thread and are really off topic.