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Originally Posted by REAL 1
Hey Bill not sure what your point is but I have no problem talking to owners of original Cobras. Have done so on a number of occasions. They are not "Gods" nor are they "special". They are fortunate enough to own original Cobras and were either in the right place at the right time or had/have enough money to pay for one.
They have Shelby Cobras just like mine except mine is continuation series and their is an original series!!! LOL.
Any owners of originals that have issues with this and SAAC's position and look to demean the Continuation series are the one with the insecurity issues.
Oh, and your "clever" use of the "component car" term is also misused so to imply what you would like it too..i.e. "kit" or "replica". You know full well why SAI picked that term. Bill, if you have a Registry, a current one that is I would suggest you read it 'SLOWLY' since you apparently have a comprehension issue. Go slow or read out loud...that helps. Also take a look at the operative section here under definitions on page 30. Again read it slow and out loud. It will also help if you read the Introduction section as to the purpose of the Registry. Again, go slow.
Any questions PM me I'll be glad to help.
Last I checked every car is a component car since they are all made of components including the originals.
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Sir, I believe I see your point in terms of Shelby produced products. Both vintage automobiles and currently sold CSX vehicles
are Shelby.
The key difference however is not defined by Shelby or even SAAC, but by the
(27 Jun 2013, Edited for accuracy): Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation (vs the DOT)
produced and sold their cars through the Ford Dealer Network already certified for highway use.
( Ford's new-gen GT500 is similar in philosophy to the '68 through '70 Shelbys,ie: Shelby in name only - not touched by Shelby employees)
Another example is the the '05 - '06 Ford GT , it certainly has DNA linage to the original homologated street GT40's, and it's a complete car produced by Ford.
So the Shelby's last vehicle certified for DOT use was the Series I, period.
The CSX cars of the last 20 years are/were sold as incomplete units, by law. Shelby chooses to call them "component vehicles"- some were even purchased in "less-than-roller" configuration to be finished by the owner/shop. It doesn't make the Shelby part/component any less authentic Shelby, it's just not a "complete operating vehicle" as was the case in the '60's. So whether kit, replica or various other descriptors are used the inference is to the incomplete nature of the vehicle, that's all, no big deal.
Best, Bret.
