Thanks Brent, I think we can agree "family cobra" make good pet owners, just don't go puttin' a bunch of us in an elevator together
I don't disagree with your kit car vs. replica distinction, but if one is to
replicate everything that the originals had, including an FE in a 427 car and a SBF in a 289 car, then most here are kit car owners. That level of replication just isn't done, many think a stroked BBF under the hood of a 427 (or a 351w in a 289) hits the mark for replica and nothing more need be replicated.
The Shelby/Chevrolet misfire seems to be well documented, I'll let the true historians chime in if they want.