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As David said DeBeneste is a very savvy business man. If this were about history they would build one of these cars 100% correct in every nut and bolt as they were brand new as delivered by Shelby from the LA Airport and put it in the museum for the preservation of history.

Are all the proceeds of these "completion" cars going to the construction of the museum and acquisition of whatever they are acquiring for it???? Don't know. Are any part of the funds going to "profits" into "pockets"? Don't know.

The point is these cars are not true completion cars and should not have CSX3000 vin#. Period. They are not CSX3000 cars. Period. Regardless of how beautiful or breathtaking they may be. A well turned out Continuation Cobra with all the right major bits to the eye is just as breathtaking to the observer.

Are the buyers of these completion cars going to hoard them and keep them to themselves or share them with others to see? If they are keep in private collections no one will ever see how is that furthering the preservation of history? History has to be remembered to be preserved.

As to the "originals" being the true preservationists of history, that is not 100%true. History to be preserved must be remembered first. The replica industry and the replicas of today help preserved and preserve history by keeping a car over 50 years old in the public conscience and minds. A run of the mill 1972 Toyota perfectly preserved is part of "history" too but who cares? That and many other cars have faded from "history" so to speak.

The second generation Shelbys are part of Shelby history now. Their importance in the future is still undetermined.

History is made every day its just that some of it turns out to be more important to people than others.