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Originally Posted by Dimis
They're all copies of the real thing, just to different degrees. While some stop at the chassis, others the engine or shape, others the badges. The continuation series cars stop at history and the year of manufacturing.  |
Putting aside that fact that a Shelby fiberglass replica body is not aluminum and is further away from the 998, I'll add that the Kirkham/CSX aluminum bodies have thicker aluminum, the steel used in chassis is different, the brakes and suspension aren't OEM, no orignal Halibrand magnesium wheels, exhaust, interior materials, etc. are all facsimiles, engines and transmissions but for a very select few aren't properly date coded, etc. Kirkham builds them, not AC or Shelby (who cares about the subcontractor parallels), maybe some OEM wiring and switches might be used, so what. In reality none of us own anything even that close to the 998.
So it more than just the gap of 30-50 years, it's that the materials aren't OEM/NOS or even real close reproductions in nearly all cases.