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Originally Posted by REAL 1
Cute. Again someone taking quotes out of context and in this case statements that only partially state what the Registry says. From a Registrar no less.  I think you need to read more closely and maybe stick with classifying originals as "original", "original restored", "reconstructed" etc...and stick with the "Websters" deifinition of "replica" as used in your Clubs Registry. Perhaps your not familiar with the Webster's definition they utilized? See page 30 of the Registry. I'm sure you have one. There are numerous references in your club's Registry that make it clear the Continuation Cobras are not "replicas" and considered authentic Cobras.
Oh, btw, luckily Shelby's didn't continue production from 1968 onward or the "continued" production of 3000 cars would be "kits" under most DMV definitions and dictionary definitions. Imagine that.
Carroll chose the word "component" as it was needed to adhere to all the current Federal safety regulations and but of that need would not have used or chosen that term. See page 708 if you need help.
I'm good with "Current production Cobras" as defined in the Registry. |
I'm taking nothing out of context nor giving partial statements. Go read the CSX 4000 Component car paragraph on page 708 again, which explains the CSX 4xxx series cars and why the registry chooses to refer to them as component cars. It's clear as it can be. Quote: "He did not want his cars devalued by using the term replica." Calling them component cars "suited his need to explain (mostly to various dmv authorities) that these cars were only components of a completed car - not the completed car itself, which would be required to adhere to all sorts of current stringent governmental safety regulations." So the choice was made to circumvent the dmv regulations.
And no matter how hard you may try to connect the original Cobras with your later replica, it can't be done. The originals were sold as complete cars through Ford dealers, not as component or kit cars. Imagining what might have happened if Shelby had continued production past 1968 is a meaningless exercise, but one that lawyers have become quite adept at.
It is apparent that if someone were to point out that your car is black, you would argue that it is charcoal; you twist things to suit your purpose. Call a CSX 4xxx a "current production Cobra" all you like. Just don't lump it in with the originals.