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Old 10-26-2015, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe's Garage View Post
The primary manufacturer was AC Cars Ltd which provided 70% of a completed car to Shelby. All Shelby did was put in a motor and transmission, already designed by AC for a quick drop-in installation. If you want to pin the tail on the donkey then AC Cars is the "original manufacturer", not Shelby.
Significant supplier but not the manufacturer. Shelby completed the car and issued the MSO so not the original manufacturer. Doesn't matter if they only put one screw on the car.

Great example of putting a slant on the reality of the topic, however no basis to the point at hand.