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Originally Posted by mrmustang
Just for clarification:
The frames were not 60's or even 70's, 80's constructed, but found to have been built by McClusky and left outside to "age" them, under contract with CS. CS reportedly had some unused MSO/MCO's for unassigned CSX3000 series chassis that he attempted to attach to these frames and build them as "lost" originals. Some NOS parts were sourced from various suppliers, some items reproduced and "aged" like the frames for authenticity. Unfortunately, CS got caught with his pants down, and that is the reason why they could not legally be sold as turn key cars for road use. Plenty of folks (two in Japan come to mind) who have tried to rewrite the history of them to suit their specific wants and needs, but they all eventually get caught in the lie that they perpetuate.
In regards to using Montana to get these on the road, I have no experience with the process, so I can't extrapolate further.
Bill S.
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Correct. The frames in the warehouse were not 60's frames but were the leftovers of the batch of controversial "completion" cobras from the 90s? They were, however, assigned VINS and had MSOs signed by Shelby. Original Cobras? No. Legit cobras? We'll argue that forever, but not again and not here please as nothing new can possibly be added.
The frames were not the reason they couldn't be sold. The primary reason was that completed cars couldn't.