Sam-good effort to get us back on topic!
Agro1 - Evan was probably referring to me as the "new guy" that doesn't agree with his personality (see SPF vs ERA last few pages).
As for the topic at hand, I think we all know that the so called "recently found" Mustangs is a bunch of B.S. ..........just like the "found" Cobra's. Shelby is a business man. He knows that he can put his name on a car and just by that alone, it will sell for far more than it's worth. Anybody willing to pay 6 figures for one of the new "Eleanor" cars is simply foolish IMO, but who's to say that they shouldn't? If THAT'S the car they want and they want to spend the money, god bless them. I just hope they aren't thinking it will help them in their retirement plan, and that they invest wisely elsewhere. Bottom line is, Shelby knows there's a sucker born every minute.
I'm NOT saying that about the CSX cars though. They are probably the best "original" looking / performing Cobra's on the market today, and if that's what you want out of your Cobra, than, if you can afford it, buy one. I think they are also a much "wiser" purchase than the Eleanor Mustangs, as far as an "investment" goes. Does that make them "the best"? If that car best fits what YOU, the buyer, wants out of your Cobra, then it may very well be the best........for you. (and THATS what counts).
Evan: I'm pretty new to this forum and perhaps I spoke too soon in some of the comments I made in ERA vs. SPF. I don'y know you personally at all. I can only go by what I read, and after coming here almost every day for the past 2+ months, I formed an opinion of you from what you say in your posts. YOU are the only person I formed this opinion about which is amazing considering all the people, posts, and different personalities involved here! Am I "crazy" in thinking this..........or just perceptive? Obviously I'm not the only one who has formed this opinion about you.
I spent a lot of my life in sports, so I like to equate things with athletics. To me, there are 2 different kinds of people in this world: 1. The person that scores a touchdown and starts dancing, pointing fingers at the apposing team and calling them names, yells how great they are in the camera's, etc.......... And 2. The person that scores, hands the ball off to the ref, and trots over to the sidelines without getting in anybody's face. BOTH did something great, but have totally different ways to express themselves. Does it make 1 person better or worse than the other? No. Does it mean that they can't get along off the field? No, in fact I had a lot of friends like that and we all got along great. In fact, I had a buddy in "cars" that was like that also, and we got along for many years (still do, we just don't spend a lot of time together anymore because we're a thousand miles apart). He had a Orig. Yenko Camaro and would get pi$$ed at all the "clones" at the show. Even got into fights! I had a Orig. '70 LS-6 Chevelle and it never bothered much when guys would show up and park next to me with cars made to look like mine, but were fakes...........some not even SS cars, but had the badges and "looked good". It did bother me a little when they had their car up for sale and I knew the only reason they were asking what they were, was because of the fact that my car even existed (could probably say the same of Cobra replica's?), but what the heck. What can you do about it? If someone wants it, they'll buy it and probably get a lot of fun out of it!
Some people may attack you out of jealousy for your car. No doubt about that. Some may even attack you because of their dislike for Carroll Shelby, and if that's the case, that's a shame. But for the most part, I think it's the little "rub it in your face" things you seem to consistantly post that pi$$ people off. Some (I, for one) have probably taken it too seriously, and I apologize. I came to this forum to find out more about these cars and the different mfgrs. that build them. If I made some friends along the way,(and I have!) then that would be a bonus!. I definately didn't come here to make any enemies.
Tell you what, if we meet up at the Fling, I'll buy you a beer. If we sat and talked, we would probably find that we have more in common than we think. But, if after the beer, you still want a piece of me, than go for it. But, (unless you really pi$$ me off), I'm sure I'll do the exact same thing I did when I was in school..........toss the ball to the ref and walk away ( knowing I did a good thing.).
