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Originally posted by REAL 1
Where are the facts. Start post'n.
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If you want to buy the article from the LA Times, it's available from their archives...
Car Trouble? Autos: Questions have been raised over Carroll Shelby's claim he's building 43 of his classic Cobras using original chassis. Shelby says he's the victim of a business feud.
The Los Angeles Times (Pre-1997 Fulltext); Los Angeles, Calif.; Apr 15, 1993; PAUL DEAN
The SAAC Registry pretty much synthesizes the scandal that ensued.
From the LA Times...
"Forty-three chassis Shelby said had been in storage since 1965 were actually built in 1991 and 1992 by a Torrance company, McCluskey Ltd. A McCluskey engineer says all frames are precise copies of Cobra 427 chassis originally built for Shelby by AC Cars Ltd. of England, with McCluskey workers even duplicating the coarse welds and rough saw cuts of 1965 metal working. "
"Richard Kopec, national director of the Shelby American Automobile Club in Sharon, Conn. says it is a case of Shelby being Shelby and "selling a little bit of truth, a little bit of snake
oil, and some things best left unsaid."
"Shown a DMV document with his signature, Shelby claimed that, in 1965, he had 43 completely assembled and titled Cobra 427SC cars. "At one time or other in the '60s I did have complete cars for all of these (DMV forms). I sold pieces and parts for 30 years and I trade pieces and parts today."