[Turk]

This is not meant to discourage anyone from acquiring a Kirkham if you wanted a aluminum car, since that is all they build.

However I have read it in here and other posts many times.....Folks are having a hard time justifying $30-$40K for a Shelby over a Kirkham. i would too.

Before you perpetuate a myth, why not pick up the phone and call Bob Marsh and spec out a Shelby Cobra with options you want and see for yourself if the premium asked and paid for is anywhere near the myth we read in here.

You might be pleasantly surprised. For me the name Shelby had enough of a value attached to it to pay the premium I paid. Fortunately it is nowhere near the amount boradcast by many folks who have not done a direct comparison themselves. It is what they heard!

Whether you pay a $1.00 or $$10,001 dollars more for a Cobra bearing the name Shelby, do not be dissapointed that you are not necessarily getting a better car. No one can make that claim, nor should they. It is just that it is a Shelby Cobra, that's all.

At times I think my ERA was a better car. My firends know how I feel about an ERA. Yet I chose to buy a CSX without batting an eye. I did so, without having to pay $30,000 to $40,000 more.

TURK