Does not bother me a bit. Means the person has a clue. Is it a kit ? does not bother me either unless it is said with an attitude, by someone driveing a damn '78 camaro, primer colored with air shocks and a Holley that is to big for the choked off mid 70's motor to use without getting rid of 3/4's of the plumbing and boreing the thing at least .40 over. These are the same people that think my AVANTI is slow because it was made by Studebaker and think my Contemporary is full of VW and Fiero parts.
Damn it I was out for Happy hour 45 minutes ago and having a great time. I have to stop looking at this thread.
We are all here because of one thing... the obsession with a specific car...The SHELBY COBRA...2% of us own the REAL thing.
The rest of us (me included) own the next best thing, a tribute, and arguably a better car. Some of us (Evan,Turk, ect,) bought one with a new CSX number because they wanted the real thing. They got the REAL thing and will realize it better than the rest of us (like it or not) come RESALE time. I don't care, I got my Contemporary because I have have wanted a Cobra since I was old enough to understand AUTOMOBILE LUST. Since I don't have 100-500,000 dollars to spend on a CAR I did the best I could and I don't regret a second of the 800+ miles I have on my REPLICA. I also Hold no grudges against the guys that can afford Kirkhams or CSX 2000 thu 4000 cars. I consider myself a CAR guy, Not a Ford guy or a Chevy guy or a Mopar guy or a Studebaker guy but A CAR guy plain and simple.
I don't understand it in Religion,I don't understand it in Race and I don't understand it in Automobiles. No one is better than the other just different!
There is Good and Bad everywhere. All we can do is try to do what is right and hope that others will do the same.
I for one like Cobras!! Shelbys,ERA's,Superformance's,FFR's,Contemporary's ,Unique's,B&B's, Shell Valley's, JBL's,CR's and whoever else I have forgot. Ford Motors,Chevy Motors,Mopar Motors.As long as it looks ,sounds and acts Like a Cobra it is good with me!
The Cobra is simply the Sexiest Car ever made! Why spend time arguing whose is REAL and whose is not...
GET IN THE DAMN THING AND DRIVE!!
I will get off my soap box now, Everyone have a good one,
Dan