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Sorry to nit pick, but how can you define the "exact" dimensions of a Cobra body when no two originals were the same?

I'd say all this talk about "real" and "kit" and "replica" is pointless, but there is a reason for it. If you go and spend a bunch of extra money to get the "real" thing, that had to have been a very important aspect for you, and you would therefore remind everyone of it. As others have said, the name Shelby cements the value of the car. I'm sure if we could all legally call our cars "Cobras" we would.

Still, many people tend to assume that a "real" Cobra is actually better quality and better performance as well, which is widely known to not be true. I think this is one reason why people are peeved by all the bickering about it. Also, people like me spend <$30k for a car that 99% of people can't tell the difference from an original. That's the great thing about Cobras replicas.