[Excaliber]

With any "brand name", and I think "Shelby" qualifies for that distinction, a reputation comes along with it.

Whatever my, or your, personal opinion maybe, the Shelby name packs a lot of punch with the "masses", and thats a fact!

C.S. has certainly had plenty of opportunities to "dilute" his "brand name" over the years, but it hasn't happened (despite his best efforts, lol).

Myself? I've about had it with "Sony", for instance. I simply don't believe they continue to make the quality product they used to make.

As for Shelby? Maybe I'm hard headed but I tend to think that in the car world he would not associate himself with an "inferior" product as it relates to the general competition being produced at the same point in time. Therefore I would have to conclude, the CAV association represents a "quality" Cobra when comapred to other "glass" Cobras. As good as an ERA, an SPF? Maybe better, maybe not. Time will tell, maybe it's a Sony in Shelby clothing?

Ernie