[wtcobra]

Just because it has Shelby's name on it doesn't make it a lesser car or inferior to ERA or Contemporary. You guys just don't seem to get the the fact that all replicas are compromises of the original cobras in one way or the other except for Kirkham and the new SAI offerings. I have so much money in my Contemporary that I could have purchased an original car however I never considered it more than entertainment and therapy. The way I look at it, the longer I keep it, the loss will be less on a per year basis. Kirkham and SAI are in the position of determining the market for Cobras and that is a fact whether you like it or not, and it has been a fact for years now. Any other conclusion is laughable. I am going to call both Kirkham and Shelby tomorrow and see how much cash difference they will pay me in addition to one of their cars in trade for my engine that has block #98 as it's foundation. I am going to hang on to my Contemporary as they don't make them anymore, and their prices should escalate rapidly as they were the best replica ever made or perhaps I will trade it to Turk for that old beat up Porsche and his yeller dog.

Wayne Turpin