To many here that clearly seem to be getting some sadistic thrill over the thought of CSX owners taking it in the neck (primarily me) as far as value of their cars are concerned I would like to point out some simple facts.
1. The CAV produced CSX is glass only. Has nothing to do with Aluminum cars. In fact one might argue it makes the aluminum cars more valuable. My CSX is aluminum.
2. Who cares? Not me. I didn't buy my car for investment value. There are much better things to invest in.
3. I'm not sure if the $39K price is an introductory price but even if it is the regular sale price, you will notice that the price does not include options and the cost of installation and finishing the car. A nicely finished unit even at that price will near $70,000.00. This is squarely in the range of a nicely turned out ERA turnkey and within spiting distance of a BB SPF new from the dealer.
4. My bet is that this is an introductory price. It wouldn't surprise me to see the regular price gravitate up to $45K for a painted glass roller. Still very competitive for those deciding between ERA and SPF.
5. From the announcement thread for SAI it appears there are some slight spec differences. In short it will be the same CSX glass Cobra offered at ERA turnkey prices. Whats bad about that except if you already own a higher end SPF or ERA then your cars value just took a big hit.
6. While the lower price on CAV produced units may have some downward affect on existing glass CSX's values they are going to literally clobber the values of the existing of replicas like ERA, Contempary, SPF and any other replica putting you in the $60K range for a finished vehicle.
Manny: If you can't see the tremendous parallels between the production of the original CSX's and the current CSX Continuation series and the fact that a great many parts of the originals were out sourced also nothing I can say here can help.
Also, I'm not sure what Auto Snobbery magazines you are referring to when you referenced Cobras/Cobra replicas as not being considered a real enthusiasts car. All I know is that our Shelby Cobra is the only car I own that I've seen people videoing while driving next to us. And this happened on more than one occassion. It also draws a crowd and "thumbs up" wherever I take it. Maybe the mags and you are right, not much enthusiasm for the car I guess.
I would also like to echo Ernies last posts. Bravo Ernie! You seem to hit the nail on the head everytime. For those that think what Ernie said above is incorrect you apparently have been spending too much time reading the "Definitive Cobra Timeline".
