[Bullitt2002]

I just heard that Shelby-American has a new Cobra dealership just outside Cincinnati, in little old Ross, Ohio. That alone is newsworthy. What REALLY caught my attention is finding that the Shelby dealer is right next door to the local Superformance dealership. Not across town, not down the street, not across the street, but right friggin' next door. A customer can visit one dealer, and if so inclined, can literally walk next door to the other.

This is interesting, and I have SOOO many questions, like:

1) Did the Superformance folks see this coming?

2) Since Shelby is also building glass-bodied Cobras in South Africa, is this his way of "taking it" to the competition?

3) Could this be a new trend, whereby Shelby locates other dealers near competitors?

4) I understand Shelby and Superformance have been battling in the courts for years. Could they have reconciled, and a new alliance is in the works?

5) Is this a good thing for customers? Will customers be able to negotiate better deals under this arrangement? Price wars, maybe?

6) Am I in the Twilight Zone, and Rod Serling is about to tell me I imagined the whole thing? Seriously, this news is both interesting and bizarre.


Ken