[DAVID GAGNARD]

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I do not think anybody here is intentionally flaming or putting down the owner for what he did with the car...To each his own,he built the car the way he wanted and from the pictures and description this guy put a lot of hard work into the car and from what I can see,it is a first class job he did......BTW,I love all Cobra's too,real/replica/kits/customized/whatever.....

That being said,this is only my opinion,and that and 50 cents will not get you a cup of coffee in downtown Marksville either.....

I think most object to the way the article was written and the fact they left out the replica's make,leaving the impression the owner built this car from "scratch"...Also,read the last paragraph,I quote,"Rick's two and a half years of hard work shows in everything from the big block power to the tiniest graphic details. But for Rick, the thing that probably stands out the most is simply the fact that it's a 1966 427 Shelby Cobra---his 1966 427 Shelby Cobra",end quote,no mention of a 1966 427 Shelby Cobra Replica,just a 427 Shelby Cobra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Having worked in the body repair business for some 14 years and still do some on the side (my own stuff) and in the insurance claims industry for the last ten years looking at damaged cars every day all day, I can appreciate workmanship and quality wherther it's a VW Bug or on a top of the line Rolls Royce....This guys work may be top of the line,I do not think that is in disput,just the way the article is written and the way the facts were presented.....

Sorry for the rant also,but this is just the way I see it,be it right or wrong....

David