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Old 01-26-2005, 05:06 PM
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Originally posted by mylesdw


It is not a widely known fact that when Shelby drove the Cobra prototype he knew immediately that he had a winner on his hands. Trouble was, he realised that demand would far exceed his and ACs ability to supply and that furthermore true sports car enthusiasts would soon realise that the car was more hot-rod than thoroughbred.

In a stroke of genius he put "Powered by Ford" badges on it, making it much less desirable and targetting it at a less discerning buyer...
Sure that makes sense! Let's make a car and sell it to the public but let's not make it desirable because we do not want to sell too many.Too much of a demand will surley do us in!
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