I thought my rantings were crystal clear.
As usual STG your statements are factually inaccurate as to the Continuation Series.
I don't think any Continuation owners are under any illusion they own an original or that the Continuation series carries the same provenance as an original.
But, you betcha, its a REAL Cobra and deserves distinction from non real ones. Seems like most of the guys that bothers is guys who don't own a Shelby and who love to refer to the Continuation series as just a "replica" in an obvious effort to knock the Continuation Cobra. It is a Continuation series Cobra. Not a replica of a Cobra. The fact is, it is a Cobra. Period.
You draw your own conclusions as to why many (I didn't say "all") non Shelby owners are hung up on not recognizing the Shelby as a genuine Cobra and deserving of that distinction. I'll draw mine.
Non owners knocks of the Continuation series mean less than nothing to me. I'll stick with what SAAC says.