Sales of exotic or specialty cars, certainly the Miata, Fiero and the soon-to-be-released Solstice, are exaggerated for the first model year and then taper off. Ford's dealers may find they have over-priced the initial enthusiasm and reduced the price to market value too late to capture the interest generated by the initial marketing effort. If the industry's reaction to the decline in sales typical of these cars repeats, the next public statement will show Ford claiming to have over-stated demand and responding by adjusting supply.
The folks at Saleen, Roush and other suppliers/contractors are likley wondering what they have gotten themselves into. That is where the pinch will be made to be felt. And it all began with the dealers and Ford's unwillingness to manage sales following a dealer's financial committment to sell an agreed number of cars.
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A beautiful car, precisely assembled. Unfortunately I don't fit. Sold it after four hundred miles. Well, at least now I know a Cobra is not a car I can own.
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