Jay: No you silly boy. The originals are the "originals", but one day you never know....
Well JBo, as Oinie said SAI did make numerous mods and strengthing changes including suspension and running gear if I'm correct. Also if replacing the anemic 6 cylinder and its running gear and if making sufficient changes to turn the car into a world champion aren't enough mods for you then you apparently believe in the notion it is really an "AC Cobra" and AC deserves the lion share of the credit despite the fact that we know for a fact that if not for SAI, CS and his talented employees like Phil Remmington etc..the AC Ace would be nothing more then a footnote in the automotive history books. Anyone thinking otherwise is just plain wrong or a revisionist. But if you know better your free to keep enjoying your own reality