[saltytri]

The two questions I get most often are:

"Is it a kit car?" My answer is that it is a fake Cobra that is made in a factory.

"Is it real?" I know what is being asked is not whether it is a car that a lawyer could interpret as "real" because it has some connection with Ol' Shel at some point in time. What is being asked is whether it is a vintage car made back in the day. My answer is as honest as I can make it: "No, it's a fake." Any other answer is deceptive to some degree.

Owning and driving my fake Cobra is all the gratification I need. I don't need to make myself feel better by trying to make my fake something that it isn't. As far as I'm concerned, there are only two categories: vintage Cobras and Cobras that aren't vintage. All vintage Cobras are fabulous. Not all non-vintage Cobras are created equal. Some are more fabulous than others. But that doesn't mean that they aren't all in the same category.