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Originally Posted by Power Surge
It's a Superformance Cobra, which is a replica of a real Shelby Cobra, which is a Cobra sold by Shelby.
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...therefore if Carroll says
anything's a Cobra, then it is- which also makes it a replica of his real Cobra.
But it's been expressed here that a
replica is exact to the original in every way. Something no SPF is.
So if I get this thread (to Jamo's amusement) an ERA (for example) is neither a 'Cobra' nor 'replica' for the following reasons:
A. He didn't allow them to say it is.
B. It's not a 'replica', exacting in duplication to the original (rectangular tube chassis for example).
So I conclude an ERA is-an 'ERA', an identity unto it's own. When asked, I always refer to my car as an ERA -not a replica or Cobra. It's a hand built sports car that closely resembles Shelby's Cobras.
It's my opinion that Shelby seriously dilutes the pedigree of his cars, so fervently championed here by their owners, by the licenses he grants to carry the name.
The tin can K-car owners and crap ERA owners (among many others) are not burdened by a fierce need to demonstrate superiority and propagate resale value by belonging to the franchise.
Flame away.