I know you guys are just bantering...and thankfully no one is taking this
too serious or getting offended. But you have stepped into my world
again...proud owner of a real sunbeam Tiger, and a fake Cobra. Remember the
motivation...I basically all but worshipped Shelby Cobras since I was old
enough to know what they were...and that's about age....10. I dreamed of
having one for 20 years and still dream about it, but now I have a replica,
and I tell people that's what it is...and you can't mistake it for a real
one...it handles great, doesn't get hot in the floor boards, and is a
smoother ride....so you know its fake. Plus mine doesn't say "Shelby"
anywhere on it....it does say cobra...but then again, I had a mustang Cobra
for awhile from SVT, so there is nothing particularly sacred about that
either.
Remember that imitation is the finest form of flattery...that's not just a
saying, it's true. I'm paying a compliment to Ole Shel and his cobras by
having a fake one....I believe it with all my heart. I go to sleep at night
reading about the Shelby American team drivers, the production, the
development of the cars that made history and set the stage for our
investments and interest today. Tigers, Daytona coupes, trans am
racing....you name it, I love to know, so I'm not some kid that saw it in a
mag or on TV and decided I wanted one but don't know what it is... I also
have no less than 50 miniature versions in plastic and die cast sitting
around my house....but I have a full scale version in the shop that makes
noise. Im part of the worlds greatest fan club....
Like Mark said last I think, just represent it accurately...and you are fine
in my book.
I don't believe that Algers diminish the value of Tigers, I think they
support the market for Tigers, making them more valuable. I don't see
anywhere where replica cobras have sacrificed the value of real
ones....unless you want to play "what it" and say that a real 427 big block
SC would be worth 2 million instead of one million if replicas hadn't
existed...and personally I don't buy it.
My 2 cents on the same discussion.....again...but still fun to have.
Cullen
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