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[John Kepler]

Classic cars....unlike most firearms, have provenance up the gazoo if you look, particularly "one-off" stuff like Shelby's. There IS a Shelby Registry, and if the VIN ain't on it, it's time to start walking.

We get into the same thing with Yenko Stingers in the Corvair World. It's a fairly easy car to "replicate", and the difference in value between the "real" and "Memorex" version is 1000% give or take! Thankfully, real Yenko Stingers are easily identified by the GM/Yenko VIN series.

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[clowdis]

Shelby, not being one to turn down money, has started a "continuation" series of Cobras. I think they are made with a licensing agreement with Superformance and they all begin with the CSX4xxx series. They are fiberglass bodies and the owner is correct in saying that is a Shelby car, but it isn't one of the original Cobras from the '60's. The original aluminum body cars start with the CSX2xxx serial nos. and are well into the six digit price tag. I think I am about correct on all this, but my memory fads a bit with time. Whether a kit or not they are badassed little cars and a heck of a lot of fun to drive.