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Originally Posted by goof2
I'm not sure that is true. Shelby himself makes "continuation" replicas. I also think he approves of the Kirkham cars. For quite a while all it took to get approval from Shelby was a check. Regardless, Shelby has been such a douche about replicas and their manufacturers I personally don't pay much attention to what he approves.
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Yeah I said it mattered to some and not others. I also said I would buy a Factory Five Racing model if I wanted to go cheaper since I used to tinker with Mustangs a little.
I was going by this...it was true at one time I know and it still may be. I don't think Kirkham's is approved but don't know for sure but they do build a nice product.
http://www.autoblog.com/2005/03/02/c...obra-replicas/
Carroll Shelby was known for fighting tooth and nail for the rights to the legendary Cobra designs but this time he's argeed to collaborate with the replica company Superformance International. "I am pleased that Superformance has recognized the value of being associated with the Shelby entities, and on my part, I recognize Superformance in the replica car business for their quality of design and engineering integrity," said Shelby. Superformance builds their cars, the Shelby Cobra and Cobra Daytona Coupe, at a manufacturing facility in South Africa. More authorized dealers and a possible future collaboration may be in the works.
Peter Brock helped design the Daytona Coupe that Superformance builds and he was also involved in the original design in the 60's.