<HEAD> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Maybe we should decide on what to call these cars. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ellenwhores?</DIV> <DIV>Clone Clones?</DIV> <DIV>Clone Squared?</DIV> <DIV>Kit Clones?</DIV> <DIV>Clone-e-nores?</DIV> <DIV>Clone Clowns?</DIV> <DIV>CloneyNores?</DIV> <DIV>Kit Cloney-nores?</DIV> <DIV>Sander-Slugs?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Gone in 60 Seconds? How about Gone in $150,000?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What do you call the people that bought these cars?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jim Seisser<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: DLen1261@a= ol.com <BR>Sent: May 13, 2005 1:21 PM <BR>To: shelbymustang@carmemories.com= <BR>Subject: Re: Elenor Convert #1 <BR><BR><ZZZHTML><FONT face=3Darial,hel= vetica><ZZZHTML><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" P= TSIZE=3D"10">IMHO, the difference is mostly in the "exclusivity"--Eleanwhor= es (owww, that's mean...but deadly accurate for a clone-of-a-clone that off= ers an imitation experience for a price, eh?) are, for now, way LESS common= , and MORE *celebrity*-associated than any of the *new cobras*. And (= most of) the folks that're paying $150K+ for an "Ellie" are wealthy enough = that it's "pocket change" for 'em; just another piece of "look what I got t= hat you don't" clubbing trash, not really any different than an Escalade wi= th with a couple times it's sticker price in "bling" tacked on. While= I doubt that most of 'em appreciate the historical context of EITHER vehic= le, I'll give 'em that it's more comfortable to cruise in a closed/top-up, = a/c'd, stereo'd, *accessorized* "Ellie" than in a CSX repop (from Shelby or= any of the other sources). Which'll probably mean that the typical 2= - to 3-year old "Ellie" for sale will have more miles on it than the equiva= lent CSX/kit seems to (just take a look at Cobra Country's classified secti= on). In all fairness, the "typical" CSX/kit reminds me of the sailboa= t I bought 25 yrs ago--used "every weekend" the first summer; "every holida= y wkend" the second summer, "for sale" the third summer....<BR><BR>OTOH, I = expect there'll be some really nice *celebrity-owned* clone-clones availabl= e for us to buy *cheap* & enjoy driving the snot out of, in just a few = years, eh? OTOH, I feel out of synch with that trend, because the *re= pop* I really want is a Kirkham FIA "street version" with the transverse le= af spring suspension option....<BR><BR>Dave<BR>----------------------------= ------------------------------<BR><BR>Colin writes--<BR><BR>"I don't unders= tand it myself , for example, the "continuation" or whatever they are calli= ng the new CSX Cobras are less than half of an original CSX 2xxx or CSX 3xx= x car. But the Elanwhores, ooops, sorry, Elanores are just as expensiv= e or more so than an original version of the car they somewhat look like?"<= BR><BR></DIV></FONT></ZZZHTML></FONT></BODY><PRE> ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com</PRE>
