All, What I find to be absolutely ASTOUNDING is that now a company has formed that is building CLONES of '67-68 Shelbys, tagging them with continuation serial numbers, and asking $100-150K apiece for them! Who in their right mind would pay $150K for a "Shelby" that was built last Tuesday, and built by somebody other than Shelby? Just because they stamp a new VIN on it that follows the old Shelby sequence (apparently with Shelby's blessing) doesn't make it a 'real' Shelby. It's just a very, very good clone. But when the clone of the real thing is priced higher than the real thing, with no value added, then something is seriously screwed up. At least the Unique Performance cars (ridiculously overpriced though they may be) boast genuine engineering improvements which can partly justify their exorbitant price. I'd say P.T. Barnum was right, except I don't know that any of these new clone cars have actually been sold.... Mike
I could not have said it better myself, Mike!! BTW: It was great to see you again, and to have some time to visit. I will try to make Mini Nats. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: <MikeLDrew@aol.com> To: <RSANTER@aol.com>; <ecj@peoplepc.com>; <shelbymustang@carmemories.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 9:35 PM Subject: Re: wow > All, > > What I find to be absolutely ASTOUNDING is that now a company has formed that > is building CLONES of '67-68 Shelbys, tagging them with continuation serial > numbers, and asking $100-150K apiece for them! > > Who in their right mind would pay $150K for a "Shelby" that was built last > Tuesday, and built by somebody other than Shelby? Just because they stamp a new > VIN on it that follows the old Shelby sequence (apparently with Shelby's > blessing) doesn't make it a 'real' Shelby. It's just a very, very good clone. > But when the clone of the real thing is priced higher than the real thing, with > no value added, then something is seriously screwed up. > > At least the Unique Performance cars (ridiculously overpriced though they may > be) boast genuine engineering improvements which can partly justify their > exorbitant price. > > I'd say P.T. Barnum was right, except I don't know that any of these new > clone cars have actually been sold.... > > Mike > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.9/39 - Release Date: 7/4/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.9/42 - Release Date: 7/6/2005
