Re: [CR]"repro" thoughts

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From: <Philcycles@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 15:53:19 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]"repro" thoughts
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 2/24/03 12:06:37 PM, goodrichbikes@netzero.net writes:
>> In a lot of ways this discussion is becoming like one I hear in the
>collector car hobby. Many non-car people know some of the history of the
>Carroll Shelby-built AC Cobras of the early/mid 60's. Butt-fast car with a
>V8 stuffed into a little alloy British sports car chassis. Some also know
>of
>Mr. Shelby resuming production of these cars a few years ago, using only all
>original spares (apparently stashed away in some warehouse or something.)
>Obviously, the assemblers aren't the same kids who did this work in the
>60's. My question: are these still "Shelby Cobras" to your thought? Or
>are
>they "repros"?

The Cobras are supposedly built using chassis that Carroll built in the 60s and stashed away. They are registered as 1966 cars, I believe.
Phil Brown
NoHo, Ca