My opinion, as somebody who drives CSX2367 to many local gatherings and events, is that replicas are a confirmation of the ongoing attraction of our Cobras. Most car people know that there are many, many clones and replicas of Cobras. And are pleasantly surprised when they realize that our Cobra is real. The license plate is “64REAL” and I quite often lay out a copy of the original window sticker, invoice, etc.
What other car has this popularity 60 year later? - the replicas still being built are proof that the Cobra was, and is, a vehicle of great significance. We should feel flattered.
The huge advantage that we all have is that SAAC does such a superb job of tracking and documenting all the real cars so that there are very few disputes. Thank you Ned.
This reliable registry is much less available for many other collector cars, from early GTOs to many Corvettes. I tried to acquire a Dtype Jaguar once that had unclear provenance, until I inspected the floor plan which proved that it was a well modified Etype.
So again - thank you SAAC for the registries. Getting fooled that a continuation/replica is a real Cobra is unlikely. Dave