It finally happened

[oldguy668]

Sitting in my Budweiser folding chair at the last cruise-in of the season and two guys come walking over to look at the car. The first guy asks if it's a Factory Five, so I said it was and that I had just finished it. The second guy says his friend has a "real one" that was made in South Africa! I made a quick decision not to embarrass the guy by schooling him on the various replicas, so i just smiled and shut up.

[skullandbones]

You're too kind! I would have asked him what his CSX frame number was. WEK.

[Gumball]

Yeah, I woulda had a hard time not saying... "funny, I thought all the real ones were built in England."

[3yearplan]

I agree ^ !! There is no way I would let that guy go off unschooled (if that's a word).

[CraigS]

It's easier to just smile and let it go!

[Kevin Kearney]

My family doctor claims his is a "real one" made in South Africa. I don't argue too hard. He is keeping me alive.

Kevin

[Movieman]

My family doctor claims his is a "real one" made in South Africa. I don't argue too hard. He is keeping me alive.

Kevin

Smart man! Never piss off the person making your food, cutting your hair or in your case "keeping you alive!":D

[j.miller]

Way to go. Ya grab the bull by the horns, look him square in the eyes, smile and say......That's nice.

[Jim1855]

Hey, I have one of them there South African cars and I wouldn't have cut him any slack. Never told anyone mine was real, well a "real" car maybe but not a real "one".

FYI, I'm here 'cause I'm trying to learn about the Challenge Series cars, I want something lighter and faster.

Jim

[carbon fiber]

i to go to the auto parts store up the street regularly. (they know me by name-ask me all the time when i'm gonna move in and change my address) whenever they hire someone new i go to them and with a straight face ask for a "fetzer valve" for a '68 plymouth fury. who says you have to spend money to have fun?!

[bansheekev]

My friend has a Shelby Continuation CSX which he bought 4 years ago. I acutally was worked on by Superformance in South Africa. It has a CSX # so the statement could be loosely translated as true. It is not a true 'original' but in some people's lingo from Shelby American which is as close as you can get to original.

[riptide motorsport]

Mines real.........stand in front of it!

[tirod]

Yep, they're all a real kit car. :)

[Avalanche325]

It seems that everyone that I have ever met knows someone that has a "real" one. They must have made more Cobras than model-Ts.

[Blate]

It boggles me how so many people at work think I'm building a mustang, I tell them that I have a mustang gas tank and rack...that's pretty much all the mustang parts.
I work with a bunch of idiots and just stopped talking cars to them :)

[cHEAPSNAKE]

My uncle had a real one.