| Re: Cobra History - Real and Replica
Well of course Adrian Cocking COULD have used his initials - but what would have been the point in alienating the "powers" any more at that particular time? During one of my meetings with CS negotiating the Shelby Endorsement of the RAM SC, we did in fact have a real laugh about that exact possibility - the irony was not lost on Shelby, as you may recall the "Shelby - AC wars" were still at their peak at that time. At one stage the French wanted to use the "AC" connection for the Bardahl series Race cars, but good sense prevailed and they were simply known as "Trophy" cars. One French company DID call their Cobra replica a "McLaren Cobra" after one of the partners' Mother's maiden name. A bit too tenuous, even for the French and it was soon renamed.
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