Back in September we featured a Cobra that was found and photographed by one of our readers over in the UK. The owner caught wind of the conversation and chimed in claiming that the car was the real deal. The Shelby forums lite up with theories and doubts, but the fire went out as soon as it started. Well, the owner just emailed us with an update. Apparently, the coverage got him motivated enough to get it back on the road. He is currently rebuilding the engine, but has already resprayed it white. When asked why they did that, he replied, “I repainted it white because the log book said it was originally white back in ’64“. Let the flame fanning begin…

You can read through all the comments here on our old post to get caught up on the story. I’m not going to claim that I know if this is a real A.C. Cobra or not, but the owner has presented me with some very compelling evidence. I will leave it up to the Shelby guys to present all the reasons why it is not authentic, but you will have to make the final decision for yourself. Fake or real – I wish the owner luck with the project and hope to see it bombing around the backroads soon!