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Shelby Cobra 427 S/C #98 Blue Kyosho 1:18

Shelby Cobra 427 S/C #98 Blue Kyosho 1:18 8838 Diecast
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Kyosho's 1:18 diecast Shelby Cobra 427 S/C #98 in blue reproduces Carroll Shelby's most powerful production Cobra, the semi-competition big-block variant. Aggressive stance and racing number in full 1:18 detail.
Shelby Cobra 427 S/C #98 Blue Kyosho 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Shelby
Manufacturer
Kyosho
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
8838
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About the Shelby Cobra 427 S/C #98 Blue Kyosho 1:18

TL;DR: Kyosho's 1:18 diecast Shelby Cobra 427 S/C #98 in blue reproduces Carroll Shelby's big-block, semi-competition Cobra, among the most powerful and aggressive versions of the car he built. Flared arches and racing number rendered at full 1:18 scale for American sports car collectors.

The 427 S/C, semi-competition in Shelby's own terminology, traded the earlier small-block Cobra's relative civility for a genuinely brutal big-block engine and the flared bodywork needed to cover the wider tires that power demanded.

Kyosho's Take on Shelby's Most Aggressive Cobra

The 427 S/C's flared wheel arches, considerably wider than the earlier 289 Cobra's cleaner lines, exist purely to cover the wide racing rubber the car's power output required, and Kyosho gets that added width right relative to the narrow, minimalist body underneath it. Kyosho has built a strong reputation among American sports car collectors for exactly this kind of subject, and the blue paint with white #98 racing roundels here is applied with sharp, clean edges rather than a soft-focus approximation. At 1:18, the Cobra's minimal bodywork, essentially a body draped over a chassis and engine with little disguise, leaves the model's proportions fully exposed to scrutiny, and this one holds up to that scrutiny well.

A Genuinely Uncompromising American Sports Car

Carroll Shelby built the Cobra by grafting American V8 power into a lightweight British roadster body, and the 427 S/C represents that formula pushed to its most extreme, more power and width than the car's original chassis was ever meant to carry gracefully. For a collector focused on American performance history, this variant marks the outer edge of what the Cobra concept could become. It's a loud, uncompromising piece, and the model doesn't try to soften that.

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