| For some it is the sound of a big block FE engine rumbling through the side pipes and the brutal acceleration that snaps your head back when you hit the gas.
Others can not help but stare at the curvaceous fenders and are drawn in by the craftsmanship of the beautiful aluminum body. From the oil cooler and hood
scoop to the roll bar and fender flares, this car is all about performance. In 1994—furious at the clones as well as the outright counterfeits that used the
name—Shelby stormed back into the Cobra business. He resurrected Shelby American outside Las Vegas, next to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway racetrack, to make
partial Cobras, and Carroll Shelby Enterprises in California to make Cobra parts. The irony is that Shelby used fiberglass bodies, just like the knockoff
producers, but charged a lot more. By the time it was completed, a Shelby American 427 cost approximately $90,000. Now Shelby is making a Cobra true to the
original, but the irony is that he was incited to do so by a Cobra replica maker, Provo, Utah, manufacturing engineer David Kirkham. He turned Shelby's head
with an aluminum-bodied replica that's as close to the original as its creator had ever seen. Shelby was so impressed with Kirkham's replica that in 1997
he allowed it to be placed alongside Cobra originals in the paddock area at the Monterey Historic Races—an honor Shelby bestowed on no other maker.
Now together they're putting a top-quality Shelby Cobra on the road again. This particular example is straight out of the catolog from 1998. It's bright
Red coachwork shows off it's Aluminum body wonderfully. It is complimented by it's Black Leather Buckets, dash & trim. It's White Racing Stripes complete
that vintage look you'd expect from the real deal in 1967. It's 427 "Side-Oiler" motor is nothing less than amazing. Having the optional hood scoop, roll
bar & black sidepipes make this Cobra S/C appear as real as any Cobra can. Currently Kirkham is not making complete cars. He & Carroll are still married
doing business in Vegas. This S/C is only 1500 miles from new. If you've never experienced driving a 427 Cobra, it will scare the life out of any novice...
it will reward any real enthusiast.
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