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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 wears blue with race number 98, reproducing the model's wide arches and stripped-back roadster body. A bold, muscular piece for a classic American racing display.
Shelby Cobra 427 S/C #98 Blue Kyosho 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Shelby
Model 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: This 1:18 Kyosho diecast reproduces the Shelby Cobra 427 S/C in blue with race number 98, capturing the car's wide arches and stripped-back open roadster body. A muscular, unmistakably American piece for a classic racing display.

Carroll Shelby's Cobra took a lightweight British roadster body and paired it with a large-displacement American V8, a combination that turned a modest sports car into one of the more formidable machines of its era.

Muscular Proportions Rendered at 1:18

The 427 S/C's flared arches, needed to cover its wide racing tyres, sit dramatically wider than the body tub beneath them, and that contrast is exactly what makes the Cobra shape so distinctive: a slim roadster body with genuinely aggressive bulges over each wheel. Kyosho keeps that flare proportional and correctly positioned relative to the low, simple cabin, and the blue paint with white race number 98 is applied with crisp edges rather than a soft-edged print that would blur the numbering. The car's minimal bumperwork and functional bonnet scoop, both genuine period details rather than decoration, are present and correctly scaled.

The Cobra's Reputation as an American Performance Icon

The Cobra earned its reputation through genuine competition success and a straightforward engineering philosophy: take a light chassis, fit the biggest engine that will reasonably fit, and let the numbers speak for themselves. That approach has kept the Cobra name relevant to performance enthusiasts for decades, well beyond its original production run, and race-liveried examples like this one connect directly to that competition heritage.

A Bold Centrepiece for a Classic Racing Shelf

This Cobra suits a display built around classic American or British-American hybrid racing machinery, where its wide stance and bold livery make it an obvious visual anchor.

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