AC Cobra
A featherweight English chassis.
A heavyweight American V8. The Cobra was
the improbable duet that changed racing forever.
Levegh’s recreation focused on the raw curves and the brutal simplicity of the cockpit.
Every rivet is counted. It smells of gasoline and courage.
The Improbable Duet.
1:8 Scale Commission
The Cobra 427 is not a sports car, it is an engine seeking a way to kill its driver.
Carroll Shelby’s formula was simple but brutal: take a lightweight British roadster
and force a massive Ford 427 big-block V8 into the engine bay.
This commission captures the specific absurdity of that engineering.
We have replicated the flared fenders required to house the massive Goodyear
Blue Streak tires, the side-exit exhaust that deafened drivers,
and the distinct lack of safety features.
Open the hood, and you see the reason for the car's reputation:
a 7.0-liter powerplant that barely fits between the frame rails.
It is raw, analog, and unapologetically dangerous.
