Classic Cobra

Classic Cobra
Debut series	The Hot Ones
Produced	1983 - Present
Designer	Larry Wood (Hot Wheels Model)
Number	3923

Description

This model is also known as Shelby Cobra 427 S/C for the same casting. It is based on Carroll Shelby's modified version of the British AC Ace sports car, itself a Pre-WWII design by BMW. The Hot Wheels casting is designed by Larry Wood. It is powered by a Ford V8 engine and constructed of ultra lightweight aluminum, this American sports car icon was made to push American racing to a new level!

Versions

The Classic Cobra has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color/Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes	Photo
N/A	1983	Mainline Hot Ones	Blue	White stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	3923	Hong Kong
N/A	1983	Real Riders	Blue	White stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	'Goodyear' Gray RR	3923	Hong Kong or Malaysia
N/A	1985	Real Riders	Blue	White stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	'Goodyear' White RR	3923	Malaysia
N/A	1985	Mexican Release	Blue	Yellow stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	'Goodyear' Gray RR		Mexico
	1985	Mexican Release	Blue	Yellow stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW		Mexico
N/A	1985	Mexican Release	Blue	White stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	'Goodyear' Gray RR		Mexico
N/A	1985	Mexican Release	Blue	White stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW		Mexico
31	1986	Real Riders	Red	Yellow & Black Stripes on top and '427 COBRA' on Hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	'Goodyear' Gray RR	2535	Malaysia
31	1986	Mainline	Red	Yellow & Black Stripes on top and '427 COBRA' on Hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	2535	Malaysia
31	1988	Mainline	Red	Yellow & Black Stripes on top and 'COBRA' on Hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	2535	Malaysia
N/A	1989	Park 'n Plates	Black	Orange & Red Stripes on top and 'COBRA' on Hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Red	BW	2055	Malaysia
N/A	1990	California Customs	White	Salmon and Black Stripes, 'COBRA' and '7'	Unpainted / Metal	Clear with Black 'Cal Customs'	Blue	Gray (Chrome Rim) RR	1296	Malaysia
N/A	1990	California Customs	White	Salmon and Black Stripes, 'COBRA' and '7'	Unpainted / Metal	Clear with Yellow 'Cal Customs'	Blue	Gray (Chrome Rim) RR	1296	Malaysia
N/A	1990	California Customs	White	Salmon and Black Stripes, 'COBRA' and '7'	Unpainted / Metal	Clear with Yellow 'Cal Customs'	Blue	BW	1296	Malaysia
N/A	1990	California Customs	Fluorescent Yellow	Red and Black Stripes, 'COBRA' and '7'	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Red	BW	1296	Malaysia	Possible Variation: Dark or Light Blue in Tampo
N/A	1993	Revealers 10-Pack	White	Blue Stripe on Hood, Orange Snake on Hood and Sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear with 'Revealers'	Red	BW	3923	Malaysia	10-Pack was a prize
	1993	25th Anniversary Ford 5-Pack	Light Blue	Orange & Red Stripes on top and 'COBRA' on Hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	BW	10790	Malaysia
	1994	FAO Schwarz Gold Series Collection	Red	White Hotwheels Logo on Rear	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Gold PC5	12293	Malaysia
31	1995	Mainline	Red	Yellow & Black Stripes on top and 'COBRA' on Hood	Several	Clear	Black	7SP	2535	Malaysia	Several Base variations: Black Plastic, Black Metal, Unpainted Metal
31	1995	Mainline	Red	Yellow & Black Stripes on top and 'COBRA' on Hood	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	3SP	2535	Malaysia
305	1995	Roarin' Rods 3/4	Fluorescent Yellow	Silver Snake Skin Pattern	Several	Black tint	Black	7SP	13292	Malaysia	Several Variations
363	1995	Treasure Hunts 11/12	Metalflake Green	Gold Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	Gold PC6	13360	Malaysia	10,000 Produced, Limited Edition
	1995	Shelby Heart Fund	Silver	'AP' and '98'	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	Goodyear Gray DDRR	14014	Malaysia	10,000 Produced, Limited Edition Variation: Chrome DDRR Wheels (25 Produced)
	1995	JC Penny '24K Gold Performance' 2-Car Set	Gold-Plated	None	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	Gold PC5	14064	Malaysia	5,000 Produced
	1995	'60's Muscle Cars 5-Pack	Metalflake Red	Gold Stripes, Gold License Plate	Black / Metal	Clear	Tan	7SP	13503	Malaysia	Several Variations
	1996	FAO Schwarz History of Hot Wheels II Set	Yellow	Black Stripes	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	Gold RR	15732	Malaysia
	1996	Black Convertible Collection	Metallic Black	White Hotwheels Logo on Rear	Metallic Black / Metal	Tinted (Gray)	Black	Tinted Black 5SP	15171	Malaysia	Target Stores Exclusive
406	1996	Sports Car 3/4	White	Blue Stripes, Soccer Player and Ball	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	7SP	15250	Malaysia
406	1996	Sports Car 3/4	White	Blue Stripes, Soccer Player and Ball	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	5SP	15250	Malaysia	Rare
	1997	General Mills Mail-In Cinnamon Toast Crunch	White	Blue, Red, Yellow, Purple "French Toast Crunch"	Black / Metal	Clear	Tan	5SP	N/A	Malaysia
	1997	Motorin' Music 4-Car Set	Red	White Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Gray	5SP	17279	China
727	1998	Race Team IV 3/4	Metalflake Blue	Hot Wheels Race Team deco. "1", "Powered by FORD"	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Gray)	White	5SP	18793	Malaysia
N/A	1998	12th Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Convention - Race Team IV 3/4	Unpainted	Black Hotwheels Logo on Trunk	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Gray)	Gray	5SP	18793	Malaysia	500 Produced
N/A	1998	HW 30th Anniv	Dark Blue	White Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Gray Goodyear RR	18872	Malaysia
1024	1999	Show Biz 5-Pack &  Mainline 27/109	White	Black and Orange Flames, and 'Celebrity Hollywood Tour'	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Gray)	Black	5SP	22379	Malaysia
40 / 250	2000	Speed Blaster 4/4	White	Blue Stripes and Jet Plane and 'Speed' on side	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Blue	5SP	26043	Thailand
240 / 240	2001	Mainline 144/144	Red	Orange Flames on side	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	LW	53769	Malaysia
8 / 16	2002	Auto Milestones	Blue	White Stripes and 'Auto Milestones'	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Silver	Goodyear DDRR	55932	Thailand
N/A	2002	Japan Tokoro's Collection	Metalflake Blue	White Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Gray RR	85553	Thailand
8 / 16	2003	Hall of Fame - Legends	Metallic Blue	White Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Goodyear DDRR	55932	Thailand
N/A	2003	Carroll Shelby 80th Birthday	Metallic Blue	White Stripes, 'Happy Birthday Carroll' and '80'	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Goodyear DDRR	N/A	Thailand	1,000 Produced
5pk	2003	B-Day 5 Pack	Blue	White, Gold, Blue & Black Starburst, '5' and 'Hotwheels Birthday'	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	5SP	57018	Thailand
186 / 212	2004	Pride Rides 5/10	Light Blue	White Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	3SP	B3782	Malaysia
	2004	Bruce Wayne 3-Car Set	Metalflake Blue	White Stripes and '17'	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	RRMag	G4407	Malaysia	10,000 Produced
	2004	18th Annual Collectors Convention	Burgundy	White Stripes, Convention Logo and '18'	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	RR	H1525	Thailand	4,000 Produced
	2005	Target California Dreamin' Set	Red	White Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	5SP	H7048	Malaysia
160 / 187	2005	Mainline 25/50	Red	White Stripes and '29' on Hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	WSP	H9068	Malaysia
160 / 187	2005	Mainline 25/50	Matte Gray (Primer)	White Stripes and '29' on Hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	WSP	H9068	Malaysia	K-Mart Exclusive
160 / 187	2005	Mainline 25/50	Matte Gray (Primer)	White Stripes and '29' on Hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	WSP	H9068	Thailand	Rare K-Mart Exclusive
N/A	2006	Ultra Hots	Metalflake Blue	Silver Ghost Flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	RLRR	32851	Thailand
N/A	2006	Ultra Hots	Burgundy	Silver Stripes on Top	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Silver	RLRR	J2833	Malaysia
N/A	2006	Ultra Hots	Burgundy	White Stripes on Top	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Silver	RLRR	J2833	Malaysia
212 / 223	2006	Mainline 90/96	Grey	Silver Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Blue	5SP	J8038	Thailand
	2006	Classics 2	Chrome	Red Stripes on Top, and '68' on Hood and Sides	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Gray)	Black	Goodyear 7SP	J2776	Thailand
	2006	Classics 2	Spectraflame Red	Silver Stripes on Top, and '68' on Hood and Sides	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Gray)	Black	Goodyear 7SP	J2776	Thailand
	2006	Classics 2	Spectraflame Blue	Orange Stripes on Top, and '68' on Hood and Sides	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Gray)	Black	Goodyear 7SP	J2776	Thailand
	2006	Classics 2	Spectraflame Antifreeze	Silver Stripes on Top, and '68' on Hood and Sides	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Gray)	Black	Goodyear 7SP	J2776	Thailand
	2006	Classics 2	Spectraflame Gold	Red Stripes on Top, and '68' on Hood and Sides	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Gray)	Black	Goodyear 7SP	J2776	Thailand
	2006	Classics 2	Spectraflame Black	Red Stripes on Top, and '68' on Hood and Sides	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Gray)	Black	Goodyear 7SP	J2776	Thailand
97 / 180	2007	Code Cars 13/24	Metalflake Dark Blue	Light Blue stripes on hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Grey	10SP	K7648	Malaysia
97 / 180	2007	Code Cars 13/24	Magenta	Pink Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Grey	LW	K7648	Malaysia	Possible Variation: Magenta or Light Purple
97 / 180	2007	Code Cars 13/24	Magenta	Pink Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Grey	Chrome 10SP	K7648	Malaysia
17 / 36	2007	Ultra Hots	Yellow	Orange and White Stripes on Top, and '39' on Hood and Sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	RR	L0077	Thailand
30/40	2007	Since '68 Top 40	Black	Yellow Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Gray	RL	L2844	Malaysia
154 / 196	2008	TEAM: Engine Revealers 2/4	Matte Green	White Stripes and Stars	Variations	Tinted (Gray)	Black	3SP	M6868	Malaysia	Base Variations: Chrome Plastic, Unpainted Metal Possible Variation: 5DOT Wheels
30 / 40	2008	Since '68: Top 40 Set	Metalflake Blue	Silver Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Grey	RL	N4608	Thailand	Base Code(s):
	2008	HWC.com 7: Neo-Classics	Spectraflame Red	White Stripes and 'COBRA'	Chrome / Metal	Clear	Black	RL	L8686	China	Base Code(s):
N/A	2008	MEC (Mattel Engineers of China)	White	Yelllow Stripes and 'MEC' on side, Mattel Logo and 'MEC' on Hood, '2008' on Trunk	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	LW			Base Code(s):
4/4	2009	23rd Annual Collectors Convention	Blue	Yellow Stripes, Convention Logo on Trunk	Black	Clear	Black	Goodyear RR	P2198	China	2,000 Produced Base Code(s):
	2009	Color Shifters	Grey when Warm, Red when Cold	2 Red Racing Stripes down middle of car, Silver Flames on side	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	5SP	P2859	Thailand	Plastic body Base Code(s):
165 / 214 (INT)	2010	Hot Auctions 7/10	White	Blue Stripes	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Black	10SP	R7590	Malaysia	Avaliable in both USA and INT Series Variation: Pink Tinted Glass Base Code(s): C16, C17, C20
163 / 240 (USA)	2010	Hot Auctions 7/10	Maroon	White Stripes	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Black	10SP	R7590	Malaysia	Avaliable in both USA and INT Series Base code(s): C31
6/20	2011	HW Garage	Unpainted	Red, White & Blue Stripes and '66', Sponsors Logos	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Black (Chrome Rim) RR10SP	T8265	Malaysia	Base Code: C41
6/20	2011	HW Garage	Dark Gray	Red, White & Blue Stripes and '66', Sponsors Logos	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Black (Chrome Rim) RR10SP	T8321	Malaysia	Base Code(s):
107 / 244	2011	Muscle Mania 7/10	Metalflake Light Grey	Black Stripes and Badges	Black / Plastic	Tinted (Brown)	Black	Gold Chrome MC5	T9814	Malaysia	Named Shelby Cobra 427 S/C Base Code(s): D20,D22, D23
107 / 244	2011	Muscle Mania 7/10	Red	Yellow Stripes and Badges	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	Gold Chrome MC5	V0051	Malaysia	Named Shelby Cobra 427 S/C Kmart Exclusive Base Code(s):
107 / 244	2011	Muscle Mania 7/10	Teal	White Stripes and Badges	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Black	5SP	V5228	Malaysia	Named Shelby Cobra 427 S/C Base Code(s): D30
	2011	Color Shifters: Water Revealers	Green (shifts to yellow)	Blue and White tampos, '66' on sides and hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	5SP	V0595	Thailand	Base Code(s):
N/A	2012	The Hot Ones	Turquoise	Red Zig-Zag and '42'	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	HO	W3790	Thailand	Base Code(s):
5pk	2012	Shelby 5-Pack	Yellow	Aqua and Blue Stripes and '427'	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted (Blue)	Black	10SP	W4254	Thailand	Base Code(s): E34, E39
	2013	RLC Special Commemoration Edition	Spectraflame Blue	White Stripes on Top, Shelby Heart Fund Logo on Trunk	Chrome / Metal	Clear	Black	Goodyear Gray (Chrome Rim)  RR10SP	Y0467	Thailand	4000 Produced Base Code(s):
	2015	Color Shifters	White (cold), Gold (warm)	Flames on top	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	10SP	CFM48	Thailand	Base Code(s):

Gallery

Shelby Cobra right side

Shelby Cobra right front quarter

Shelby Cobra left rear quarter

Shelby Cobra hood popped

Shelby Cobra front

Race Team Series IV version

CLASSIC COBRA 2011

Shelby Cobra 427 S/C - colour shifters

Shelby Cobra 427 S/C - colour shifters (2)

Mexican version w/yellow stripes and RR

2008 version

2010

2010

Similar Castings

Shelby Cobra 427 S/C (HW Collectibles)