Franklin Mint 1968 Shelby 427 S/C King of the Cobras LE 5000

Ok, if the "Mistress of Fire" Cobra just wasn't wild enough for you or didn't, dare I say it, light your fire, the "King of Cobras" simply HAS to set your heart ablaze! Maybe just a whimsical look at one of the most iconic legends in automotive history, the Cobra is nonetheless gorgeous in this paint scheme as well. I'm not quite ready to bet that you could paint the S/C in pink with purple polka dots and it still wouldn't look bad - bad, as in totally mean, nasty and FAST!

TFM took a page out of the 'custom car flame job' book and one from the a 'herpetology' picture catalog and combined an awesome imaginative presence on the body of the Cobra. The front end of the vehicle, which is painted a solid black, erupts in yellow-to-orange flames and proceeds rearward into a King Cobra mural and picks up beautiful purple highlights in the blaze of color. By the time those massive rear fenders ignite in yellow, orange, red and purple shades, the paint pattern shifts to snakeskin.

Whether you own all the variations of the Shelby Cobra by TFM or only want one, you cannot go wrong with displaying this little beauty - trust me, it WILL command attention!

-Tony F Perrone