Commercial Automotive Photographer Mike Maez captures the 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 R at a private facility outside of Chicago, IL.
Commercial Automotive Photographer Mike Maez captures the 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 R at a private facility outside of Chicago, IL. As one of the most iconic postwar sports cars, Shelby’s 427 Cobra is likely the most replicated. The result of Shelby’s drive to produce a line of “continuation” Cobras during the 1990s and 2000s, this example, numbered CSX4007R, is one of just two built to “R” competition specification. It is also fitted with an aluminum-head 427 Ford V-8 engine built by NASCAR legend Ernie Elliott that offered an estimated 700 hp and features rare carbon fiber bodywork.