Unlikely as it sounds, from the island of Malta comes the beefy KC-427 sports car, a reinterpretation of the classic Shelby Cobra from designer Reuben Zammit and his firm Racer X Design. Zammit expects to unveil an actual running prototype of the KC-427 next month, but in the meantime has released a trio of computer-generated renderings (which have the car looking perhaps uncomfortably similar to Carroll Shelby's misbegotten Series 1 roadster). Unlike the Oldsmobile-engined Series 1, however, the KC-427 will pack a 7.0-liter Corvette V-8, very likely tuned to produce a whole lot more horses than the Z06's 505. And lest you imagine this is nothing more than a young designer's flight of fancy, Racer X intends to build twenty KC-427s; Zammit has pledged to offer purchase rights to the first twenty people who show interest in the car, although there's no word yet on price.
Via Pistonheads.
More KC427 photos after the break, courtesy of Racer X Design.
The Shelby Cobra
The Shelby Series 1
