SP03048 is a Superformance MKIII 427 S/C Cobra documented in November 2019, finished in Indigo Blue with Viper Steel Grey LeMans twin stripes over a black interior. The build pairs the MKIII 427 S/C body with a Ford Coyote 5.0L V8 specified at 450 horsepower and a Tremec TKO five-speed manual, drivetrain installed by V’s Performance. At the time of original documentation, the car was titled in California under SB100 Smog Exemption and listed at Hillbank USA at an asking price of $78,950.
Build Summary
- Build number: SP03048
- Manufacturer: Superformance
- Model: MKIII 427 S/C
- Color: Indigo Blue
- Stripes: Viper Steel Grey twin LeMans stripes
- Interior: Black
- Title: California, SB100 Smog Exemption
- Documented: November 2019
Specifications
Engine
- Ford Coyote 5.0L V8
- 302 cubic inch displacement
- 450 horsepower (as specified)
- ECU calibration
Transmission
- Tremec TKO five-speed manual
Exhaust
- Custom rear exhaust configured for the roadster application. The car can be reverted to the original side-pipe 427 S/C configuration.
Suspension
- Cobra Valley R/T ball joints
- QA1 suspension
- QA1 shock mounts
- QA1 sway bars
Brakes
- Power-disc four-piston Wilwood brakes (standard MKIII specification)
Cooling and driveline (standard MKIII features)
- Aluminum radiator with thermostatically controlled twin electric fans
- Period-correct oil cooler with shroud and fittings
- Aluminum limited-slip differential
Options on this Build
Powertrain
- Ford Coyote 5.0L V8 with ECU calibration, 450 horsepower
- Tremec TKO five-speed manual
- Custom rear exhaust for roadster configuration
Exterior
- Indigo Blue paint
- Viper Steel Grey twin LeMans stripes
- Roadster bumpers
- Clear bra on rear fenders
- Nose, trunk, and steering wheel Cobra badges
- Chrome headlights, roadster bumpers, turn signals, and roll bar
- Brass windscreen frame
Interior
- Soft top with side windows
- Tonneau cover
- Glove box
- Jordan Track Shifter
- Fire extinguisher
- Smiths gauges in period-correct dash layout
- Lucas ammeter gauge
- Carriage-style original door latches
- Leather-wrapped dash
- Steel-framed seats with period-correct webbing
Suspension
- Cobra Valley R/T ball joints
- QA1 suspension components, shock mounts, and sway bars
Body and chassis
- Steel subframe wrapped around engine bay, trunk, and cockpit openings
About this Build
SP03048 reads as a Coyote-powered modern interpretation of the MKIII 427 S/C with the period-correct cockpit elements left intact. The drivetrain choice is contemporary: a Ford Coyote 5.0L V8 specified at 450 horsepower paired with a Tremec TKO five-speed, installed by V’s Performance rather than at the South African Superformance factory, which builds the rolling chassis but does not install drivetrains. The exhaust was routed out the rear for the roadster bumper configuration, and the documentation notes the car can be reverted to the original 427 S/C side-pipe layout if a future owner wants the visual signature.
Inside, the build keeps to the 1960s reference. Smiths gauges sit in a period-correct dash layout, a Lucas ammeter gauge is fitted, carriage-style door latches are used in place of modern hardware, and the steel-framed seats are webbed in the original style. The Jordan Track Shifter and a glove box are practical concessions. Outside, the chrome roadster bumpers, headlights, turn signals, and roll bar are paired with a brass windscreen frame and Cobra badging at the nose, trunk, and steering wheel. The Indigo Blue and Viper Steel Grey stripe combination is restrained relative to the more common Guardsman Blue and Wimbledon White scheme on this body.
At the time of the original 2019 documentation, SP03048 was titled in California under SB100 Smog Exemption and listed at Hillbank USA at an asking price of $78,950. California’s SB100 program issues a limited annual allotment of specially-constructed-vehicle plates that exempt the car from emissions, and the certification follows the build rather than the buyer, which matters for any California-resident purchaser. Whether the listed sale closed through Hillbank USA, and any ownership or sale activity after November 2019, is not documented in available sources.
About Superformance
Superformance is the only manufacturer licensed by Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc. to build Cobra reproductions, a status that places it in a tier above unlicensed replica builders. Cars are manufactured in South Africa by Hi-Tech Automotive, Ltd. as rolling chassis: Superformance ships the chassis and body fully assembled, and the buyer or dealer specifies and installs the drivetrain. For SP03048, that work was done by V’s Performance. For broader context on the Cobra replica market and where Superformance sits among the available options, see the Cobra Authority buyer’s guide and the Cobra encyclopedia. For a contrasting Backdraft Racing build documented on the site, see BDR1624, a 2017 RT3.
Sale history
- November 2019: Listed at Hillbank USA at an asking price of $78,950, titled in California under SB100 Smog Exemption. Whether the listing closed through Hillbank USA is not documented in available sources.
Images and original listing details courtesy of Hillbank USA. Drivetrain installation by V’s Performance. Manufacturer information from Superformance.
Last updated: May 16, 2026
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