Randolph just put the snake on its aviators. The Massachusetts eyewear maker has added a Super Snake chapter to its Randolph x Shelby collaboration: three limited-edition Aviators and a reissued Hawk, all named and styled after the Super Snake, Shelby American's flagship Mustang. The four new pairs went live on Randolph's store on October 13, and they are the most car-guy thing in everyday carry right now.
The four new pairs
Every Super Snake pair uses ZEISS LightPro driving lenses and comes semi-polarized. The difference is the finish and the lens color.
- Aviator in Black Chrome with Octane lenses, the darkest of the set.
- Aviator in Ceramic Cerakote with Apex Gray lenses, a ceramic-coated take on the classic frame.
- Aviator in Forged Bronze Cerakote with Daytona Blue lenses, the loudest of the three.
- Super Snake Hawk in Forged Bronze Cerakote with Daytona Blue lenses, a returning shape Randolph says it pulled from its archive and reissued for the road.
The Aviators come in four sizes, from 52 mm up to 61 mm, so wide faces are covered. The Hawk comes in 57 mm and 61 mm. Each pair ships with the collaboration's presentation box, a case and a co-branded cleaning cloth, and Randolph says they are made in the USA with globally sourced components.
Why Randolph and Shelby fit
This pairing makes more sense than most brand mashups. Randolph's own history starts in 1973, when master machinists Jan Waszkiewicz and Stanley Zaleski, Polish immigrants, set up shop just south of Boston. The company began working to official military specifications as a subcontractor in 1978 and landed its first direct contract with the U.S. military in 1982. It still handcrafts every frame in the USA, with domestic and imported components, and pitches them as eyewear made to be worn, repaired and passed down. That is the same pitch Shelby makes about cars.
On the other side, Shelby American describes its 2026 Super Snake as a Mustang with 830-plus horsepower from a supercharged V8, carbon fiber body parts and serialized dash and engine plaques. One of Randolph's product shots even sets a pair of the Ceramic Aviators on a Super Snake dash, right next to its dash plaque.
The new pairs extend an existing Speedway Series that Randolph built around Carroll Shelby and the Shelby Cobra, which already includes Aviator II, Archer and Sportsman frames in Bright Chrome with Redline lenses, Gunmetal with Le Mans Blue and more. The Super Snake run is the darker, moodier follow-up.
What to know before you buy
Randolph labels all four as limited edition but does not publish a production number, so if one finish speaks to you, do not wait for a restock that may never come. Check Randolph's collaboration page for current pricing and size availability. The Hawk only comes in two sizes, so check fit first.
Why it matters
Plenty of car collabs are just a logo on a product. This one puts the Super Snake name on a frame built by a company that has made military-spec eyewear for decades, and leaves the shape alone. Building a kit around it? Our everyday carry essentials cover the rest of your pockets, and our field watch picks share the same military-built logic.
