IN 1993 THE NEWLY CREATED SPECIAL VEHICLE TEAM (SVT) PUT TOGETHER THEIR FIRST SPECIAL EDITION MUSTANG.  THE 1993 MUSTANG SVT COBRA WAS AN IMMEDIATE HIT; MORE REFINED AND MORE POWERFUL.  UNDER THE HOOD, FORD OFFERED A SPICED UP VERSION OF THE 5.0L FUEL INJECTED V8 THAT PUMPED OUT 235 HORSES.  THIS WAS ENABLED BY A SET OF EASY BREATHING GT-40 HEADS AND A REVISED INTAKE MANIFOLD CAPPED WITH A LARGER 65mm THROTTLE BODY.  WHILE THAT POWER DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A LOT TODAY, IT WAS A MAJOR BOOST IN 1993 OVER THE STOCK MUSTANG GT.  KEEP IN MIND THAT THE FOX-BODY MUSTANGS WERE VERY LIGHT AND THAT ALLOWED THEM TO PERFORM NEARLY AS WELL AS MANY OF TODAY'S HIGH PERFORMANCE MUSTANGS.  ALSO, A FIRST FOR THE FOX-BODY MUSTANG WAS THE APPLICATION OF 4-WHEEL DISC BRAKES.  THE COBRA WAS ALSO ONE OF THE FIRST MUSTANGS IN A LONG TIME THAT DEALERS WERE ABLE TO TACK ON HUGE MARKUPS TO - UP TO $8,000.  THE COBRA WAS ONLY AVAILABLE IN VIBRANT RED, BLACK, AND TEAL.  THERE WERE 1,884 VIBRANT RED.

THIS CAR CAME EQUIPPED WITH 5.0L SUPER-HIGH PERFORMANCE V8 ENGINE, 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, TRACTION LOK AXLE, POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING W/15:1 RATIO, HANDLING SUSPENSION INCLUDING VARIABLE RATE SPRINGS, GAS PRESSURIZED FRONT STRUTS AND REAR SHOCKS, QUADRA SHOCK REAR SUSPENSION, POWER FRONT AND REAR DISC BRAKES, 17"x7.5" CAST ALUM WHEELS, REMOTE CONTROL MIRRORS, TINTED GLASS, REAR SPOILER, ARTICULATED SPORT SEATS WITH POWER LUMBAR SUPPORT, PREMIUM AM/FM STEREO COMPACT DISC PLAYER, AIR CONDITIONING, FLIP-UP OPEN AIR ROOF, 4-WAY POWER DRIVER'S SEAT, ENGINE BLOCK HEATER, REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, LEATHER SEAT SURFACE ARTIC SPORT, POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP, SPLIT-FOLD REAR SEAT. 

ADDED EXTRAS:  SHORTY HEADERS, X-PIPE EXHAUST W/CATS, FLOWMASTER EXHAUST KIT, COLD AIR INTAKE, CAM KIT, ROCKERS, AND VALVE COVERS.  (ALL ORIGINAL PARTS REMOVED COME WITH THE CAR).

THIS COBRA IS A TRUE COLLECTORS DREAM, SUPER LOW MILES 15,261, PLUS LOTS OF DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL WINDOW STICKER, SVT CERTIFICATE, ALL THE FACTORY TAGS AND DECALS AND EVEN THE DEALER POSTER BOARDS.  

TURN THE KEY AND LISTEN TO THE AWESOME ROAR OF THIS STAMPEDING PONY.

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