The Ford Mustang SVT Cobra originally debuted for the 1993 model year, which is notable because that was also the end of the road for the Fox Body generation of the pony car, too. It featured a number of upgrades that elevated its performance a notch above the regular GT, making it a popular entity at that time, and in today’s world, a coveted collectible. These days, the original Ford Mustang SVT Cobra routinely trades for big money – especially low-mile, unmodified examples – which bodes well for the eventual hammer price of this one.
This 1993 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra is currently up for auction at Bring a Trailer, and it has only 4k miles showing on the odometer. It has lived under just two owners thus far, with the current one (and the seller) having purchased it back in 2016, but obviously, neither of them drove it that much. Regardless, that means that we’re now looking at a pristine example of a very special car, and one that’s likely to return a sizable profit for the seller.
Helping that cause is the fact that this Ford Mustang SVT Cobra is finished in the beloved hue known as Teal Metallic, but its Carfax report also shows damage reports in December 1993 and July 1994 – though no additional information was provided. It rolls on the original turbine-style 17-inch aluminum wheels, currently wrapped with a set of older Goodyear Eagle tires.
Inside the cabin, one will find pristine black cloth seats with color-coordinated interior trim and carpets, plus amenities including front power lumbar support, air conditioning, power windows, and a factory cassette stereo.
Power for this pony car comes from the naturally-aspirated Ford 5.0L V8, in this guise factory-rated to produce 235 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque, thanks to upgrades including a Cobra-specific upper intake manifold and camshaft as well as a 65mm throttle body, GT40 cast-iron cylinder heads, and aluminum roller rockers. It’s mated to the BorgWarner T5 five-speed manual gearbox, plus a Traction-Lok rear axle with 3.08 gears, making for an enticing – and pricey – package, as it sits today.
The faulty units may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing a short circuit.
A very cool sort of one-off build.
A quirky car for a quirky race.
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A new one might be better in every way, but I'll take this one any day.
Is it a blessing in disguise to have such low miles? I ended up witha 2004 f150 w/ the 4.6L w/ only 14.5k on the clock. I'm Just waiting for problems. Crossing my fingers and knocking on wood that sitting hasnt played havoc on seals etc.
I doubt you'll have any issues, and this is coming from a GM guy. Had an 05 f150 4.6 and had it from 40k to 250k until I got t-boned. Besides basic maintenance, thing was a tough SOB. There's a reason the 4.6 was in taxis and cop cars forever.
Had a 97 F-150 w/4.6...ran to 175k and the electric fan crapped out; overheated and cracked a head gasket....just dont overheating it...got a new motor and a valve guides was worn causing an AM smoke cloud...new heads by dealer and bought a 10 Tundra while it was being repaired....Tundra has 330k on the clock and still runs sewing-machine quiet...I've heard all Toyota trucks built from 10 on are hard to kill...must be some street cred in that statement...
No, disrespect,
unless it's got a couple of hundred miles or less on the clock.
IT'S just another
Used Mustang..