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oldie but goodie 93 Cobra

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  1. ttforcefed

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  2. henryr

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    i love fox body mustangs

    must be a 80's high school grad
     
  3. bcc

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    Great Ride!
     
  4. mrcarlosspicey

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    These things are getting expensive.
     
  5. Nate Johnson

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    Great car!
    With stock power, 1st gen Cobras are becoming extinct. Great sound, light on its feet, a fun car for sure.

    With subframe connectors and a lexan rear window they made pretty good race cars. But don't do that now! Yours is too nice!
     
  6. solofast

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    That's a very nice example, but let's face it, the Fox body Mustangs were pretty miserable cars. They had way too much weight over the front axle to handle well, and not nearly enough weight on the rear end to keep the tire from lighting up. Decent drag cars if you jack them up to the moon because the short wheelbase provided a lot of weight transfer. Overall not something that you would ever consider as a great car due to the shortcomings of the chassis and the poor weight distribution.

    Nice to take to cars and coffee, but not much else.
     
  7. Davesvt2000

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    #7 Davesvt2000, Jul 7, 2015
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    Back in the day though when these were new they were quite the car, and a nice way for Ford to send the Fox body off with some hype before the redesigned 94+

    I ran mine for years at New England dragway, best ET was a 13.99 @ 101mph.

    I also ran it numerous times at Watkins Glen, Lime Rock, etc. with upgraded brakes and suspension.

    But I have to agree with your last sentence, today, the car is a great cruise night / cars and coffee car, because NOS parts are getting harder and harder to find.
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  8. INTMD8

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    Nice! I always liked the wheels on these.
     
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  9. Davesvt2000

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    High teens to low $20's
     
  10. rob

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    Beautiful car brings back lots of memories. I've owned 3 fox body Mustangs and one capri. Yes they are squirrelly cars under power but they are a lot of fun to tame!
     
  11. OhioMark

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    Dave,

    Is that a real Cobra R in the photo??

    Mark
     
  12. Davesvt2000

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    Yes, that is my 2000R #76/300.

    I picked it up in 2001 with 1500 miles, and it now has just shy of 42,000.

    I also have a 2012 Boss 302.laguna seca, silver and red #563/750.

    I sold the marauder last year at fords at carlse,pa. I bought it in 2007 with 6400 miles, and sold it with 33,000 miles
     
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  13. jlonmark

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    If it were only the white Saleen..... An essential part of my childhood
     
  14. jpk

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    No, the 1993 Cobras are now asking price around $90K for a prime example.
     
  15. Davesvt2000

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    Ah........No...

    Not even the 93R's are bringing that.
     
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  16. HobbsTC

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    '93 Cobra in perfect condition, what a unicorn!

    I loved my fox body. I had a '90 ex-FHP notch back that I regrettably sold when I got my '97 Cobra.

    Great to see a 2000R as well, for some reason people just don't know about it very much.
     
  17. ttforcefed

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    Pictures are bringing back memories ... had a 1990 Mustang GT in red. I remember when they came out with the Cobra. Super cool car.

    MDS
     
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  19. Auraraptor

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    That's a time-capsule!
     
  20. Davesvt2000

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