Vehicle Description
1996 Ford SVT Mustang - Special Edition Mystic Cobra
It's Green! It's Black! It's Purple! No, that's a special order
Mystic Cobra! These cars were a limited release Cobra in 1996 with
only 2,000 of them being built. This is number 228 with a build
date of 02/12/96. It has all of the upgrades including the leather
interior, sound system and of course that Mystic paint. The paint
layers from the bottom up are Primer/Black, the Mica crystals in
suspension and then the top clearcoat. This creates a beautiful
display of Purple, Green, Root Beer, Blue, Hot Pink and more
depending on where you stand and the suns location. The various
colors do not fade because the light coming from the car is
refracted like a prism. Sunlight passes into each crystal and exits
as a spectrum of color that varies on how you look at it. If you
are still and the car drives by then the color changes beautifully
as it passes by. On overcast days it is often mistaken for Black.
At night when headlights hit the car you will see a strong
pearlescent Green. This special edition Mustang is a 1 owner car
that has never been raced or wrecked. It has been cared for very
well and treated like a show car. It has lived its entire life in
Tarrant County Texas and garaged kept since new. All of the
services were performed religiously with annual oil chages using
Mobil One. The odometer stopped working at 103,000 miles but it has
continued to have been tracked and 115,000 is a conservative
estimate. All of the exterior trim is in good shape and it is clear
when looking at it the car has been taken care of. The wheels look
great and the tires were replaced less than 5,000 miles ago.
Under the hood of the car is a 4.6 L DOHC 32 valve V8 motor that
runs extremely well. These cars were very quick and this one runs
great. The 96 SVT Cobras were a corporate statement from Ford that
they were a global car company and that is evident in where all of
the components were produced. The aluminum alloy block was produced
by Teksid in Carmagnola, Italy who also supplies Ferrari with
blocks. These 4.6 blocks have supported drag racing motors up to
1500 HP so they were built to handle anything. The forged steel
crankshaft was prodcued by Gerlach-Werke in Homburg/Saar, Germany
with 8 counterweights. Random link fine finish chains drive the
four camshafts. The beehive shaped valve springs were made from
oval cross section wired that was sourced from Japan. The car has a
great sound and the stainless steel dual exhaust system utilizes
the fewest possible bends, a crossover pipe, catalytics and
mufflers which are all original on this car. The front brake
calipers were by PBR Australia with "COBRA" cast in deep relief and
finished out with a fine machined cross hatch pattern. The cooling
system was upgraded on the car and done by Ford per a technical
Bulletin for hot climates. The alternator and serpentine belt have
been replaced on the car. Backing up the motor is a Borg Warner T45
5 speed manual transmission that moves through the gears
smoothly.
The interior is all Black leather and in good condition. It does
show mild signs of use which you would expect on a 96 but no major
rips or tears. The drivers seat has been relocated 5 inches back to
accommodate more leg room. The dash utilizes all of the original
components including the white faced gauges and special ordered
sound system upgrade. The car also comes with all of the original
paperwork, stickers, manuals, etc.
Due to the low production numbers these Factory Mystic Cobras have
proved to be a nice collectable car. As time goes on they are only
going to become more collectable. Out of the 2,000 originally built
it is estimated that a little under 1,500 are still out there
driving. This one has been well maintained and is ready for its 2nd
owner.
It could be yours for $12,500.00!
