Vehicle Description
1978 Ford Mustang King Cobra Hatchback ?86,025 original miles, sold
on actual mileage title ?Last model year for second-generation
Mustang?Very original King Cobra ?Rare steed - one of 4,313 King
Cobras produced in 1978?302 CID Windsor V-8 engine (code F)?C-4
three-speed automatic transmission (code W) and 2.79:1 rear end
(code 3)?Bright Red exterior (code 2R) and black interior (code
AA)?Power rack-and-pinion steering and power brakes?T-top roof
panels At the height of the Disco Era, Ford decided it had to
inject a bit of fun to its Mustang to boost sales against its
archrival, Chevrolet?s Camaro. In 1978, the ?King Cobra? became
available. This was a limited-edition version with 4,313 units
produced. It featured a deep air-dam, stripes, and a ?Pontiac Trans
Am-style? cobra snake decal on the hood. The King Cobra was
available only with the V-8 to help bolster the car's performance
image.The King Cobra did without the usual bodyside striping, but
it did have a unique tape treatment, including a giant snake on the
hood and pinstriping on the greenhouse, decklid, wheel lips, rocker
panels, beltline and around the side windows. In front was a large
air dam and on the side were color-keyed sport mirrors. Made in
Ford?s Dearborn, Michigan factory (code F), in February 1978, this
all-original example is one of 4,313 units made in 1978. It was
shipped to the Cleveland, Ohio sales region (code DSO 42). Dressed
in Bright Red (code 2R), the car?s paint and trim are in overall
good order. The bodywork is straight and solid however, the
passenger door is hard to open and difficult to latch. The cargo
area looks good and the body-colored bumpers fit tightly to the
body. This Mustang rides on Carlisle radials, size ST 185/80R13 at
every corner. Each one is wrapped around a factory, aluminum wheel
with a lace pattern. The wheels are in good, original order while
the tires are in very good shape. Under that King Cobra hood is a
302 CID Windsor V-8 engine (code F), backed by a C-4 three-speed
automatic transmission (code W) and a 2.79:1 differential (code 3).
Driver convenience features include power rack-and-pinion steering,
power brakes and T-tops. Inside, the black interior (code AA) the
black buckets and rear folding bench are in satisfactory order but
there are tears in the driver?s seat that have been taped over. The
matching carpet and headliner are in good, original condition. The
three-spoke steering wheel looks good, as does the instrument panel
and inner door panels. The horn and the tachometer are inoperable.
The chrome, floor-mounted shifter and a factory AM/FM stereo
complete the interior. The second-generation Ford Mustang, marketed
as the Ford Mustang II, is a two- or three-door, four passenger,
front-engine/rear-drive pony car manufactured and marketed by Ford
from 1973 to 1978. Introduced in September 1973 for model year
1974, the Mustang II arrived roughly coincident with the oil
embargo of 1973 and subsequent fuel shortages. Four-hundred and
ninety pounds lighter and almost 19 inches shorter than the 1973
Mustang, the second generation was derived from the subcompact
Pinto platform using a unique unibody with an isolated front
suspension and engine mount sub-frame while sharing a limited
number of chassis and driveline components. The steering was
improved from the previous generation by using a rack-and-pinion
design. Named Motor Trend's 1974 Car of the Year and reaching over
1.1 million sales over four years of production, the Mustang II is
noted simultaneously for both its marketing prescience and strong
sales ? while regarded by certain enthusiasts as having abandoned
essential aspects of the Mustang heritage. Competition to this
Mustang in 1978 included AMC?s AMX, Buick?s Skyhawk Road Hawk,
Chevrolet?s Camaro Z-28 and Monza 2+2 Sport Spyder, Datsun?s 280Z
2+2, Oldsmobile?s Starfire GT, Pontiac?s Firebird Formula and
Sunbird Sport Hatch. Ford fans, Mustang fans and 1970s-era car
collectors should make a point to check out this original Ford
Mustang King Cobra from the era of polyester, disco balls and
Studio 54 in New York. VIN: 8F03F177037 This car is currently
located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on
the odometer shows 86,025 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a
clean and clear, actual mileage Indiana title. GET OUT AND
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