Vehicle Description
1995 Ford Mustang Cobra R SVT - One of 250 Made - 924 Original
Miles - Original Window Sticker - 5.8L/300HP V8 - 5 Speed Manual
(Please note: If you happen to be viewing this 1995 Ford Mustang
Cobra R SVT on a website other than our Garage Kept Motors site,
it's possible that you've only seen some of our many photographs of
this vehicle due to third-party website limitations. To be sure you
access all the more than 165 photographs, a short
walk-around-and-startup video, and a link to its pristine, 2-owner,
accident-free Carfax report, please go to our main website:
GarageKeptMotors.) It's trick and it's quick, but if you haven't
already bought yours, sorry. �€"Car and Driver, April 2005
According to Ford Performance, here are the details that made the
Cobra R SVT so desirable: In the wake of the Fox-bodied 1993 SVT
Mustang Cobra R's success, SVT engineers developed a more powerful
R-model competition package based on the SN-95-derived 1995 SVT
Cobra. SVT replaced the Cobra's 5.0-liter with a special version of
Ford's 351 cubic-inch Windsor small-block, re-engineered to produce
300 horsepower, and also installed a 20 gallon Fuel-Safe fuel cell.
To handle the torque of the more powerful engine, a Tremec
five-speed manual transmission was installed. Again, weight savings
was targeted, so there was no back seat, radio, or air conditioning
�€" not even fog lights, which were omitted to provide ducts for
getting cool air onto the front brakes. Heavy-duty progressive-rate
springs, thicker stabilizer bars and a front strut tower brace
helped improve handling on the race track. Only 250 vehicles were
built, available only in white, each with a unique center-tiered
fiberglass hood tall enough to clear the engine and induction
system. With only 250 identical cars available, Car and Driver
expanded on how very difficult it was to become an owner of the
Mustang Cobra R SVT: To get your hands on one of the 250
racer-basis 1995 R-models, you needed to have your order spew out
of the fax machine at Ford Special Vehicle Team between 2 p.m. EST
January 5 and the moment they were all spoken for five days later.
Missed it by that much. Offered here is one of the 250 cars in
absolutely mint condition, literally a time capsule with just 924
total miles on the odometer. Even the original clear-plastic
temporary carpet-protection appliques are still in place. Nobody's
shoe has ever touched the carpet! The white paint is showroom-new,
as are all surfaces on the car's exterior: glass, lighting lenses,
trim, Cobra and SVT badging, Cobra-branded brake calipers, special
drag-reducing mirrors, Cobra R 5-spoke wheels and BFG Comp T/A
performance tires. Inside, pristine continues to be the theme. Tan
upholstery and trim, white-faced gauges, Tremec 5-speed shifter,
headliner and carpeting are all as-new. The deletion of the rear
seat and audio system stands out in the all-business cockpit. Under
the hood, here's how Car and Driver described the power: The 351
V-8 from the F150 Lightning sport truck forms the basis for the R
powerplant. It has the same 4.0-inch bore of the Mustang-orthodox
302, but its stroke stretches from 3.0 up to 3.5 inches. The
Lightning's ratings of 240 hp at 4200 rpm and 340 pound-feet of
torque at 3200 climb to the R's 300 hp at 4800 and 365 pound-feet
at 3750. The increases are achieved via higher compression (9.2:1
versus 8.8), more aggressive cam timing, and a larger-diameter
air-meter body. Cooling-system capacity is increased in
anticipation of the racetrack duty cycle. As with everything else,
the engine, its components, and every aspect of the car's
undercarriage literally exhibit no signs of use. The car's original
window sticker accompanies the sale. The remarkable condition of
this '95 Mustang Cobra R SVT is faithfully presented from every
angle (including from below) in the more than 165 high-definition
photographs and the short walk-around-and-startup video available
at the GarageKept
