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2000 Mystic Gold Cobra
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My bad. I meant to say 2002 Cobras in AUS. I remember it was one of the off years that AUS had them.
I have found an ad in TheMustangSource.com saying they (Ford) were planning to produce 2000 Mystic gold Cobras (both hardtop and convertible) in 2000. All Cobras except the 300 Cobra R's were cancelled for that year. Don't know what happened to the prototype(s). If they were never serial numbered, they are usually scrapped.
Really? you revived a thread that is more than 4 years old and you didn't even link the article and its your first post...
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Interesting to point out. I also have a brochure that the dealership gave me when I bought my 99. They tried to tell me that I should wait for the 00 instead of buying a leftover 99 because the 00 was all that and a bag of chips.
There was a similar story for the 2002 SVT Cobra as well. To put it mildly, it didn't meet the performance expectations. Rather than risk tarnishing their reputation even further on top of the 99 issues, the boss simply cancelled it at the last minute by throwing bags of dog food in the back seat.
Here's an interesting quote From the December, 2012 issue of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords Magazine, By Jim McCraw
The plan was to make gradual, continuous improvements on the Cobra for three consecutive years, but after an engineering test ride in Death Valley in the '02 prototype, Coletti bought a six-pack of dog food, threw it into the car, and told his team to feed the new car because it was a dog. Later, he said, "This is no Cobra. It's barely a garter snake!" And it was so deep into the game that it effectively killed the '02 Cobra. Coletti wouldn't release the car. After some wrangling with Ford Powertrain, SVT decided to build the Terminator 4.6-liter supercharged V-8 engine for the Cobra, as he says, "to put an end to the Camaro."
Read more: Looking Back On Special Vehicle Team At 20 Years - Muscle Mustang & Fast Fords Magazine
During roughly the same time period the 02 SVT Cobra was cancelled, the Powertrain Research & Advanced Engines division was working on that sick DOHC 4.6 based 351 V10 mule that was never produced. Maybe someone should have sent them an interoffice memo.
Kill it with fire.
V10s just sound terrible. It never would have flown trying to sell to a muscle car crowd. The ONLY v10 I've ever heard that sounded halfway decent was the one ford put in that GR-1 concept a few years back.
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Interesting!!!
I would drive that everyday!!!! :beer:
Sorry for extending a very old topic.
Last I heard, BASF, the paint manufacturer has the 2000 Mystic Gold Cobra. Ford didn't want the car to get out in the public, so they revoked the VIN# with the Department of Transportion. If anything, someone will have to wait till 2025 to even attempt to get the car on the road, so it can be classified as historical or something other to legalize it.
BASF has sold off their 2 tester cars for the 96 Mystic paint, both are 1995 GT Convertibles, one is owned by a man in Wisconsin, other is owned by a BASF employee. I'd love to get my hands on one of them.
Last I heard, BASF, the paint manufacturer has the 2000 Mystic Gold Cobra. Ford didn't want the car to get out in the public, so they revoked the VIN# with the Department of Transportion. If anything, someone will have to wait till 2025 to even attempt to get the car on the road, so it can be classified as historical or something other to legalize it.
BASF has sold off their 2 tester cars for the 96 Mystic paint, both are 1995 GT Convertibles, one is owned by a man in Wisconsin, other is owned by a BASF employee. I'd love to get my hands on one of them.
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