Cobra Prototype?

[cobr96]

the actual '93 cobra prototypes are white with blue stripes and are '89 SAAC cars...

And how would you know this ? what is your proof? pics? stories ? or documents.

 

[Speedfreek]

My buddy bought a new '95 351CI R, it was white. Far as I know all 300 2000 Cobra R's were comp orange.
Jeff

93 R's are vibrant red, 95 r's are white, 2000 R's are performance red.

 

[cobr96]

93 R's are vibrant red, 95 r's are white, 2000 R's are performance red.

True, but vibrant red and performance red are the same color with only a name change.

 

[RippinSVT]

I'd pay an insane amount of money for that car. You're looking at what could be the rarest "factory" mustang ever made, at least late-model anyways.

 

[ShelbyGuy]

the saac mustangs are how the gt40 engine package got epa certified.

And how would you know this ? what is your proof? pics? stories ? or documents.

 

[cobr96]

so they werent "cobra prototypes" just test mules for the induction setup. there is a lot more to a cobra than just the heads and intake.

 

[ShelbyGuy]

not the induction setup, the entire engine package.

you're forgetting that epa certification is the most expensive part of building a new car.

saac car has everything a 93 cobra does and everything an 89 gt doesnt. five lug wheels, disc brakes, et cetera. its the same package.

 

[RippinSVT]

but alas, that's all anybody really cares about. sad, but true. (in response to the "there's more to a Cobra than induction setup" comment)

 

[Floored]

Great info guys! I had wondered about that car (the eBay prototype) when I was searching for a 93 Cobra last week to buy. Bravo.
:thumbsup:

 

[CMcCarthy]

not the induction setup, the entire engine package.

you're forgetting that epa certification is the most expensive part of building a new car.

saac car has everything a 93 cobra does and everything an 89 gt doesnt. five lug wheels, disc brakes, et cetera. its the same package.

The '93 Cobra has 4 lug wheels. It also has a unique transmission that the SAAC didn't have. The SAAC is a very important and significant car, but only a fool would think that it was any sort of prototype for the Cobra. Did the Cobra take some cues from the SAAC? Sure. Did the SAAC have everything the Cobra did? Hardly.

 

[richstang]

does an '89 SAAC car count as a 93 Cobra prototype? it should.

Here's another old post I need to make correction to. The first SAAC prototypes (3 built for Charlotte introduction) were all 1991 models. There were no 1989's.

the actual '93 cobra prototypes are white with blue stripes and are '89 SAAC cars...

These '91 Shelby / SAAC MKI's certainly opened up the path for Ford SVO crew to create the '93 SVT

And how would you know this ? what is your proof? pics? stories ? or documents.

It's well documented the SAAC MKI"S worked with Ford performance parts execs to use Ford SVO performance parts and together helped certify all the GT40 engine components.

the saac mustangs are how the gt40 engine package got epa certified.

Very true, in fact the SAAC MKI CX1 was the car Ford and SAAC teamed up to build. It was sent for certification with a 50,000 mile engine cycle test with all the Ford GT40 components. This car is currently in the hands of a private collector on the East Coast.

not the induction setup, the entire engine package.

you're forgetting that epa certification is the most expensive part of building a new car.

saac car has everything a 93 cobra does and everything an 89 gt doesnt. five lug wheels, disc brakes, et cetera. its the same package.

Actually it had a quite few more goodies than the '93 Cobras, but for the double the cost of a GT it had to be substantially better. The standard MKI has about 295 HP. With the added supercharger option it was definitely one of the top dogs of it's time at around 450 hp well tuned.

The '93 Cobra has 4 lug wheels. It also has a unique transmission that the SAAC didn't have. The SAAC is a very important and significant car, but only a fool would think that it was any sort of prototype for the Cobra. Did the Cobra take some cues from the SAAC? Sure. Did the SAAC have everything the Cobra did? Hardly.

The SAAC cars were definitely a precursor to the '93 Cobra's, but not the prototypes. The SAAC cars opened the door for Ford and with the fully certified engine parts already approved Ford jumped on the band wagon with their own version. They also had to get the Cobra name back on the market before they lost the legal rights to the it. The '93 Cobra didn't use all the Ford parts of the SAAC package. It really isn't on the same level as them performance wise, mostly for cost reasons. But if you compare the MSRP's, the Cobra was about half the cost with only about 55hp less. That's why '93 was the year of the SAAC Mustangs.

 

[BMR Tech]

Wow!