I'm new to the forum guys, but share the same enthusiasm as everyone for the Fox body Mustangs. I don't currently own one, but spent my youth in the streets of Philadlphia and it's suburbs in the early 1990's batteling plenty of 5.0 Stangs.
I recall very clearly the 1st 1993 Cobra I saw. It was a Sunday night in the summer of 1993 and the car was hanging out at Red Lion Rd and Rooselvelt Blvd. It turned a lot of heads and everyone was trying to size up how these new Cobra's would run.
This was a Teal car, and there ended up being 2 that hung out there on Sunday's. That car left an impression on me that will last forever. Being a Chevy guy, I gravitate towards 1960's Muscle Cars. Back then, when I was in high school I was rocking my 65 Malibu SS as my daily. Lots' of fun with 88's in the rear. I have no problem admitting that I could care less then, and even more to this day about any Camaro or Monte Carlo of the era, but I want to own a Fox body Mustang. With the impression the Cobra made, I hope that I can find one that fits my taste and lifestyle (I probably mean finances really with 2 kids in daycare!)
Anyways, I'm posting on here because a friend of mine who has owned a few 5.0 Mustangs inthe past, started to get a little more serious with me when we would share links on 5.0 for sale. I kept pushing him towards the Cobra's but he wanted to find a Mustang with a blower already on it. Turns out I there is a 1989 Saleen SSC with a blower not far from where I live. We check the car out, and I start trying to research what the car is worth. Don't you know I find an SAAC Mustang that isn't really for sale, but isn't too hard to get the fellow to move on the car as he hasn't really driven it for a few years.
I'll leave some of the specifics of this particular SAAC car out right now, as this is getting preety long already.
I began to educate myself on these cars and was pretty impressed with how similar the SAAC cars and the 1993 Cobra's were. In many ways they were the Pre-Runner for the Cobra. Kinda neat how SVT worked with SAAC to get the Cobra motor through the Federal Smog certification!
Don't know how the SAAC cars are viewed around here? They kinda seem like an in-between the Cobra and the Cobra R cars. I say that because they have some unique racing features like factory roll bar (which helps to have kept these cars from craking), brake cooling ducts, 5 lug wheels, 160 mpg speedo. Seems like they are right there at the least.
Can you gus tell me if SAAC cars are welcome around here? I would really like to compare notes on how many parts crossed over to the early Cobra's.
Pics for clicks!
Here is the Saleen we looked at:
And this the the SAAC car I'm talking about:
I recall very clearly the 1st 1993 Cobra I saw. It was a Sunday night in the summer of 1993 and the car was hanging out at Red Lion Rd and Rooselvelt Blvd. It turned a lot of heads and everyone was trying to size up how these new Cobra's would run.
This was a Teal car, and there ended up being 2 that hung out there on Sunday's. That car left an impression on me that will last forever. Being a Chevy guy, I gravitate towards 1960's Muscle Cars. Back then, when I was in high school I was rocking my 65 Malibu SS as my daily. Lots' of fun with 88's in the rear. I have no problem admitting that I could care less then, and even more to this day about any Camaro or Monte Carlo of the era, but I want to own a Fox body Mustang. With the impression the Cobra made, I hope that I can find one that fits my taste and lifestyle (I probably mean finances really with 2 kids in daycare!)
Anyways, I'm posting on here because a friend of mine who has owned a few 5.0 Mustangs inthe past, started to get a little more serious with me when we would share links on 5.0 for sale. I kept pushing him towards the Cobra's but he wanted to find a Mustang with a blower already on it. Turns out I there is a 1989 Saleen SSC with a blower not far from where I live. We check the car out, and I start trying to research what the car is worth. Don't you know I find an SAAC Mustang that isn't really for sale, but isn't too hard to get the fellow to move on the car as he hasn't really driven it for a few years.
I'll leave some of the specifics of this particular SAAC car out right now, as this is getting preety long already.
I began to educate myself on these cars and was pretty impressed with how similar the SAAC cars and the 1993 Cobra's were. In many ways they were the Pre-Runner for the Cobra. Kinda neat how SVT worked with SAAC to get the Cobra motor through the Federal Smog certification!
Don't know how the SAAC cars are viewed around here? They kinda seem like an in-between the Cobra and the Cobra R cars. I say that because they have some unique racing features like factory roll bar (which helps to have kept these cars from craking), brake cooling ducts, 5 lug wheels, 160 mpg speedo. Seems like they are right there at the least.
Can you gus tell me if SAAC cars are welcome around here? I would really like to compare notes on how many parts crossed over to the early Cobra's.
Pics for clicks!
Here is the Saleen we looked at:
And this the the SAAC car I'm talking about: