One Foxy Cobra: 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra brochure

Images from the collection of Mark J. McCourt

The recent discussion of Ford’s Mustang SVO missing its intended mark brought up discussion of the Special Vehicles Operation follow-up, the original Special Vehicle Team Cobra from 1993. While not quite in Corvette territory, this 3,255-pound ‘Stang’s 17-inch wheels, 235hp and 0-60 in 5.7 were pretty hot stuff in ’93. Its clean, aggressive appearance -complete with return of the pony to the grille- would arguably make it the best looking variant of the Fox-platform Mustang.

It was this Cobra’s “GT-40″ cylinder heads, large-diameter intake runners, valvetrain improvements and a big-bore throttle body that opened up the 302-cu.in. V-8′s breathing. While this generation of Cobra didn’t get the trick independent rear suspension of its very rare successor, it did receive altered anti-roll bars, springs, bushings and shock valve damping rates.

I dug back through my brochure collection and pulled out the four-page flyer I had starring this rare and special Mustang; click the images below to enlarge.