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Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Miami Herald
This 12-Mile Mustang Fox Body Just Sold for Over $200K, And Rightfully So
Running from 1979 to 1993, the Fox Body Mustang is the longest-running generation of the American pony car, and is arguably the greatest generation of the revered nameplate. It transcended cohorts, from Gen-Xers to Millennials, outselling every other version of the Mustang (except the sixth). Ford knew this, so it introduced a styling package for the S650 Mustang inspired by the Fox Body generation. However, if you want a genuine Fox Body, one that looks like it just rolled right off the showroom floor, there was one example listed on Bring a Trailer. It's a 1993 Mustang SVT Cobra, and it just sold for $204,000 for good reasons. The 1993 Mustang CVT Cobra that you see here is in pristine condition, with only 12 miles on the clock. According to the listing, the car was originally owned and stored long-term by the first owner, acquired by the current selling dealer this year. Just like the newly introduced Fox Body package for the S650, this Mustang CVT Cobra is painted in Teal Metallic. As it's kept in factory condition, it's still equipped with fog lights, a removable sunroof panel, a rear spoiler, Cobra-specific badging, and polished dual exhaust tips. Interestingly, the 17-inch turbine-style alloy wheels are still wrapped by their original Goodyear Eagle tires. Inside, the Fox Body Mustang CVT Cobra is still showroom fresh, with plastic protective covers over the Opal Grey leather seats. Its air-conditioning system was recently serviced in March. Unlike other Fox-Body Mustangs, this SVT Cobra is powered by a 5.0-liter V8, producing 235 horsepower and 280 lb-ft of torque, sent to the wheels via a 5-speed manual transmission. It comes with SVT-specific enhancements, such as a unique upper intake manifold and camshaft, a 65mm throttle body, a GT40 cast-iron head, and aluminum roller rockers. A new fuel pump was installed during its last service. It's amazing how this Fox Body Mustang has been kept in this condition, considering it was built on May 10, 1993. Curiously, its price then was $21,578, which is around $48,000 in today's money. With that $204,000 hammer price, the desirability of this SVT Cobra is undeniable – and rightfully so, considering that it may be the cleanest Fox Body left. Copyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Car and Driver
18-05-2025
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
Color-Changing 'Mystic' 1996 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra Found on BaT
The 1996 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra was the first production car with optional color-shifting paint, which relies on tiny prisms that catch light and refract it. The technology was originally developed to prevent counterfeit banknotes, meaning this Mustang's paint is related to the ink found on the 1990s $100 bill. This example is up for auction on Bring a Trailer until May 22. In the early 1990s, Baden Aniline and Soda Factory—better known as BASF—was interested in printing money. The company had just harnessed a new technology that contained a suspension of tiny platelet prisms, ones that would split light into multiple colors depending on the angle. BASF sold the tech to the U.S. Treasury Department as an anti-counterfeiting measure for the just-redesigned $100 bill. Then BASF stopped thinking about Benjamins and started thinking about Mustangs. Bring a Trailer You can see the shimmering result in this 1996 Mustang SVT Cobra, up for sale on Bring a Trailer (which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos). The '96 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra is the first production car to feature color-shifting paint, which Ford called Mystic. Bring a Trailer Only 1999 Mustang Cobra coupes sold to customers were painted Mystic, although there are officially 2000 out there since the press car found its way into private hands. That makes this a fairly rare car, but the appeal is really more in the way the color-shifting paint gives it a unique 1990s appeal. It should be noted that Ford also produced a later color-shifting paint for the early-2000s-era Cobra, though that was a DuPont formula named Mystichrome. Bring a Trailer This version's the real deal BASF formula shared with the $100 bill. This example has decent mileage at 69K miles shown, and it has been modified. Still, let's not get precious about those mods as it's a mid-'90s Mustang, not a 1960s Porsche 911. It has an aftermarket X-pipe, headers, and a Flowmaster exhaust to let that modular 4.6-liter V-8 grumble a little more authoritatively. The FR500-look wheels are also not the factory five-spokes, but they suit the car. Bring a Trailer That 4.6-liter was factory rated at a respectable 305 horsepower, sent rearward through a five-speed manual transmission. The engine here has been rebuilt, with a new clutch and flywheel, as well as replacement of various other items like a new A/C compressor and radiator. It looks mechanically sorted. As a driver that comes with a great story for your next '90s-themed car show event, it's perfect. The color-shifting paint looks different from every angle and changes with the light, from cloudy overcast morning to glowing sunset. Every time you park and look back at it when walking away, it'll make you feel like 100 bucks. The auction ends on May 22. Brendan McAleer Contributing Editor Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and photographer based in North Vancouver, B.C., Canada. He grew up splitting his knuckles on British automobiles, came of age in the golden era of Japanese sport-compact performance, and began writing about cars and people in 2008. His particular interest is the intersection between humanity and machinery, whether it is the racing career of Walter Cronkite or Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki's half-century obsession with the Citroën 2CV. He has taught both of his young daughters how to shift a manual transmission and is grateful for the excuse they provide to be perpetually buying Hot Wheels.
