1996 Ford Mustang Cobra

OVERVIEWThe SVT Cobra was built by Ford's Special Vehicle Team, an in-house performance division established in 1991 that also produced the SVT Lightning and the Ford GT before merging into Ford Performance in 2015; across its Mustang generations from 1993 to 2004, the SVT Cobra saw roughly 80,000 units produced. The 1996 model year introduced the 4.6-liter DOHC "Cobra" V8 to the lineup, replacing the previous 5.0-liter pushrod engine, and paired it exclusively with the Borg-Warner T-45 5-speed manual; no automatic was offered on the Cobra that generation. 1996 was also the only year Ford offered the "Mystic Cobra," a 2,000-unit special edition with a color-shifting Chrom-a-lusion paint finish. The SVT Cobra Mustang Club remains active today, supporting Cobra, Shelby, and modular Boss 302 owners with technical knowledge, track events, and car shows. Well-documented, professionally modified Cobras like this one, where the work is itemized and partly backed by shop invoices rather than left to guesswork, tend to hold collector interest better than unknown or undocumented builds, since buyers can verify exactly what was done rather than relying on a seller's word alone.View More