. Just for the record ( not to make anyone feel dumb ), there's no such thing as a 93 Cobra "R". I owned a 93 Cobra off of the show floor when I was 19. A Cobra was just that...a Cobra. I've seen a couple of publications call it an "R" as well and have written them with a correction
In 1993, Ford made 5,100 Cobra models which included exactly 107 R models. They were all painted red and differed from the regular Cobra by having a completely different suspension, wheels that would not see regular production until 1994 and all extraneous weight removed from the vehicle including the back seat, the air conditioning and the radio. They were only sold to customers that had a professional racers license and were made to be raced.
Behold:
As my daddy always said, "It's one thing to have people think you're stupid, it's another to open your mouth and prove it." You might want to write back to those magazines and apologize.
I still have not put my foot in my mouth, this is not a factory car. This is not considered " production ". These cars are farmed out. Saleen is not factory, Cobra "R" is not factory, Roush is not factory, Twister special is not factory, McLaren is not factory.And further more you could not go buy a Cobra "R" off the floor, you could not order one. I apologize, when they said that the cobra "R" was the only car that could beat the 89' I thought that they were referring to factory cars. Like they were calling a Cobra an "R". It was the only "factory" contender for that car. The Cobra, that is. And if I'm not mistaken these cars are the cars that you will find at race schools.... Bondurant, Marlboro, and the likes.
From The Official Ford Mustang 5.0 Technical Reference & Performance Handbook, 1979 through 1993 by Al Kirschenbaum copyright 2000:
...By the end of the 1993 model year, 4993 Mustang Cobra models had been built. At the end of April 1993, 107 Cobra R models were built. At a time when the Dearborn Assembly Plant was producing between 48 and 52 Mustangs per hour, the Cobra was built at a rate of four cars per hour. During the period that the short run of R models was on the assembly line, the production of standard Cobra models was temporarily suspended...... .....The 1993 Mustang Cobra R models were on the assembly line between April 26 and approximately May 4, 1993.
They were NOT farmed out. Neither were the 95 R or the 2000 R. That's what makes them so cool. They are a factory race car!!! If you had an SCCA license, you could buy one!!!
Never argue with stupid people. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience
Are you aware that SVT is a design group of Ford Motor Company and does NO MANUFACTURING of vehicles on it's own? They DESIGN the vehicle to be built by Ford.
This is a ridiculous conversation that will go nowhere because you have no idea of what you're talking about and refuse to acknowledge that you're wrong. If you don't believe me, why don't you call SVT and ask them? 1-(800) Ford-SVT
The Ford Special Vehicle Team's 2000 SVT Mustang Cobra R is the pony car icon taken to the extreme of pure performance. Developed specifically for racing, 300 of these vehicles were built at Ford's Dearborn Assembly Plant in Spring of 2000, and sold through selected SVT certified dealers.
Now, I suppose you're going to tell me that you know more than SVT themselves? Or that they're lying?
ADMIT THAT YOU ARE WRONG!!!!! I feel like I'm arguing with a 16-year old (of course, maybe I am).
What do you do there, sweep the floors or keep track of what SVT's doing?
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