Ford and the Cobra R

84_GT350 · 05-13-2001, 03:09 AM

I can't believe this. Today I saw a '00 Cobra R on the street for the first time. After picking my jaw up off the ground I got to thinking. What's the deal with these cars? Mustangs have always been the blue collar man's muscle car. So Ford comes along and creates what is argueably the ultimate Mustang...5.4L DOHC engine that puts out an underrated 385hp, road race suspension that reads like a who's who of aftermarket companies, a hard @ss styling edge, and a list of other amenities that's enough to make you drool. So what does Ford do? Slaps a $55K price tag on it and dealerships sell them to the highest bidder for considerably more than that in most cases. That's not blue collar...some might even say it's fairly elitist. Of course, a Porsche owner would never drive one because in his mind it'll never have the same pedigree...but to us it's like a dream car. And in typical Henry Ford fashion you can get it in your choice of colors...just so long as it's red. So what's the deal? Why build this amazing car, limit the production, then offer it at a price which is well out of reach for almost all of the REAL enthusiasts?

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1984 1/2 GT350 (#842 Hatchback w/ T-tops), 302HO, Comp cams Xtreme Energy cam, Carter 625cfm carb, Weiand Stealth intake, MSD distributor, MSD coil, FMS 9mm wires, 1 5/8" MAC unequal shorties, 2 1/2" MAC Prochamber H-pipe, Flowmaster 2 chambers, KYBs, 16"x8" 4 lug Cobra Rs, Falken 245/45ZR16s

05-13-2001, 03:09 AM	#1
84_GT350 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Overland Park, KS, USA Posts: 1,631	Ford and the Cobra R I can't believe this. Today I saw a '00 Cobra R on the street for the first time. After picking my jaw up off the ground I got to thinking. What's the deal with these cars? Mustangs have always been the blue collar man's muscle car. So Ford comes along and creates what is argueably the ultimate Mustang...5.4L DOHC engine that puts out an underrated 385hp, road race suspension that reads like a who's who of aftermarket companies, a hard @ss styling edge, and a list of other amenities that's enough to make you drool. So what does Ford do? Slaps a $55K price tag on it and dealerships sell them to the highest bidder for considerably more than that in most cases. That's not blue collar...some might even say it's fairly elitist. Of course, a Porsche owner would never drive one because in his mind it'll never have the same pedigree...but to us it's like a dream car. And in typical Henry Ford fashion you can get it in your choice of colors...just so long as it's red. So what's the deal? Why build this amazing car, limit the production, then offer it at a price which is well out of reach for almost all of the REAL enthusiasts? ------------------ 1984 1/2 GT350 (#842 Hatchback w/ T-tops), 302HO, Comp cams Xtreme Energy cam, Carter 625cfm carb, Weiand Stealth intake, MSD distributor, MSD coil, FMS 9mm wires, 1 5/8" MAC unequal shorties, 2 1/2" MAC Prochamber H-pipe, Flowmaster 2 chambers, KYBs, 16"x8" 4 lug Cobra Rs, Falken 245/45ZR16s