Just tell me if this is true??

Looked up the vin through here and nothing about Cobra. Just a Hatchback GT.

1FA - Ford Motor Company
B - Restraint System (B-Active belts)
P - Passenger Car
42 - Hatchback GT
E - 5.0L 225HP
9 - Check Digit which varies
K - Year (K=1989)
F - Plant (F=Dearborn)
116808 - Consecutive unit number

 

As far as I know, there were no Cobra's other than during the Mustang II era.

 

In 1979 and 1980(maybe into 81, not sure) they made a "Cobra" model....but nothing else until 1993....

Now, with that said I did own a 1985 Mustang GT Cobra.....it was a Canadian car...you see the Mustang GT's were named "Cobra" for Canada but not officially a Cobra model per say...but it may explain why you have seen the info above.


...If that doesn't make sense, let me know and I'll try to clarify as I can

 

Were the Mustangs in Mexico (during this time period) known as Cobra's? I think the Mexican Mustangs used Capri Fenders/Quarter Panels with Mustang front/rear clips, but wasn't sure if there were called Cobra's.

 

Were the Mustangs in Mexico (during this time period) known as Cobra's? I think the Mexican Mustangs used Capri Fenders/Quarter Panels with Mustang front/rear clips, but wasn't sure if there were called Cobra's.
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Not to my knowledge....

 

Thanks Paul. And I think Mexican Mustangs (with Capri body) were only 4-eyed anyway. Where the Canadian Mustang GT "Cobra" only 4-eyed, or did the name carry over after 1986?

 

Paul,

Canada had both Mustang GT's and GT's labeled as "Cobras" during the FOX era if I remember correctly.

The Cobra package was a subtle pinstripe package with no other upgrades are far as I remember. I'll try to snap some pictures when I go to a Mustang show. The package actually looked really good IMO.

 

Hi My 1988 Mustang is officially Listed as a Mustang GT Cobra. It is a Canadian car and had the Cobra name on it from the factory. It is a Mustang GT hatchback with no options, no power windows, locks, mirrors, no air, no cruise, no power seats, just a really quick factory ride. The cobra package was just a decal package but it is called that by motor vehical department here so I promot it for what it is.

 

The name carried over after 1986.

My '85 "Cobra" had a 180kmph speedo and a Cobra decal in the middle of the rear spoiler...that was the only difference. I bought it from the original owner who had it dealer exchanged out of Canada to an Ohio dealership. The car had Power locks, manual windows, No A/C, no Cruise and T-tops.

 

My 88 Mustang GT "cobra" looks the same as the ones sold in the US [airo nose]. Even the colors are the same. It has a Cobra Decal on the left side of the back hatch. The decal came in different colors depending on the body color. My car is dark blue, the decal is silver.

 

wow thats all pretty weird i never knew anything bout the canadian cars... cool

 

To the best of my knowledge, all of our GT models from 82-92 had the "Cobra" monicker tacked on by Ford Canada. Aside from the registration, there was a unique Cobra decal on the rear trunk or hatch. I haven't heard whether this was done at the factory or it was a dealer applied decal, but I'm betting on the dealer. The misleading Cobra nomenclature seems to have disappeared in 1993 when Ford reintroduced the "real" Cobra. Has anybody ever spotted a 1993 GT Cobra?

There was a time when some people used to believe that there was something extra special about the "Cobra" GTs, but that seems to have passed. Back when I was shopping for my first Mustang I had several sellers try to tell me that the GT Cobra was somehow superior and more desirable than the run-of-the-mill GT.

 

i think you are mistaken, (i love to prove authority wrong ) Remember the 78 King Cobra II?

 

i think you are mistaken, (i love to prove authority wrong ) Remember the 78 King Cobra II?
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thats not a king cobra its ghia lol...and i think he did say that there wee cobras in the mustang II era; "other then during the Mustang II era.

 

i think you are mistaken, (i love to prove authority wrong ) Remember the 78 King Cobra II?
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Read his post again...."OTHER than during the Mustang II era"



and for the record that is NOT a King Cobra...not even remotely close...remember Google can be your friend

Here is a King Cobra(found in less than a milisecond using Google)

 

oops.........................man open mouth insert foot! HAHAHA. thats interesting to know. i assumed only cobra were 93. guess you north coast folks just gotta be different!

 

Heck you can find it quicker than Google, right here on this site.

http://bradbarnett.net/mustangs/time...8/76/index.htm

 

Read his post again...."OTHER than during the Mustang II era"



and for the record that is NOT a King Cobra...not even remotely close...remember Google can be your friend

Here is a King Cobra(found in less than a milisecond using Google)
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Whoops, i didnt no the King Cobra and cobra were 2 different cars, i dunno much about the IIs , i am learning. Its a cobra though isnt it and from Scothews post it sounded like he didnt think their were mustang II cobras, sorry for the mistake but everyone makes them.

 

Whoops, i didnt no the King Cobra and cobra were 2 different cars, i dunno much about the IIs , i am learning. Its a cobra though isnt it and from Scothews post it sounded like he didnt think their were mustang II cobras, sorry for the mistake but everyone makes them.
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It doesn't matter....the car you posted isn't even a Cobra II.....The Cobra II and King Cobra ONLY came in fastback form and the one you posted is a coupe. A snake emblem doesn't make it a Cobra...just like if I slapped a Snake emblem on your forehead it wouldn't make you a Cobra either

Nothing wrong with making mistakes but you tried to call someone when you didn't have the knowledge...so you got called on it....do your homework

 

It doesn't matter....the car you posted isn't even a Cobra II.....The Cobra II and King Cobra ONLY came in fastback form and the one you posted is a coupe. A snake emblem doesn't make it a Cobra...just like if I slapped a Snake emblem on your forehead it wouldn't make you a Cobra either

Nothing wrong with making mistakes but you tried to call someone when you didn't have the knowledge...so you got called on it....do your homework
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Don't hatin' on junior. Everybody makes mistakes.