Craigslist 1980 Mustang Cobra - $4000 - Massachusetts (2024)

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How many 1980 Mustang Cobras were made? ›

Roughly 5,500 1980 Cobras were produced, and this one sees regular drag strip action.

The Ford Mustang SVT Cobra was a pony car built by Ford Special Vehicle Team in 1980 as a prototype that was successful again and again from 1993 to 2004. It is a car that was produced in limited quantities, making it highly sought after among Bloomington performance car enthusiasts.

Prices for a used Ford Mustang SVT Cobra currently range from $13,990 to $74,995, with vehicle mileage ranging from 1,108 to 112,630.

The departure of the “5.0” meant the Cobra was the most powerful Mustang for 1980. It featured a 2.3-liter 2V turbocharged inline-4 making 132 horsepower at a throaty 6,000 RPM. You could also get the Cobra with the V-8, which despite making only 119hp, provided the most torque, at 193 pound-feet.

So of the 1003 original cobras 890 were known to exist and data on them was secured. Of those, an earilier article stated 5 of those were STOLEN and their current status or whereabouts were unknown. So there are 113 Cobras not accounted for. Of those one can surmise that many are scraped and are gone.

Its SVT-developed, naturally aspirated 5.4-liter V-8 produced 385 horsepower, good for 0-60 mph in 4.7 seconds, the quarter-mile in 13.2 and a 170-mph top speed.

The table below will help you decipher the VIN of your Mustang to help ensure that it is, in fact, a genuine SVT Cobra. Note the numbers in positions 8 and 10. If position 8 is not one of the four letters listed below, that car is not a real SVT Mustang Cobra. These first 3 digits will always be the same.

In 1965, a new Shelby Cobra cost around $6,000. In the 2000s, original 1960s Cobras sold at auction for $600,000 – $750,000. Highly desirable models like the 427 S/C (semi-competition) could fetch over $1 million.

Why was the Mustang Cobra discontinued? ›

The 1999 Cobra Mustang was actually only sold until August 6, 1999, when Ford recalled all 8,095 units sold. The Cobra wasn't reaching the horsepower promised, so the production of the SVT halted until 2001. While redesigning the 1999 SVT, Ford pushed ahead with its 2000 R model and created 300 cars with a 385 hp V8.

When the first Shelby Mustang made its debut on January 27 1965, the same blue and red front-facing Cobra design continued the distinctive Shelby branding, incorporating the GT350 name.

Less than 1000 original Ford AC Cobras were built by Carroll Shelby. Tens of Thousands of copies of the original 289 and 427 AC Cobras exist with most of them being "kit cars" copies.

In 1978, the "King Cobra" became available. This was a limited edition version with 4,313 units produced. It featured a deep air-dam, stripes, and a "Pontiac Trans Am style" cobra snake decal on the hood. The King Cobra was available only with the V8 to help bolster the car's performance image.

Only 50 units were built and released to Ford dealers and Ford racers, in its' first appearance, the Cobra Jet won.