My friend Loves his car, but lately, he has been feeling down in the dumps about it. he lives in sunny california and he did a photoshoot today. the only reason he didnt shine the tires is cause he was out of tireshime, so bear with him. Give him some props and lets also have some constructive critisizm (sp). Like i said he loves this car, and a cookie goes to the first person (NOT YOU AJ ) who gets year, make and model correct. (no-one will, so noone gets a cookie) LOL.


Heres his end of the deal, if he gets props, he will join CL. he likes the lexus brand but as of yet, knows little about them, this is my way of getting him hooked, so without further ado, his car:





and this was taken on a trip to vegas last year:



His mods are:

-k&n ru-3530 mated to a custom maf adapter.
-alumnium intake tube.
-sho-shop y pipe.
-nitto 455 tires.
-limo tint back three windows, 20% front two.
-door bezels painted body color.
-93 Cobra "SVT" badge on moonroof cover.
-MN Autosports Blue anodized underdrive Pulley kit (not installed).
-Roush Performance 2" Lowering springs (not installed).
-Kenwood Exceleon HU.
-Alpine Type S's in doors and rear deck (6 total).
-Infinity Tweeters.
-Subs coming soon.
-Cougar Leather and Aluminum Shift ****.
-Door Ding Gaurds Removed.
-Sylvania Silverstars High and Low beams.
-hella optilux driving lights.



So, what do you guys think? basically he doenst think his car can get props on a lexus site, he doesnt think its worthy LOL. Im tired of it, hes a car enthusiast too as we all are,he deserves props, so lets hear your thoughts and opinions!

and the guesser of the YEAR make and model still gets a cookie, except for AJ cause he already knows.

 

Rear bumper is kewl. Nice leather conversion. svt countors need more boost.
i like the choice of lighter weight wheels & tires VS huge rims & slamming it.

I don't care what someone pays for rims. Performance always beats ghetto!

 

Midnight Blue Leather came factory on This SVT. leather came factory on all SVT Contours. those wheels are the only clue as to the year. and the body kit is OEM. as are the wheels.

 

Can't guess the year exactly but it is probably a '98 or '99....those were peak years for the SVT Contour.

The Contour itself, and the identical Mercury Mystique, were introduced into the American market in 1994 as a suppliment to the slightly larger Taurus and Sable. They were based on the German / European Ford Mondeo, a vehicle sold mostly as a hatchback or wagon. Ford ( like many other manufacturers ) did not think the European 5-door versions would sell well here so it was introduced here in sedan form only. It came with a choice of an in-line 4 or a V6....and the later SVT 195-HP V6, which was considered a lot of power in those days for a car that size.

 

a couple more:

 

1999 Ford Contour SVT?


Props on keeping the car nice and sharp! I like the dark tint on that silver, and it definetely looks better without those door panel ding guards!

 

its a 99.

The 98's had 195 HP, the 98.5 and up had the 200 HP model, uprated wheels etc. LOW LOW production #s make this car extremely rare.

although silver frost pearl effect was one fo the more common colors. a 2000 Contour SVT in Tropic Green Metallic/Tan interior is Worth Bucnhes, cause only 207 were EVER made.

 

keep the comments comin! we will have a new member here shortly! LOl, both Mmarshal and NYLexSC get cookies, mmarshal was close, but he only guessed, NYLex got it right on.

 

I never saw a green SVT, though the Tropic Green Metallic was indeed a gorgeous color....one of my favorites in the Contour / Mystique lineup at that time. They also made an interesting coral pink / light orange color ( I forget the name ) that was also gorgeous....and used by some other Ford products as well.

Just about every SVT Contour I ever saw was silver wth dark blue leather inside and a 5-speed. No automatics were ever offered to my knowledge. ( and I did not know they built those 207 green ones you mentioned ).

Those wheels and tires on the SVT must have been very desirable. One of the funniest stories, though at the same time quite sad, I ever went through on a test-drive was at a Ford dealership where I was waiting for an SVT to come in so I could do a review on one...and as a possible purchase as well ( obviously they were hard-to-get ). Well, guess what? The car came in, I got a phone call that night , showed up at the dealership the next morning for a test-drive......only to see the salesman come out with a frown on his face. Seems like sometime between the time the truck came in and unloaded the damn car and dawn the next morning somebody jacked the car up and made off with ALL FOUR tires and wheels...right there at the dealership where they supposedly have guard dogs. Go figure.


Last, concerning your friend. By all means invite him to join CL, Lexus owner or not. That's what CAR CHAT is for...and he has a car that is not very common today. We'd love to talk about it with him.

 

Toreador Red metallic, Silver Frost Metallic, Moonraker Black and Tropic Green metallic were the only colors offered.

there were 207 Made in 200, the last one i saw sold privately went for almost $25,000...a year ago.

 

yes the wheels were very sought after, because they fit all ford 4-lug applications, escorts, contours, cougars and one other i cant remember.

 

for a clean contour.. Its hard to find a clean contour one let alone one thats in great shape... Now get some tire shine.... stat!!!!!!

 

200 hp? I thought those were rated at 170 hp! Do they still use the duratec 2.5 liter V6's?

 

they were in the standard contour, this SVT contour is one of only 1376 in 1999.

the 2.5L in the contour GL, LX and SE models were 170hp.

 

Thats a pretty nice car, i wouldnt mind it. Let him join.