Hoovey689

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Today marks twenty years since Ford first announced its Special Vehicle Team, most famously known as SVT. With performance mastermind John Colleti at the helm, SVT produced some legendary cars during its first 10 years, beginning with the 1993 SVT Cobra (and its even more hardcore sibling the SVT Cobra R) as well as the 2003 F-150 SVT Lightning. Since then we've had numerous updates to each, most notably the the SVT Cobra of 2003-2004 lovingly referred to by Mustang fans as the "Terminator," plus new models like the SVT Contour and the SVT Focus built from 2002-2004.

Today SVT is alive and well with the lineup consisting of the Shelby GT500 and F-150 SVT Raptor, and we're guessing that back in 1993 no one could have imagined just how far the brand has come. A 650 horsepower Mustang capable of 200 mph or a Ford F-150 capable of running the Baja 1000 in nearly stock form would have seemed insane at the time. And it still does today.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/06/f...l-performance/

J.P.

ahhh the 1993 Cobra, very nice!

tmf2004

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such a classic.... 93 Cobra's with low miles can still fetch 20k+

I8ABMR

I have driven a couple of old cobras and it was awesome. The noise, the power, and that awesome hand built V8

Hoovey689

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Always liked the little SVT Focus, fun and tunable. Actually saw a lowered SVT Contour today at the gym. I'd like to see the 2013 Fusion get a SVT option

LexFather

That car made a whooping 245hp

NIce, congrats SVT!

adamls2

I think still one of my favorite sounding cars til this day is a 03 Cobra with any exhaust mods....this is one of my favorites...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lQX3cOAbes

Hoovey689

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wow!!

ArmyofOne

I used to have a Tropic Green SVT Contour. Tan leather interior, lowered, tinted windows, 1 of 500 built in 2000.

FUN car, especially in the twisties. Probably the most fun FWD car I have ever driven.

J.P.

<SVT Contour gave me a BMW feeling back in the day when looking at it

Hoovey689

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SVT celebrates 20 years with the Mustang that started it all

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http://www.autoblog.com/photos/1993-...photo-4805314/

Ford debuted the 2013 Shelby GT500 Convertible earlier today at the Chicago Auto Show, but it wasn't the only Mustang vying for our attention on the show floor. In fact, we had a hard time keeping our eyes off this Vibrant Red beauty.

The pony car in question? A 1993 SVT Cobra R, the pinnacle of the Fox Body Mustang. The standard SVT Cobra made its official debut at the Chicago Auto Show back in 1992, and its reappearance in the Windy City was a fitting reminder of the 20th anniversary of Ford's Special Vehicle Team.

So what makes the 1993 SVT Cobra R so special? For starters, just 107 were produced, making it one of the rarest Mustangs ever built by Ford. The 235-horsepower 5.0-liter V8 is the same powerplant as the one in the standard Cobra, but the R model had less weight to push around thanks to the removal of the rear seats, radio, air conditioning and all sound deadening material. Ford also fitted the Cobra R with adjustable Koni shocks, larger front and rear brakes, 17-inch wheels shod with Goodyear tires, an external engine oil cooler and power steering fluid cooler, aluminum radiator and more.

The particular Cobra R brought to the show by Ford is literally a time capsule from the early '90s and in incredible condition. Amazingly, the odometer reads just over 4,100 miles

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/08/s...tarted-it-all/