1st Mustang Cobra ever built.....with 'test parts'

[iluv69s]

SVT certs?? heck if I know.....but apparently it is the correct VIN as being the number 1 car......the first built...I have not seen the owner at my buddy's shop this year...but, when I talked to him a whie ago. he seemed to know about these things. I guess the VIN's are published..or available?? I will stop by there tomorrow if I have time and take some pics.

I hope it is the first Cobra because this guy is really going crazy restoring this car..he has bought many NOS parts for the car....I cannot imagine how much he will have invested in this car when it is done....and what it is actually worth.

[old5.0]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: iluv69s</div><div class="ubbcode-body">SVT certs?? heck if I know.....but apparently it is the correct VIN as being the number 1 car......the first built...I have not seen the owner at my buddy's shop this year...but, when I talked to him a whie ago. he seemed to know about these things. I guess the VIN's are published..or available?? I will stop by there tomorrow if I have time and take some pics.

I hope it is the first Cobra because this guy is really going crazy restoring this car..he has bought many NOS parts for the car....I cannot imagine how much he will have invested in this car when it is done....and what it is actually worth. </div></div>

The first three pilot cars are known to have been destroyed. I think the earliest known pilot in private hands is #8, which may be this car. I don't think the #1 production car is in the registry, but I haven't looked for a while.

Ultra low mile 93's with bulletproof paper and owner history have gotten close to $50,000. If this is the #8 pilot car, I'm sure it would bring more.

Unfortunately, docs are important because fakes have already started to show up.

[Sportyworty]

The story on the first 18 93 Cobra's is that they were used for photo shoots, shows and testing. Cars 1,2 &amp; 3 were destroyed in crash tests, which leaves 15 cars left. The first car sold to the public was car #19.

[Justbad Joe]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: iluv69s</div><div class="ubbcode-body">SVT certs??I hope it is the first Cobra because this guy is really going crazy restoring this car..he has bought many NOS parts for the car....I cannot imagine how much he will have invested in this car when it is done....and what it is actually worth. </div></div>
I just got done with a 1992 ssp car. Growing up with the fox body these cars were a dime a dozen. Trying to find NOS is not very easy, when you find something its usually pricey. I would've never guessed parts would be hard to find for these cars, look at production numbers. Better yet add in notchback.
Joe

[old5.0]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Justbad Joe</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: iluv69s</div><div class="ubbcode-body">SVT certs??I hope it is the first Cobra because this guy is really going crazy restoring this car..he has bought many NOS parts for the car....I cannot imagine how much he will have invested in this car when it is done....and what it is actually worth. </div></div>
I just got done with a 1992 ssp car. Growing up with the fox body these cars were a dime a dozen. Trying to find NOS is not very easy, when you find something its usually pricey. I would've never guessed parts would be hard to find for these cars, look at production numbers. Better yet add in notchback.
Joe
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You're not kidding. Notch specific parts, in particular, seem to get pricier by the day.

There is some good news, though. Ford recently announced their intention to rerelease 9000 obsolete part numbers. The announcement said that these numbers would cover everything from the Model T up through the 2000 model year, but I've heard through the grapevine that a substantial percentage of those will be Fox related.