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(from page 4 of the 1981 Collection)
The back page of the 1981 Ford Mustang promotional booklet shows a Bright Bittersweet Cobra as well as some of the popular colors for 1981: medium blue glow, pastel chamois, bittersweet glow, dark cordovan metallic, light pewter metallic, and bright red.
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(from page 4 of the 1981 Collection)
Ford promotional photo of a Bright Bittersweet 1980 Mustang Cobra hatchback which had many of the same features introduced in 1980 like the 1979 Pace Car front end and grille and forged metric aluminum wheels. Other Cobra offerings included black lower body paint, side and hood stripes and graphics, black window trim, rear spoiler, and rear facing non-functional hood scoop.
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(from page 5 of the 1983 Collection)
Bright Bittersweet 1983 Mustang GT convertible owned by Todd from Riverdale, Iowa. This is our featured Attitude Of The Week for the week starting October 5, 2014. Todd tells us, "I found it on Craigslist. I have been looking for awhile and this popped up. 1 of 44 GT/GLX in this color. It had no rust so I thought it would be a good car." Engine mods include; GT40 Aluminum heads, Crane cam kit, Motorsport 1.7 roller rockers, Edelbrock RPM air gap intake, Edelbrock ABC carb, K&N air filter, MSD digital 6 ignition, MSD dist & coil, Motorsport wires, Aeromotive fuel pump, Holley fuel regulator & gauge, BBK headers and H-pipe. Wheels & Suspension mods; 13-inch front Cobra and 98 GT brakes, Cobra wheels, Cooper RS3a tires, poly control arms, camber caster plates, Eibach springs sport line springs, Tokico shocks & struts, interior & exterior sub frame connectors, Strut tower braces. It also has a T5 with Hurst 5-speed shifter, Billet flywheel and clutch/quadrant, drive shaft loop, 8.8 with 3.73 rears, hardened axles & studs, and 5-lug conversion.
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(from page 6 of the 1983 Collection)
Here's a good way to get some attention. Put a high rise and dual quads on your 1983 Mustang hatchback. Looks like even the valve covers are too tall for the stock hood. It was one of the few Mustangs with it's hood open at the rainy 2009 car show at Uftring Ford.
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(from page 7 of the 1983 Collection)
Here's another shot of this engine budging 1983 Mustang hatchback.
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(from page 3 of the 1987 Collection)
Customize Sunburst Orange Mustang GT with Cervinis Ram Air hood, Stalker front bumper, Cobra rear, Saleen side skirts, S-281 Wing with fiberglass deck lid, 18 inch Ford Motorsport chrome Cobra wheels, integrated antenna, one piece headlights, and shaved door handles. Not quite an official Saleen (because the work was not done at Saleen, and its not all Saleen parts), but very close.
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(from page 3 of the 1987 Collection)
Sunburst Orange 1987 modified Mustang GT, left side view. Sunburst Orange was not a Mustang production color but it is very close to 1997-98 Autumn Orange or 2007 Saleen Beryllium. Modifications to this Mustang GT include: Cervinis Ram Air hood, Stalker front bumper, Cobra rear, Saleen side skirts, S-281 Wing with fiberglass deck lid, 18 inch Ford Motorsport chrome Cobra wheels, integrated antenna, one piece headlights, and shaved door handles. Click here to see some 1987 real factory Saleens, or check out our 1987 Saleen Data Explorer for more information on factory Saleens for this year.
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(from page 3 of the 1987 Collection)
Front view of a heavily modified 1987 Mustang GT.
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(from page 3 of the 1987 Collection)
1987 Sunburst Orange Mustang GT that has been heavily modified, rear end view.
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(from page 3 of the 1987 Collection)
Left rear view of a Sunburst Orange modified 1987 Mustang GT,
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(from page 4 of the 1989 Collection)
A custom Orange Mustang GT hatchback (I believe GM "Hugger Orange" or Ford "Grabber Orange"). Some exterior changes include a 4 inch cowl hood, Weld Racing rims, 275/50/15 Mickey Thompson drag radials, 165/15 front tires, and cross drilled and slotted rotors.
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(from page 4 of the 1989 Collection)
Exhaust modifications include: 3" stainless from the BBK equal length headers to the back of the car and 2 chamber Flow Master mufflers.
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(from page 4 of the 1989 Collection)
Changes to the drive train include: 5 speed manual transmission, center force duel friction clutch, Ford Racing aluminum drive shaft, Detroit True Trac posis rear-end, Mooser 31 spline axles, Trickflow differential cover, Richmond 3:73 gears, Hurst shorty shifter, and Ford Racing clutch quadrant.
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(from page 4 of the 1989 Collection)
Changes to the suspension include: 70/30 drag struts, 50/50 drag shocks, drag springs with air bags, life bars, Granatti adjustable upper control arms, and lower control arm reinforcement.
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(from page 1 of the 1990 Collection)
Customized 1990 Mustang 5.0 with bright orange paint, modified hood, a pair of Shelby inspired stripes, clear head and tail lights, and 17 inch chrome Cobra R rims.
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(from page 1 of the 1990 Collection)
Orange 1990 Mustang 5.0 hatchback, right side view. This one has a pair of really long custom tail pipes.
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(from page 1 of the 1990 Collection)
Customized 1990 Mustang 5.0 with custom clear tail lights, 17 inch chrome Cobra R rims, and a custom exhaust system.
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(from page 1 of the 1990 Collection)
Customized 1990 Mustang 5.0 front end view showing clear head lights.
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(from page 4 of the 1994 Collection)
Check this one out! It's a 1994 Mustang Boss 429 concept coupe. This car was built by Special Vehicle Engineering (SVE). These photos were sent in from Peter C. Sessler. Peter tells us, "This is a Ford Concept car - a 1994 Mustang Cobra with a Boss 604L engine. It did 10.63 the quarter in a Car & Driver article at the time. Although it is not strictly a street car, Ford still uses in shows, etc. I took the photographs for a magazine article. Hope you like it!" And we do!
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(from page 4 of the 1994 Collection)
Another shot of the 1994 Boss 429 concept. The front tires were BFGoodrich g-Force KD 275/40ZR17 with the rear tires being BFGoodrich Drag Radial 315/35ZR17. Front and rear brakes were Brembo and wheels were 17x8.0 and 17x10.5 in. rear.
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