The 1978 Ghia luxury group included the half vinyl top, bodyside color keyed body side moldings, bumper guards, wheel covers, and a luxury interior. The 1978 Ghia upgrade did not include one of the more powerful 1978 Mustang engines. The Ghia emblem is just visible behind the rear quarter side window.
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 Mustang Ghia
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 Mach 1
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The 1978 Mustang Mach 1 included the 104hp 170ci (2.8L) 2-barrel 6-cylinder engine, styled wheels with raised white lettered tires, front and back black rear bumpers, lower black body side paint, brushed aluminum instrument dash panel, and full instruments package.
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The 1978 Mustang Cobra II got a new stripe tape treatment mid-year with tri-color tape stripes, large "Cobra" block letters mid level on the side and decklid spoiler, a Cobra decal on the back spoiler, and a Cobra II snake emblem on a black grille. Standard on the 1978 Cobra came flat black window moldings, black quarter-window and back-light louvers, black rocker panels, and dual color-keyed racing mirrors. See our 1978 Cobra Data Explorer for more information.
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 Mustang Cobra II
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 King Cobra
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New to 1978, was the King Cobra option at $1277. The "Boss of the Mustang stable" had a giant snake decal on the hood and pinstripping around the windows, decklid, wheel lips, rocker panels, belt, and over-the-roof area; a large front and rear spoiler, rear quarter flares, spoke wheels, and the 5.0L V8. See our 1978 Cobra Data Explorer for more information.
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The 1978 Monroe Handler Mustang was a body kit created to promote the Monroe Handler series street performance shock absorbers. Creative Car Products sold the 8-piece fiberglass body kit. Pieces included the front air dam, rear spoiler, rear body panel, all 4 fenders. The kit was called the "Handler II". It was designed by Dave Kent. One (original) car was built with a metal body kit. Six more were built using fiberglass components to be given away as contest prizes.
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 Monroe Handler
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