Vehicle:	1995 Ford Mustang Cobra R #86
Price:	$26,000
Status:	FOR SALE BY OWNER
Mileage:	17,900
Location:	Charleston, South Carolina
VIN:	1FALP42C1SF213553
Contact Seller:	Chris Sargent sargentemail@yahoo.com (843)509-8148 (843)509-2375
PAS has no additional information about this vehicle. For questions or details about this consignment listing, please contact the seller directly.

Offered for sale - 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra R, Production Number 86 of 250.

The '95 Cobra R has the largest engine in a Mustang since 1973. The advertised factory specifications of the time: Only 250 built with an original MSRP of $37,599.00, stock performance at 300 horsepower, 365lb.ft. of torque, 3300 pound curb weight. 0-60 in 5.2 seconds, 13.2@114mph quarter mile and 60-0 in 112ft. The car was built with a 351 and a 20 gallon fuel cell as enhancements over the 1993 Cobra R to go head-to-head with the LT1 F-bodys from Chevrolet and Pontiac in IMSA competition. In 1996, Boris Said drove Steeda's #20 1995 Cobra R to victory in IMSA GS at Texas World Speedway (http://www.steeda.com/highlights/1996.php).

The 1995 R is a fantastic driving experience. Turn-in is sharp and immediate. The brakes are impressive, but it's the torque you'll remember. The 5.8L/351ci engine, stout Tremec 3550 transmission, 13 inch brakes, 850 in-lbs. variable rate springs with Koni Yellow double adjustable shocks/struts and 20 gallon Kevlar fuel cell, huge radiator, power steering and oil coolers are impressive, but so is the list a items deleted from the standard Cobra parts list - no air conditioning, no radio, speakers or wiring, no back seat, no sound deadener, no power windows or locks, base V6-model seats, no springs isolators.

I am the fourth owner and purchased the car with 12,600 miles on the odometer. The car currently has 17,900 original miles. I have enjoyed the car immensely during my ownership, taking it on the 2006 Hot Rod Power Tour and the MCA Anniversary Grand National show at BarberMotorsportsPark. Nothing gets more attention than a Cobra R. The factory 351 block is stamped with the VIN stamped block and all body panel VIN tags are present. The correct 5.8L EGR and belt routing stickers are on the hood and radiator cover. This particular pedigreed Mustang does not have a competition history.

Through discussions with the R model experts at Steeda, #86 has been subjected to mild, tasteful enhancements to bring out the car's full capability. The engine benefits from a Ford Motorsports E303 cam and GT40 X305 58cc Turbo Swirl aluminum cylinder heads, an FMS SFI-spec harmonic damper and a conical air filter. The engine breaths out through factory headers into a BBK off-road X pipe and Flowmaster 2 ½ inch cat-back. Drivetrain upgrades include a Steeda Tri-ax shifter for the Tremec 3550 transmission, McCleod clutch and Fidanza aluminum flywheel. The factory-spec'd suspension is very capable so modifications here are limited to polyurethane bushings for the struts, steering rack, sway bar, end links and rear lower control arms. There is also a Steeda 4 point roll bar bolted in. It could be removed. I have the OEM iron GT40 cylinder heads to go with the car, as well as all the bushings that were removed and the stock shifter. The third owner purchased a new set of the OEM BF Goodrich Comp T/A ZR tires in the factory size of 255/45/17 before they were discontinued. These tires in excellent condition with 90% tread left and the rubber fingers still affixed. I've had them in cool storage to avoid wear and dry rot and have remounted them on stock wheels for the sale. The adjustment dials for the Koni Yellows and the large aluminum spare tire, iron and jack are part of the sale.

The condition of the car is very good, from the interior to the engine bay to the undercarriage. I am obsessive about cleaning it to the point of waxing the K member.

"Briefly put, the [1995] Cobra R is a level of automobile beyond any -- including purpose-built race cars -- that we've ever driven. All of its responses are sharp and immediate. Squeeze the throttle -- even gently -- and the car jumps. Turn the steering wheel and the fast-ratio steering and Goodriches the width of Iowa translate your input to pure lateral G. Body roll is utterly absent. (All right, there's the merest hint of body lean when taking on-ramps at triple the posted speed.) The brakes are huge and effective. In short, the Cobra R can press you into any part of the seat -- or into the belts -- with equal force. The rated top speed is 152 MPH (enforced by a fuel shutoff at 6000 RPM), but more impressive is the suddenness with which the Cobra R gets there." Hard Drive by J.J. Gertler (1995)

"Lap after lap, we pushed the R further and further. Get on the gas earlier coming out of the turn. Accelerate harder. Add five more mph to the top speed on the back straight. Brake later than the last lap. Brake harder. Downshift, roll off the clutch, press the gas and accelerate once again. While we found the G-forces had us tensing our own muscles unconsciously (wish we had a real five-point harness system), the R's muscles never seemed tense. To put it plainly, we never found the limits of the Cobra R. We know they are out there, but it will take a Dorsey Schroeder or a Tom Gloy to find them. This was exactly the answer we were looking for." Race Testing The Cobra R, Pete Saueracker, 5.0 Mustang magazine, http://www.mustang50magazine.com/roadtests/4288/

If you want exclusivity and collectibility, own one of the 657 R-model Cobras built by Ford during the fuel-injection era. There will never be more than 250 1995 R-model Cobras. With the market for rare collectibles increasing every day, R-models are a great investment.