- Pristine 1996 Mustang SVT Cobra shows just 2,530 miles since new.
- Stored in a climate-controlled garage and recently serviced throughout.
- Still packs its 305 hp 4.6-liter V8 that defined Ford’s 90s muscle era.
Sometimes, buried among the dented Nissan and Toyota sedans, sketchy “too good to be true” deals, and questionable flip jobs on Facebook Marketplace, something genuinely interesting sneaks through. You know, the kind of car that makes you pause, mostly because you’d already written off Mark Zuckerberg’s platform as a graveyard for bad ideas and even worse cars.
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That’s precisely what we have here, as this 1996 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra has been driven just 2,530 miles (4,071 km) since new, and is as unblemished as an SN95 Mustang you’re ever likely to find.
Stored Like a Time Capsule
The classic muscle car is up for sale in Fort Myers, Florida, and according to the seller, has been stored in a climate-controlled garage since new, which helps explain why it looks so good. Yes, the $30,000 asking price is almost the same as a brand new Mustang EcoBoost, but there’s something so cool about this Cobra that a new one simply can’t match.
Ford is believed to have built more than 28,000 Mustang Cobra models between 1996 and 1998, so it’s not exactly rare , with this one being #1,595 of the 7,459 built in 1996.
However, fitted with a 4.6-liter naturally aspirated V8 producing 305 hp and 300 lb-ft (410 Nm), it can hit 60 mph (96 km/h) in 5.9 seconds and sprint down the quarter-mile in 13.99 seconds. Those are still solid numbers to do this day, even though we’re living in a world of 800 hp+ muscle cars.
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The seller notes the car includes all of the original documentation and receipts. It also recently had its fluids changed and new tires installed. Not only does the exterior appear to be free of blemishes, but the cabin also looks to be in superb condition with virtually no visible wear other than some creasing on the seats.
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A peek at the window sticker that is included in the sale reveals it had an original MSRP of $26,645, which works out to $55,018 in today’s money, or roughly the equivalent of a modern Mustang GT Premium.
Check out the ad for yourself over here, because spotless survivors like this don’t hang around Marketplace for long.
