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29/04/2021 8:38 am
1993 was the last year for the Fox bodied Mustangs. This Cobra SVT was their high performance swan song. Among the performance parts was the incorporation of GT40 cylinder heads from Ford Racing which boosted the 5.0 Windsor to 235 hp amd gave it a 0-60 time of 5.7 seconds. In the following decades, you could get that power and performance from a entry level sedan.
John Kuvakas and John Kuvakas reacted
29/04/2021 9:08 am
this is a very nice model Richard, who produced it?
30/04/2021 12:13 am
I had one too. The model was / is good in many ways. What always bothered me though were those 'dead' headlights.
30/04/2021 9:24 am
I bought a 1989 GT convertible 5 speed new which my wife drove for 21 years before we sold it. Great car but we had too many cars and not enough space to keep them all.
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30/04/2021 9:55 am
@100ford2003 I'm curious what you mean by "dead headlights". Everyone sees different things in a model so I'd like to see what you see.
30/04/2021 10:05 am
G'dmorning Rich. I don't see even the faintest sign of a headlight bulb in there.
Rich Sufficool and Rich Sufficool reacted
30/04/2021 1:42 pm
Hmm 😒 payback forthcoming ?
Lol
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30/04/2021 2:31 pm
@100ford2003 Absolutely not. I'm always interested in what other collectors see when they look at these models. Obviously you can always nitpick but a lot of the critiques have more to do with what makes a model look life-like to them. Collectors also may know more or be more familiar with the 1:1s than I so I also get an education in the process.
30/04/2021 7:10 pm
GMP did a great job on their Fox Bodies...not perfect models, by any stretch, but I really like all the ones I have.
For those interested, the initial release was many years ago & their prices had skyrocketed on Ebay, but GMP recently re-released these Cobras. There are some minor detail changes, if I remember correctly.
Mine & Rich's are the original release.
with the '93 Cobra R & the '92 GT, also by GMP
30/04/2021 7:26 pm
Great Mustangs! Gotta love these GMP jobs.
30/04/2021 8:16 pm
I absolutely loved the model and the presentation packaging.
I wish I still had it. The paint was so perfect.
Oh well, some models aren't missed until a few weeks / months after they're sold off. 🙁
30/04/2021 8:19 pm
Lol, Gavin, please stop showing off !!
Just kidding !! I and I'm sure many others love your pics !!