Terminator Cobra Concept

And sold by cobray from 1987 to 1990.

Terminator cobra concept. Welcome to terminator cobra. Both of the cars were designed by the head of ford styling at the time eugene bordinat and one was dubbed the bordinat cobra the other car was a coupe called the cougar ii. The shelby cobra concept features an all aluminium v10 engine displacing 6 4 l 390 cu in. Many times this personality quality can be a detriment but sometimes it can result in products of pure genius.

The terminator cobra in 2003 ford s special vehicles team svt came up with a brilliant idea. Foote in the mid 1980s. 2003 2004 svt terminator cobra after 20 years of working in the automobile industry one thing i have learned is that the business is filled with people with big egos. What if we put a supercharger in a cobra.

More than a decade later this factory supercharged mustang still commands a certain respect. I created this site to pay homage to the 2003 2004 ford svt mustang cobra coincidentally referred to as you guessed it the terminator. After my retirement from ford some 33 years later i decided that i had enough time and contacts to make a serious search for these two long forgotten concept cars from the sixties. The weapons were manufactured by swd inc.

The 2004 ford shelby cobra concept was obviously inspired by the ford powered ac cobras of the 1960s it s a modern take on the classic sports car with no roof no side windows and no radio. It is capable of producing 645 hp 481 kw at 6 750 rpm and 501 ft lbf 679 n m of torque at 5 500 rpm making it one of the most powerful engines built by ford. The weapons were sold to dealers for 90 when originally produced and typically went for 110 125 at retail 243 276 adjusted for inflation. Many years would pass and yet i still lusted after the bordinat cobra with its one off special body and shelby cobra chassis.

The 2003 2004 cobra was a product of john coletti s ego. 1 452 were made in total. The engine red lines at 6 800 rpm and ford claims it is capable of reaching 207. Included on the site will be an array of documents photos links and technical data that i have collected over the years.

1963 shelby bordinat cobra concept t wo concept cars were built in the mid 1960s and based on the cobra chassis.