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The pertinent history and authoritative knowledge
about the Mystichrome Cobra

The Historical Significance of the Mystichrome Cobra

Ford’s Rationale for Creating a New Legend

Let’s travel back in time. The year is 2004. The legendary Ford Mustang has reached another milestone year, and Ford Motor Company wants to celebrate 40 years of uninterrupted production of their famous ponycar to hit the automotive world scene. Ford could have chosen to do a number of things to commemorate the occasion, but why did they elect to produce another car with color-shifting paint for this honor? The subsequent history contained herein on this website will answer this question and shed light on any mysteries surrounding the car and its special paint. Click on any of the chapter links below to start reading and learning about the Mystichrome Cobra.

 

Chapter 1: Looking to the Past to Understand the Present

Chapter 2: How to Properly Celebrate a Milestone

Chapter 3: Making Good with Lessons Learned

Chapter 4: When in Doubt, Offer More!

Chapter 5: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, Several Leaps Forward

Chapter 6: Tailoring Amped-Up Looks for Hopped-Up Performance

Chapter 7: A Birthplace and a Birthright

Chapter 8: Wise Words to Mystichrome Cobra Owners

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Official Mystichrome Cobra Press Releases

Special Vehicle Team (Ford’s in-house performance tuner known simply as SVT) published the first, official press release about the Mystichrome Cobra as it debuted at the New York International Auto Show on April 16, 2003.

 

To read SVT’s press release, click HERE.

Ford Motor Company published their lengthy, official press release about the Mystichrome Cobra on April 17, 2003, one day after the special-edition Cobra made its world debut and 39 years since the day when the first Ford Mustang made its debut.

 

To read Ford’s press release, click HERE.

Original Terminator Cobra Brochures & Ordering Guides

For comparison and archival purposes, the original sales brochures for both model years of the Terminator Cobra are hosted here on this website. Click on the links below to view and download.

 

2003 Ford SVT Mustang Cobra brochure

2004 Ford SVT Mustang Cobra brochure

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To this day, ordering guides are used by dealerships to properly place orders for vehicles from the factory. The original ordering guides for both model years of the Terminator Cobra are also archived on this website. Click below to view and download.

 

2003 Ford SVT Mustang Cobra ordering guide

2004 Ford SVT Mustang Cobra ordering guide

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Mystichrome Cobra Codes

Not the original owner of your Mystichrome Cobra? Wondering if that car for sale down the street is a true Mystichrome Cobra and not someone’s project car? No need to fret! To learn how to verify a factory-produced Mystichrome Cobra, click HERE.

Mystichrome Cobra Facts

Only 1,010 Mystichrome Cobras were produced only for the 2004 model year. Of this total build, 515 coupes and 495 convertibles were produced. To learn about more interesting Mystichrome Cobra facts and trivia, click HERE.

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    limited-number 2004 Ford SVT Mustang
    Cobra that came factory-equipped with
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    • MC969 and meHappy 19th Birthday!
      January 14, 2023
      Extending birthday wishes to all surviving Mystichrome Cobras out there.