1995 Ford Mustang Cobra Hardtop SVT Convertible

By 1995, Ford's Special Vehicle Team (SVT) and its products had proven to be an unqualified success. This rare Mustang SVT Cobra is a great example of the team's design efforts.

There were 5,008 SVT Cobras built in 1995. The Cobra convertible returned for a limited production run of 1,003 units, and all were painted Black and fitted with Saddle leather interiors and Black convertible tops. Newly available for the 1995 Cobra convertible was a removable hardtop option. This was a one-year-only option due to its $1,825 price and 90 pounds of additional weight; thus, only 499 of the Cobra convertibles came with this option. Removing or installing the hardtop was a two-person job, and this hardtop could not easily fit any other Mustang or Cobra convertible from this vintage due to the latching mechanisms of the fiberglass top and the dome light wiring. Included with this option, was a carrier that rolled on four casters allowing for storage of the hardtop when it was not being used. This hardtop option was originally supposed to be an available option for the all-new 1994 Mustang convertible, but it was delayed due to supply problems and quality control concerns. This hardtop option was not available on the 1995 Mustang GT convertible. As the one and only year of the convertible hardtop experiment, these cars are considered by many collectors to be among the most desirable SVT Cobras ever made.

This rare vehicle is #393 of the SVT Cobra convertibles built in 1995 and #34 of the 499 Mustang Cobras with the removable hardtop option.