1979 Mustang Cobra 5.0
2P Red and 1C Black
Stock never goes out of style
MCA #70281 - 79-93 MCA Concours Judge
Proverbs 3:5-6
My Mustang Story
http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...71#post1688371
Cool! Thanks!
Mike
My '78 Fairmont build - http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...539-78-Big-Red
Very cool.
Awesome! If you find any 84 GT stuff, please post it
1984.5 GT 5.0 5 Speed ANALOG
BBK Long Tubes/H pipe/FM
Edelbrock Intake/Holley 600
8.8 w/FMS 3.73s
Steeda Shifter
2010 GT 5 Speed DIGITAL
Track Pack
Pypes Violator axle back
Airaid Cold Air
hey great stuff. thanks for posting greatly appreciated.
1979 Mustang Cobra wht/green v8
1984 Mustang GT-350 Convertible
2005 Toyota Tacoma Ext Cab Trd 4x4 off road- (daily driver)
1968 Mustang Conv (Eleanor Project)
2009 Honda crv.
Thanks for posting this David! Very good article. I noticed that the test car had the 5.0 badges on it, which conflicts with original owner Cobras that I've spoken to that said that their cars did not come equipped with them. I was always led to believe that 1982 GT's were the first to sport those 5.0 badges. I don't know what to believe now!
Pete Slaney
1979 Mustang Cobra
347/T-5/4.30's
420 rwhp/380 rwt (New Motor)
11.49 @ 121.86
306/T-5/4.30's (Old Motor)
307 rwhp/278 rwt
12.38 @ 111.38
Hi Pete - I hope all is well
My Cobra had the 5.0 badges on it. It was built 8-78
1979 Mustang Cobra 5.0
2P Red and 1C Black
Stock never goes out of style
MCA #70281 - 79-93 MCA Concours Judge
Proverbs 3:5-6
My Mustang Story
http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...71#post1688371
No kidding! I was corresponding with Michael Kincaid on facebook and he's the original owner of his '79 Mustang Cobra. He also worked for Ford back then and he informed me that he had never seen another Cobra with them from the factory. He also mentioned that the Pace Cars didn't come with them either. I guess it's one of those "Ford things" where they installed them on some of them but not all of them?
Pete Slaney
1979 Mustang Cobra
347/T-5/4.30's
420 rwhp/380 rwt (New Motor)
11.49 @ 121.86
306/T-5/4.30's (Old Motor)
307 rwhp/278 rwt
12.38 @ 111.38
Yes the 79 Cobra as well as the standard Mustang with a 5.0 came with the 5.0 Badge. His could of been a factory goof?
The 5.0 Pace Car did not. One quick way to tell the diffrence between the Turbo-4 Pace car and the 5.0 Pace car is the lack of the 'Turbo' emblem on the Hood Scoop.
Here is a Turbo-4 Pace Car. See the emblem on the Hood Scoop
What is interesting is that the 79 was the last year that Ford made the 5.0 until 1982. It was the 255 in 80 and 81.
You can see the D9 = 79 part number listed above
Last edited by 79mustangcobra; 10-28-2016 at 10:30 AM.
1979 Mustang Cobra 5.0
2P Red and 1C Black
Stock never goes out of style
MCA #70281 - 79-93 MCA Concours Judge
Proverbs 3:5-6
My Mustang Story
http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...71#post1688371
Good stuff!
Pete Slaney
1979 Mustang Cobra
347/T-5/4.30's
420 rwhp/380 rwt (New Motor)
11.49 @ 121.86
306/T-5/4.30's (Old Motor)
307 rwhp/278 rwt
12.38 @ 111.38
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