Used Car of the Day: 2001 Ford Mustang Cobra Convertible

by Tim Healey

Published: July 16th, 2024

used car of the day 2001 ford mustang cobra convertible

Old-school journalists might know the term "headless snake" -- meaning when a person gets referred to in a story and an editing/writing error leaves off their first name. Today, we have a "topless snake" -- a heavily modified 2001 Ford Mustang Cobra convertible.

The suspension is the target of most of the mods. The independent rear suspension was rebuilt with racing bushings, axles and bearings from a 2003 Cobra, and coilover shocks. The front suspension gets coilovers and tubular control arms. There are full-length subframe connectors.

The clutch and driveshaft are beefed up and there is a 4.10 rear end.

Other upgraded bits include an aftermarket stereo and radiator.

There are some other upgraded bits and pieces -- refer to the listing for the full picture.

Speaking of the listing, you can see it here. The car is for sale in Ohio with an asking price of $19,500. It's a manual with a mileage of 62K and change.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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ToolGuy on Jul 16, 2024
With a Mach-E™ of this age I would think we would get a report on the battery condition.

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- VoGhost on Jul 16, 2024
  You should! With any 22 year old car you would want to know the condition of major parts before paying $20K.
  
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- EBFlex on Jul 16, 2024
  A Mock-e wouldn’t last 22 years.
  
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- Tassos on Jul 17, 2024
  The Mach-e will outlive all of us regressives.
  
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- 28-Cars-Later on Jul 18, 2024
  No it won't, dealers are giving them away.
  
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Michael S6 on Jul 19, 2024
$20,000 for 2001 Mustang Cobra ??

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