1978 Ford Mustang King Cobra 302 V8, cam, headers, 4 barrel carb. Louvers were added to the hatch and the side panel louvers only came in black. 当時の人気車だったポンティアックのトランザムを目一杯オマージュした外装に心踊らされずにはいられません。 MADNESS MOTORS Co.,Ltd. Available as a coupe or three-door hatchback, the new car's base engine was a 140 cu in (2.3 L) SOHC I4, the first fully metric-dimensioned engine built in the U.S.[15][23] A 171 cu in (2.8 L) V6 was the sole optional engine. 後にも、先にもキングコブラを名乗るグレードが登場するのは1978年のみ。 "[36], Media related to Ford Mustang II at Wikimedia Commons, This article is about the Ford Mustang II. The body panels all line up great with all the gaps being even. Find 1 used 1978 Ford Mustang as low as $7,395 on Carsforsale.com®. Automotive historian Gary Witzenburg observed that properly equipped, the thing actually performed pretty well by 1976 standards. 1978年のマスタングは21万3千台製造され、その内「King Cobra」は 4,971台しか製造されなかった貴重な車両です。 しかも、マニュアル車は2,404台のみ。そんな貴重な車両のナンバーズマッチング車両です。 市場にも中々出てこないレア [34], According to Edmunds, the 1974 base engine's 88 hp (66 kW; 89 PS) was "truly pathetic" and the optional V6's 105 hp (78 kW; 106 PS) was "underwhelming." Economy immediately became a hot item, and this helped boost the smaller Mustang's first calendar year sales to 385,993. Competitors also included the Toyota Celica and the Datsun 240Z. Almost replicating the initial 1965 Mustang's sales rush, "even without any real performance appeal, the '74 Mustang II brought buyers running into Ford dealerships. "[29], A 1995 book on the history of the Mustang refers to the introduction of "a lukewarm optional 302 V8 in 1975" and says that "the token revival of the Cobra name—appearing as the taped-and-striped Cobra II—the following year did little to stem the tide as customers grew less enchanted with the Mustang II's cramped quarters and weak performance." "[31], Writers of the past few years tend to ignore the sales success of the Mustang II, pointing out flaws in the design compared to cars that came before and after, symbolizing the very start of the Malaise era in American auto design. [citation needed], In 1976, Ford offered the "Stallion" appearance group including styled wheels, blacked-out grille, bumpers, and body moldings as well as black two-toned accent paint offered with silver, red, white, and yellow body colors. It carried through the long-hood, short-deck theme of the original, and as Iacocca requested it came as a notchback and hatch-equipped fastback. If you can believe it, Bobby Aldrich’s 1978 Ford Mustang Cobra II was a $300 eBay find. Pinto. Bezel is a little faded but not bad. This was a limited edition version with 4,313 units produced. [27] It featured a deep air-dam, stripes, and a "Pontiac Trans Am style" cobra snake decal on the hood. [7] Automakers were "scrambling" by December 1973 as "the trend toward smaller, less extravagant cars to surge ahead faster than anyone had expected. "[19] The Mustang II's 302 cu in (4.9 L) engine became Ford's first officially designated metric V8 Mustang;[citation needed] it was called the "5.0 L" even though its capacity was 4,942 cc (4.9 L; 301.6 cu in). 1978 was the last year of the Mustang II, the Mach 1, and the Cobra II option package. "[34], The automotive editor of Mustang Monthly magazine describes "The Mustang II was the right car at the right time to keep the legend going into the future. There was "a steady slide in 1976 and '77." A Mercury version of the Mustang II badged as a Capri (as evidenced by a proposal using the Mustang II's 2+2 body with a rounded quarter window style) was briefly considered, but the strong sales of the Ford Capri (Mk1) as a captive import through Lincoln-Mercury dealerships shelved plans for a corporate twin. All interior has been redone. The doors. Discover (and save!) Rather than replicating the unchanged designs of the GM pony cars, Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird, the Mustang II now competed against sporty subcompact models that included GM's Buick Skyhawk, Oldsmobile Starfire, Pontiac Sunbird, and Chevrolet Monza. A 2009 report confirmed Iacocca's vision for the 1974–1978 Mustang II, saying it "was the right car at the right time, selling more than 1 million units in four years."[17]. It continued: "Ford, not content to drag the revered Mustang name through the mud...added badges from Ghia, the venerable Italian studio that it had bought, to versions of the Mustang II with partial vinyl roofs and tacky opera windows. But in its day, the public and the press sang praises for the little Mustang II. The Mercury Capri for 1979 became Mustang's American built corporate twin, sharing the new Fox platform. The pony car market segment saw decreasing sales in the early-1970s "with many buyers turning to lower-priced, fuel-efficient compacts like Ford's own Maverick – a huge first-year success itself. Introduced in September 1973 for model year 1974, the Mustang II arrived roughly coincident with the oil embargo of 1973 and subsequent fuel shortages.[3]. [30] "Many people have never warmed up to the Mustang II, some even complaining it reminds them of the Pinto. [13] The new model would also better compete with 2+2 import coupes such as the Toyota Celica, Datsun 240Z, Mazda RX-3, and the European Ford Capri — which itself was inspired by the original Mustang but built by Ford of Europe, and marketed since April 1970 in the U.S. by Mercury as a captive import. Finally, in 1978, the Mustang II was ready to be retired, so Ford decided to release yet another special edition upgrade package, this time, the King Cobra II. Ford Mustang II King Cobra automatic (aut. Sales of such imports attracted fewer than 100,000 customers in 1965, but by 1972 demand had increased; therefore, the "Mustang II's mission was to capture a big slice of this sizable new pie."[5]. The King Cobra was unitized and had a front sub frame, much like a Camaro and Firebird. 1974年から1978年まで製造された第2世代のフォード マスタング。 The Mustang II was named Motor Trend's Car of the Year, in 1974, the last Mustang to achieve that honor until 1994. [4], The first-generation Mustangs grew in size; the 1973 model had become markedly larger than the original model. )[34] In 1976 the "standard four [-cylinder] swelled to a heady 92 hp (69 kW; 93 PS), the V6 increased to 102 hp (76 kW), and [sales were] a surprisingly stable 187,567 units—a mere 1,019 less than in '75." しかも、マスタング史上唯一のグレード「King Cobra」。 The “Cobra” version of the Mustang II was offered beginning with the 1976 model, two years after the Mustang II debuted. The automakers in Detroit had "begun to receive vibrations from the only source it really listens to — new-car buyers… The message: Build smaller cars" as customers stopped buying and the inventory of unsold new cars climbed during the summer of 1973, and there were already positive market expectations for the new downsized Mustang. The car is finished in Sun Yellow over Palomino and has been fitted with newtires, alternator, and battery. [10] The original pony car was based on the compact Falcon and for its second-generation, the Mustang evolved from an even smaller platform, the Pinto that was rolled out in 1971. 490 pounds lighter and almost 19 inches shorter than the 1973 Mustang, the second generation was derived from the subcompact Pinto platform using a unique unibody with an isolated front suspension and engine mount subframe while sharing a limited number of chassis and driveline components. [16] The big 1973 Mustang total reached 134,867,[6] but the 1974 version was within "10 percent of the original Mustang's 12-month production record of 418,812. Of course, many enthusiasts said that about the cars when new, but this Cobra II deserves to have the optional 302 V8 dropped in to give it the thrust to back up those bold graphics. Initial plans called for a downsized Mustang based on the compact Ford Maverick, similar in size and power to the Falcon, the basis for the original Mustang. 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