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1997 Ford Mustang Cobra Review Photo 1997 Ford Mustang Cobra
If there is one car that could be called

America's Sweetheart, it would be the Ford Mustang, now in its 33rd year

on the market. Born in the crazy cultural upheaval of the mid-... click here to read more

1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo SN-95 Mustang Suspension - Looker
We update our '97 Mustang's suspension with equal measures of form and function... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Fox Mustang Drag Car - Dark Phoenix
An Outlaw legend rises from the ashes as Mike Murillo puts forth a twin-turbo, big-block Fox Mustang drag car... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo '97 Mustang - August 2007 YO Club Winner
Jacob Humes of Douglas, GA is the August 2007 YO Club Winner... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 SVT Mustang Cobra - Project Superfly, Destroyer Of Hideous Camaros
Editor Campy's first-ever new car broke a lot of ground in Four-Valve Mustang performance.... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Eastwood Company Fender Roller - Rolling the Fenders
We roll the fenders on a '97 Mustang GT using Eastwood Company's Fender Roller, a tool for increasing fender and tire clearance with ease. - 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords Magazine... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Ford Mustang GT Suspension - Beginner's Luck
Our little filly gets a full chassis overhaul courtesy of Griggs Racing.... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Ford Mustang Griggs Brake System - Beginner's Luck
We install Griggs' GR40 Sport Brake system on our '97 project GT and go looking for dimes to stop on.... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra - Getting Medieval on the Competition
Eric Dillard unleashes 892 rwhp on anything that lines up against him-including crotch rockets.... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Ford Mustang Cobra - Breaking The Law
Good things seldom result when laws are broken, but, despite the well-known adage to the contrary, a combination of wrongs occasionally ends up being just right.... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Mustang SVT Cobra - Performance Commonwealth
Matt Bohl's Lean And Clean '97 Cobra Is A Pennsylvania Powerhouse... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Ford Mustang Cobra - Snake Charmed
Some of us seem to come galloping out of the birth canal already burning up with an advanced case of Mustang fever. Others take a little more time-and travel a much more circuitous... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Mustang Catalytic Converters - New Breed Of Cat
Even the dog will love these high-flow cats for Ford Mustangs... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Alcon/Roush Brake Upgrade - One Brake Coming Up!
Thanks to an Alcon/Roush Performance Products brake upgrade, our '97 Cobra stops so hard we're wiping nose prints off the windshield.... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Lasting Impression
Driving a Mustang, any year Mustang, always leaves a lasting impression that leaves you yearning for more. Everybody remembers when they took their Mustang around the block for the... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Ford Mustang - Green Machine
Dave Martis has the envy meter deep in the green with his 1997 Ford Mustang AIX race car... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Big Boost in this Mustang Equals Big Fun
This '97 GT runs fast with big boost... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra - Green From Envy
As we look at Cobra Jet, Mach 1, and Boss Mustangs today, it's hard to imagine what it was like to see those cars every day on the streets and car lots. While those days are long g... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Ford Mustang Roush - Green And S Een
Mike Smith went to Paxton to get his '97 Mustang Roush to get a Novi 2000 huffer bolted onto its otherwise stock 4.6 Cobra Engine.... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Ford Mustang Cobra Convertible - Good Cop, Bad Cop?
David Tim built an awesome '97 Mustang Cobra convertible that has both a Vortech blower as well as two 15 inch subwoofers!... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Ford Mustang GT - Hall Effect
Dennis Hall has had his fair share of sports and super cars but had to cut back, so he went looking for a black on black '97 Mustang GT and with the help of Xtreme Mustang Performa... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Chris Hoff's 1997 Saleen S351: Violent Violet
Grape Ape, Atomic Eggplant, Barney Mobile, Purple People Eater--Chris Hoff's latest crea-tion has plenty of nicknames. That's fine for a vehicle that is one part toy, one part show... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Chris Hoff's 1997 Saleen S351: Violent Violet
Grape Ape, Atomic Eggplant, Barney Mobile, Purple People Eater-Chris Hoff's latest crea-tion has plenty of nicknames. That's fine for a vehicle that is one part toy, one part showb... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Mustang Saleen - Violent Violet
Chris Hoff is at it again, but with a '97 Mustang Saleen and they out did themselves with the S351 Grape Ape.... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Pushrods? We dont need No Stinkin' Pushrods!
Kentucky's Mark Van Meter was tired of bracket-style racing in his modular Mustang, so he thought long and hard, took a deep breath, and jumped headlong into heads-up. Having made ... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Dynamic Duo
As a child of the '80s, I've often wondered what it must have been like to go to a dealership and build your own car. Rally packages and Boss stripes, Road Runners with the signatu... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Ford Mustang Cobra - Sleeper Spell
Thanks To The Magic Of A Navigator Four-Valve, Al Papitto's '97 Cobra Sleeper Delivers A 398hp Wake-Up Call... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Cobra Al Papitto: Sleeper Spell
If you've followed the Pro Stock bike ranks in the last couple years, then you know the big names-Dave Schultz, Steve Johnson, John Myers, Angelle Savoie, Matt Hines, and Antron Br... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Ford Mustang - Fuel System Science
Regular readers will recall that our red, SOHC ’97 ’Stang has evolved through a series of configurations, all in the name of increased output, though not always entirely ... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Ford Mustang GT - Object Of Desire
Check out this awesome 1997 Ford Mustang GT that used to be a rental and still burns rubber!... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo William And Irma Rios' 1997 Cobra
OK, so the tires haven't been polished on William Rios' '97 Cobra, and we're fairly sure the headliner hasn't been chromed. But even the sharpest eyes would be hard-pressed to find... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Ford Mustang Cobra Convertible - Preserving The Cobra Tradition
Aaron Archer Strikes The Quarter-Mile In His 530-Horse Supercharged Cobra.... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Ford Mustang Cobra Convertible & 1969 Ford Mustang SportsRoof - Pony Express
Exclusive two mustangs, featuring a 1997 Ford Mustang Cobra Convertible, 1969 Ford Mustang SportsRoof , fully custom, and More!... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Ford Mustang Saleen Convertible - Cool Chameleon
Exclusive 1997 Ford Mustang Saleen Convertible, featuring a 4.6L DOHC Cobra engine, Borg-Warner T45 five-speed transmission, and More!... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Barry Shepard's 1997 FRPP Cobra Mustang
Ford Racing's FR500 is one of the most exciting forms of the timeless Mustang that has ever slipped out the door from Ford. Fans of the FR500 can't stop talking about all the advan... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Twin-Turbo Saleen Mustang
This Pro Touring/Pro Millennium business continues to grow with fervor. Summit Racing took the Pro Touring moniker a step further into new territory. Summit coined the term Pro Mil... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Bernie Burl's 1997 Mustang GT Coupe
Quite a few of us have been studying the '96-'98 Mustang GTs closely, pondering the potential of the SOHC 4.6L Modular V-8 and what this portends for the Mustang in the years ahead... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Steeda's 11-Second, 500hp '97 Mustang GT
Unless you're new to the 5.0 world, this car is a familiar sight. Steeda let us wring the wee out of this '97 GT back in the Oct. '97 issue, in which it graced the centerspread and... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Mustang Cobra - Letters
Read the February 1997 Letters to the editor!... click here to read more
1997 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1997 Mustang Cobra Convertible Test
Ford's association with the Cobra moniker can be likened to Chevrolet's with Super Sport. Whenever Ford wanted to make sure potential buyers were aware of supreme power in a specif... click here to read more
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