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SVT Cobra Mustang "Banana Van" Is Supposed to Be a Ute

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Photo: Brad Builds/Instagram
SVT Cobra Mustang "Banana Van" Is Supposed to Be a UteSVT Cobra Mustang "Banana Van" Is Supposed to Be a UteSVT Cobra Mustang "Banana Van" Is Supposed to Be a UteSVT Cobra Mustang "Banana Van" Is Supposed to Be a Ute
We're slowly falling in love with every generation of the Ford Mustang, even the bad ones. However, the SN95 doesn't have the boxiness of its predecessor or the classic lines everybody loves.
As a child of the 1990s and early 2000s, this muscle car doesn't believe in following any of the conventions set by its predecessors. It's a brash child, defiant and ignorant. But at least it comes from excellent stock.

If you were a high school girl in the 90s and your parents made decent money, you probably had a convertible with a V6. It was the perfect American Barbie car. However, the one we're interested in is the SVT Cobra.

The final models had a nice supercharged engine and fully independent suspension, so it's the version of this Mustang that will be collectible in the future. If that happens, and the SN95 somehow becomes cool, you want to be the one guy who had the first awesome build.

But as interesting as it may be, don't copy this thing. It's called the "Cobra Ute" and it's from Brad Builds. The fussy 90s design gets even more complicated by accessing a van-like design. The Australians would be proud, at least the ones who don't hate Ford for closing its local factory.

Some aero is also included in this transformation. The front of the old pony gains a massive chin splitter and extra winglets. That hood looks like it's from the rare (300 made) Cobra R. And while the rear air scoops look fake, that's actually an original Ford design element.

The drifting look would be complete without a set of bigger wheels and tires, plus a roll cage for added rigidity. For the record, a factory Cobra R only had 18-inch wheels with BFGoodrich G-Force T/A KD tires sized 265/40.

Even though you see these 90s Mustangs tearing down the drag strip, they weren't that powerful. The Racing version of the SVT Cobra had a 5.4-liter with 385 horsepower and 395 lf-ft. Meanwhile, the regular 4.6-liter started at about 215 ponies.

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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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