Looking For Survival Number For The 1978 Mustang King Cobra
Posted this question before but think it wound-up in the "Introduction Site"
so here we go again -- what I looking for is, what is the survival rate, or better yet, how many are still around today. The 1978 King Cobra is the only Mustang in question
Anyone that can answer this question and / or send me to where ever I need to go, please feel free to go to jimsfinefords@yahoo,com or reply here
thanhing you in advance, Jim O'Reilly / :jims king cobra"
Hi,
Out of the 4960 King Cobras that were made in 1978, 1252 survive today (as of 11/3/07). This is a great thing for all KC owners because within 10-12 years the value of these will crawl up to Shelby values. I remember (and I'm sure that many of you out there can relate to this) back in the 80's when I could have bought two seperate Shelby mustangs from two different backyards for $5000 each, and also have seen a few '68 California Specials for around $2500 (not to mention a carousel red GTO Judge for $1500). Complete 60's Fastback Mustangs and early 70's Mach 1's were all over in my local junkyards. And I know it sounds crazy, but it's also wonderful to see the steady stream of used KC parts on Ebay, because for every KC that gets parted out, my KC just appreciates that much more! Also FYI, 4 KC's were dealership authorized convertibles.
Hi,
Out of the 4960 King Cobras that were made in 1978, 1252 survive today (as of 11/3/07).
Care to provide something to back that statement up, or at least define it? "Survive" can mean a lot of things...some would only count the cars still registered, yet I have a Cobra II that survives, but is not currently registered.
Just curious, since these kinds of offhand statements are where we get ideas like "one of only 500 t-top King Cobras"
I have to post fpr this thread you cant put numbers to a king cobra because production numbers are not exact there could be more or even less produced then what really was however there are alot of king cobras out there and the fact of the matter is yes value will increase but by all means i wouldnt want it to because that means were just going to have to pay more money for our cars anyways and parts if we ever wanted to do you really want that look what the classic stangs are at now absoloutly rediculous i think. as for the kind cobra i dont see the price going up alot more in the next couple of years then it already has and there are alot more out there then 1200
I am curious.
The 77 Mustang II only registers as a 77 Mustang period in the state of Nevada. There is no registration designation as to Ghia, Mach 1, Cobra or otherwise. Since there were so many II's that were sent out to be customized by the dealerships and the fact that the Cobra option was mostly cosmetic how can the numbers even be close.
There is no way to be absolutely certain how many Mustang IIs in general or King Cobras in particular survive today. MustangII.net has a registry, but I can guarantee that not every Mustang II still surviving in the world is registered there, one of my two Mustang IIs isn't registered yet (just haven't gotten around to it) and there are countless people who either don't have internet access, don't know about the registry, or don't care. Not to mention all the ones that were crushed or sold to junkyards, a lot of records just aren't kept about older cars in a lot of states, especially their "end-of-life" days.
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1976 Ford Mustang II Ghia: 302 with a 600cfm Edelbrock carb, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake, Dynomax Blackjack headers, 2.5" exhaust with Flowmaster Super 44s. RJS 11-gallon fuel cell, C4 tranny, chrome 16" pony wheels, fuzzy dice, brown vinyl half-top, and painted in the tackiest color ever (harvest gold, that's why I call it "The Goldenrod").
Also have a 2003 Dodge Ram (lightly modded daily driver/tow rig/office/dining room/home away from home/workshop... I call it "The Big Blue Dawg".)
Hi to all, and first an apology for my late replys. No excusable reasons, just havn't been here.
Its great that all of you took the time to answer me, and I know its somewhat of an argument or guess [the number] but whatever information someone [might]have/has is what I was looking for
As to the "mustangII registry" theres some very helpfull information on that site, and I did attempt to register my car BUT there seems to be some kind of a problem. Its been [about] 10 days/2weeks and I still dont show-up as registered, also don't have a user name or pass-word, as I dont know [or can I find] how to get same , or to enter that site, without same
Anyhoo, I love the thought of the value going up. The value of all things will go up with passing of time, but we have to agree these cars are few in number, and ESPECIALLY the 78 king cobra, what ever number there is today
As for my car, I searched for it for seven years, I am sure because I was to "picky" Wanted a #1 for the cost of a #6 [ha ha] Looked at many a photo and etc. before I found this one [in Jacksonville Fla.] I purchased it with only photos and the owners say of what condition it was in I know this is almost always a stupid move and I dont recommend it, but all I can say is the owner under rated [not over rated] the car, and I am very happy. This car was a very strong #3 and I have moved it to a #2 with very little work and cost
This is much to long, all I wanted to do was thank everyone, and I got carried away. This always happens when we are talking about our cars. but again, thank you [all] and if anyone else has any information, PLEASE post/send it. Also contact me [if you want] at "jimsfinefords@yahoo.com"
JIMS KING CABRA
Hi everyone
Being an owner of a 1978 Mustang Cobra for over 30 years I would like to point out what really makes this model very rare------ Just try to find one like mine with factory removable T-Tops.
Looking For Survival Number For The 1978 Mustang King Cobra 
