Exclusive features began with a unique front fascia and rear spoiler, 17-inch five-spoke wheels with gumball P245/45ZR Eagle GS-C tires, another discreet chrome snake on each front fender, and a leather-lined interior with trendy white-faced gauges (including a 160-mph speedometer). Again for 1994, the Ford Special Vehicle Team produced the powerful Mustang Cobra, with exclusive speed-oriented features and stylish touches. But the future always beckons, and another milestone Mustang birthday lay ahead in 1999.

Once again, the press and loyal Mustangers expected Ford to do something special for the occasion. Other things did. Because the "mod" engines were taller than the pushrod V-8, Ford had to redesign the front chassis crossmember, reposition the steering rack and lower front suspension arms, change engine mounting points, and devise a more compact brake booster. Code-named "Atom," it featured a box-section multi-tube chassis with all-coil suspension - independent trailing arms at the front and a live rear axle located by radius rods - plus a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with pushrod-actuated overhead valves.

GTs used a single-cam iron-block iteration with two valves per cylinder in aluminum heads.

AutoWeek later reported the GTS would be a midyear addition priced $2000 below the GT, but it never showed up on factory price lists, nor did a rumored GTS package for '96. The Physicians' Health Study (PHS) of 22,000 physicians, 11 percent of whom were smokers and 40 percent were past smokers, showed neither a protective effect nor a toxic effect after 12 years of follow-up. V-6 Mustangs predictably outsold GTs but by lesser margins than in recent years.

A confusing footnote was an announced GTS model, a GT with base-samsung level u2 neckband trim and a $1200 lighter sticker, which was yanked before '95 sales began. Slightly sprightlier handling was a happy benefit of these changes to accommodate the lighter engines. Due to a GM policy that prohibited engines over 400 cid in intermediates, the GTO had to "make do" with the division's 389-cid V-8, while the larger Catalina was eligible for sr to d flip-flop conversion Pontiac's 421-cid monster motor.

Speeders (or speederbikes) hover over the ground and can outrace many planet-bound vehicles. Can you identify the car by its rear end?

A new $345 V-6 Sport Appearance Group bundled 16-inch alloy wheels and rear spoiler with body accent stripes and leather-rim steering wheel. With space utilization compromised by the rear engine location, all were mistakes. The '95 Cobra R was the end of the road for Ford's overhead-valve small-block engine -- it did not return in the 1996 lineup.

Ford's ageless pony car was rejuvenated one more time for 1999 with "New Edge" styling, more power, and many key refinements. Transmissions were ostensibly the same, nissan finance account login but the five-speed manual was exchanged for Borg-Warner's beefier new T45 unit, and the AOD automatic was swapped for Ford's latest 4R70W transmission with more sophisticated electronic controls. More pointedly, it was able to meet future emissions standards; the old pushrod V-8 couldn't.