Mike is correct on the MIA 02 US version Cobra. The 99 Cobra launch was a disaster. It just would not run and was actually slower than the 98. We replaced intake manifolds, pcm's, and complete exhaust systems under a Ford TSB program trying to get them to run. The 91's ran better with improvements from SVT who burnt a lot of "Midnight Oil" working on fixes but still didn't run like they should have. We were an SVT dealer and were told by Ford we would not be able to order any 02 Cobra's as Ford was "Regrouping" and working on something significant for 03! The SVT Contour was no longer in production so the very well selling and extremely hard to get F150 Lighting was it for 02. There were some minor engineering differences, but the 03-04 Mach1 basically used the same high flow heads as the 03–04 SVT Cobra, 03–04 Mercury Marauder, 03–05 Lincoln Aviator, and the 03–09 Australian Boss 5.4. Camshafts were "borrowed" from Lincoln's 5.4 Liter "InTech" V8 to give it more mid range grunt. The Mach 1 engine had a 10.1:1 compression ratio vs the 1999-2001 Cobra's 9.85:1 And just like a Cleveland with good compression, they hauled A$$!
Was originally scheduled for a one year run, but sold so well Ford wisely added a additional model year of production. We sold every unit we could beg from Ford.
Mike I see you have an Azure Blue which I'm sure you already know was a exclusive Mach1 only color..Beautiful color on those cars. My brother-in-law has one but claims he'll be buried in it!
So all this boils down to you can bet that If Ford does build a new Mach1 it will be more than stripes and "Look at Me" stuff. Ford has found that special edition models like Mach1's, California Specials, Bullitt's, etc are cash cows and need to be "Milked"! :whistling: