Right before the end of the “Fox-chassis” era of Mustang production, Ford decided to do a special run of Mustang SVT Cobra models. There were only 4993 of them, and they came in just three colors: The often-seen red, black, and the lesser-known teal. If you missed your chance to grab one of these up earlier, here’s an opportunity presented on ebay. Just don’t be shocked at the dollar figure, which is a Ulysses S. Grant $50 away from eighty thousand bucks. If you’ve got that kind of cash, you’ll have to make it to Chatsworth, CA, to get your mitts on the prize. You’ve got time. The ad is open-ended, not an auction. Then again, someone else might be plotting to get a hold on your car even as you read this.

What is an SVT Cobra? A “Special Vehicle Team” low-production offering. They were all coupes, and they had distinctive features like special wheels, a unique rear spoiler and bumper cover along with rocker moldings. One notable detail was the use of a running horse logo in the grille opening. This hadn’t been seen since 1978. In terms of mechanicals, the brakes were upgraded, as was the suspension. The engine was the familiar 5.0[liter V8, but with bits and pieces from the Ford racing catalogue. Together, the mods yielded up 235-horsepower. The only way to shift the gears was through a 5-speed manual transmission. All of this added up to a unique and exotic piece of engineering, especially for the time. I’ll take mine in teal, thank you, but I’m not sure I’ll do it at this price.

The seller mentions the idea that this car will continue to appreciate in value. I don’t have a crystal ball, but I’m thinking this model has maxed out its investment potential and will now flatline for a while. Looking around in the market shows that nice examples rarely bounce below $50,000, but that only a few have approached the magic $100K number. One outlier was taken home by someone with more than $200,000 to spend. It was brand new with 12 miles on the odometer. Originally, this car would have set you back a shade over $18,000.

What would a Valley Girl do with a car like this? Drive it! The only thing is, the SVT Cobra in question is relatively low in miles recorded at about 15,000, so making it a daily car would quickly put it into the average-miles-traveled category. And at a price anywhere near the ask here, you’d be nervous anytime you found yourself on the freeway, which you would do often, since everyone knows that “nobody walks in LA.”