RARE 2003 Saleen Cobra (TERMINATOR) Review | 1 of 6 coupes
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Saleen-izing a '03 Cobra took a slightly different approach than producing the standard S281. Some Cobras were shipped directly from the Dearborn Assembly Plant to Saleen, while others were pulled from dealer showrooms and sent to Saleen for conversion. Since all other Saleens used the "stick axle" rear suspension of the standard Mustang, special rear springs and shocks were developed for the Cobra's independent rear suspension. While most Saleens were characterized by the plethora of Saleen-logoed equipment, many Saleen-specific parts were conspicuously absent on S281-Cs: the seats, brakes, and gauge faces were standard SVT-issue. Because the Saleen hood didn't clear the 32-valve engine's supercharger, all '03-'04 S281-Cs wore a Cobra hood.
The fact that Saleen Cobras retained many of their SVT-specific parts hints at the difficulty ahead for Saleen. In contrast to the Fox-platform '84 Mustangs with which Saleen first started, the '03 Cobras rolling out of Dearborn were quite good and much harder to "improve." The Cobra's seats, brakes, and drivetrain were vast improvements over standard Mustang GT equipment, and Saleen left them alone.
Whether it was lack of customer demand, or Saleen's reluctance to build them, only 29 SVT Cobras were converted to Saleen S281-Cs for '03 and '04.
2003 Saleen Cobra (Terminator) for sale
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😂😂 The ender!
Perfect!
Glad you saw it 🤣🤣👍🏻
One of the best looking mustangs ever produced the saleen
1000% facts. I always wanted to get this year mustang and do the saleen swap. this thing is a Absolute beast.
I have fallen in love with my Mustangs over the years, this one, is probably tied with the 65 1/2 fastback for second in my thoughts, but I give Ford so much credit, the current Mustang is my favorite! Rare to say, right? Mustangs have aged with beauty! And Ford has mastered popular demand! As for others, late 80's lx & Gt are great, while I wish the year of 78' never happened
I drove a few terminators back in the day. Nothing beats the sound of that supercharger.
Cool car and as rare as it is, i think the stock look of the Terminator (except the height) appeals more to me. Another great video!
Thanks brother, it was fun filming both cars. I agree my favorite look is the Terminator as well, but the Saleen looks more exotic.
Terminators are awesome no doubt and I'm not much into Chrome but I think overall the Saleen is a better looking car especially in person they look exotic. I'd like the Saleen with some more modern sleek lightweight 18s on it in matte gunmetal or something like that. I don't like chrome much anymore.
Agreed I love all SALEEN but when comes to 2003-04 Terminator I stick with Terminator stock form and yes SALEEN have better stance height
Dude was killing me with the red party cup while driving lmao :D
It was year 2007, this white convertible Saleen used to drive past my work place probably couple of times a month. And I used to watch it without blinking my eyes until it was visible.
The rarest Saleen that I am aware of is the SR-351 widebody. Everything, except the roof, is carbon fiber. I believe there was only 1 made and it was to promote the selling of the accessories.
Back in 2007-2008 I guy had one , a Silver Saleen Terminator, for a few years. I don't remember the number given by Saleen. He kept it stock and wouldn't race it against anybody. He just hung out at the meet spots with it. He drove it daily but didn't work far from work. I don't know if he's still got it or not. I liked the Saleen side exit exhaust most.
Owner always said how rare it was but never elaborated. No wonder he wouldn't mod it. Wouldn't even put an exhaust muffler on it to make it louder.
The Roush cars had the side exhaust, I like them too
Love the Terminator, but you can't go wrong with neither bad ass Mustangs. Excellent video presentation and history behind the Saleen Mustang series.
Thank you very much!
IDK if you know or realize what this is.
There was the Terminator Cobra.
There was the S281 Saleen, a Mustang GT base, appearance, suspension, shifter ECT.
There was the S281 SC Saleen, a GT base, same as above, but supercharged.
And then there was this, the Terminator Cobra based, with everything else the S281 Saleen got. These are stupid rare.
You were the right person to make this video. Glad you, a terminator owner and enthusiast, did it 🤙🏻
Thanks brother, it’s really humbling coming from you, as a friend thank you. You are the best new edge owner of all time, no one loves these cars like you do, so I appreciate it brother.
Steve Saleen "Let's find out how much more a Mustang can be!"
John Coletti "Hold my beer!"
I just got a Saleen N20, the only car from the factory with Nitrous. Only 300 ever made, looking for one of these mustangs as well.
They made a Saleen focus also that had a factory 75 shot rated 225 hp up from the normal 150 hp.
What a crazy rare find, great video.
Thanks brother, indeed super rare.
Beautiful ride and great video…That Saleen doesn’t have the original Race craft suspension on it anymore…They were only lowered 1 inch from Saleen factory, and didn’t utilize caster camber plates…That one there has been Lowered an additional inch or so..
I started with a GT like anyone now I converted my saleen cobra 75% myself tge other 25 with great help 😎
Very nice, I remember lusting after these cars back in the late 90's. Got to drive a 2004 Terminator with bolt ons/tune, very fast.
Awesome, an 04 would be in my dream garage
I absolutely love my '04 Termi. Pully'd, JLT cold air, 60# injectors, MagnaFlows and tune. Dyno says 500 rwhp !! Yee ha...
@@genejackson8815 Keep it, enjoy it, don't sell it. I wish I had my 2004 WRX STi, not as a good car as my 2013 IS-F but it's really about memories, my first performance car, my father and I looking for the best deal all over the place taking a day off work, him laughing at the car saying it's a 4 cylinder until he drove it, those are the kind of memories I have, just wish I had the car itself so please, don't sell the Cobra.
What gets me is why no one has featured or been able to find the Saleen extreme wide body with the mystic paint.
Gorgeous and BEAUTIFUL 🤩 I would have loved to have seen it in person ❤ Definitely a special vehicle 🚗💨💨💨
It’s a must see car in person. Truly a special machine ❤️
Don't spill your drink bro.
That exhaust sounds so good!
Nice car for sure, we’ll done bro, not to many of these babies left in this great of condition! 1 out of 29 phew 😮💨
Excellent review and presentation. What an honor it must of been to see these cars in person and show the comparison. Thanks MG.
Thank you so much! It was an absolute pleasure filming this car as well as the MC cobra, I feel very lucky to be able to be around these cars man.
Still Have My 04Terminator, Cobra, Mystic Chrome Paint, 21,498 Original Miles,
I'll give you 4,000
Pretty cool, rare to see one ever.
Great walkaround. I also noticed the pedals are specific and the c pillar has some black trim on it. Also I saw a plaque on the driver side firewall under the hood
I can’t compete with your knowledge when it comes down to any new edge lol
That’s one of the cleanest, sexiest cobras I’ve ever seen!
I always loved that mystichrome color…& I more a GM guy, I own the “arch enemy”
Of the termi cobra from that era, a C5 Z06
These Saleen 03/04 Cobra's are such a one off an so unique and special. Other than you and myself not to many people have put these up on youtube over the past few years. 1 of 29 is hard to find for sure, sounds like a challenge, I think I'll get one lol. I've been watching this car on BAT and now Ebay. Wonder if they will get what they are asking for it.
This car brought crazy money in BAT (98k) but it didn’t meet reserve. I don’t think I’ll ever see another one in person, glad I was able to film this car and spent a couple hours with it.
@@TheMGChannel Shocked they didn’t take the $98K but I think they have missed the wave of really high Cobra prices as things have tended to cool off some with inflation and the economy not doing so well. I’m watching it on EBay to see if it goes for their asking price or not.
Glad you got to spend some time with it as well, there are some very rare Mustangs out there that a lot of people will never see in person
@@TheMGChannel A FRIEND OF MINE HAD A BLACK 03 SALEEN COBRA AND I TOLD HIM YOU SHOULD NEVER SELL IT AND WHAT DID HE DO LOL HE SOLD IT LOL THE SALEEN 03 COBRAS ARE BIG BUCKS AND THERE JUST GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW IN VALUE.
$98k was all the money and then some. BAT brings top dollar, I have sold collectors motorcycles on there. eBay does not have the buyers anymore. I just sold a $20,000 project bike for $2500 on fleabay. It did go to a friend though. This stated, a Saleen Cobra in this condition is an investment grade vehicle and will only appreciate. I think the New Edge and all SN95 Mustangs 1994-2004 have bottomed out and will start to climb in value. If someone was smart they would hang onto this car, drive if sparing and wait for it to max out at the $400k mark in another 20 years. Very cool car. I remember seeing and sitting in a new 2001 Saleen (non Cobra) when I was in high school. Of course my mother would not co-sign for it but a few months later my father bought a 2001 Roush Stage 2 Convertible which he passed down to my earlier this year. That car will go to my son.
@@emppowersportsandmarine6270 I agree, this cars best chance was on BAT. It didn’t sell on EBay either because it’s still listed on the dealers site. I’m not sure how this dealer acquired this car and why the previous owner sold it and did not hold onto it longer
I had a white 1997 Saleen convertible like in the video. Great memories.
When did you have it and when and why did you sell it
I like the looks of the stock Cobra better, I can see why they sold so few. You can mod the suspension of a stock Cobra yourself and save a ton of money over buying a Saleen version.
They sold so few because it was so expensive not because of the way they look, there are alot of people that like the way a saleen looks, i love the way they both look and kind of prefer the Saleen, but i guess that's the reason i own two new edge saleens and a terminator, and i agree with him the Saleen does handle better.
You may save money, but is it going to be worth over $100k?
They always made few saleens even the regular ones they just built a few hundred per year during this time period. They made Saleen cobras all the way back to 1996 it didn't start with the terminator. The Saleen cobra is absolutely better. It looks better and handles significantly better. I'm not sure why you think a stock terminator looks better? One that is lowered on 18s might be comparable but stock vs stock it isn't close idk why all these terminator fanboys all the sudden think the terminator looks so great and saleens don't look awesome back then pretty much everyone agreed the Saleen was a clearly better looking car. Looks very exotic for a new edge mustang. Have you seen one in person? The video doesn't do it justice. I think a lowered Saleen with dark windows and nice aftermarket wheels would look better than any terminator ever could with similar mods. I'm not crazy about chrome wheels on either one. They need some darker matte gunmetal aftermarket wheels or something like that imo. To each their own.
@@midnight347 Look, I'm not putting Saleens down but that's YOUR opinion that they look better, I've never liked Saleen styling, they look over done to me, I think Roush and Shelby do a better job. And what they do to the suspension other than put in lowering springs? Big deal, did they change the shocks and sway bars, I'd like to know. They did nothing to the drive train. Saleen's are overpriced especially the ones based on GT's.
Guy just had to bring his red solo cup with him...
Wow so intersting. If i saw this on the road, I would assume it was a fake, because I never knew a saleen cobra existed.
Lol you wouldn’t be the only one, not many people know about these cars.
They existed before the terminators too all the way back to like 1996 I believe when they started putting the 4.6 4v in the cobras. They were similar in that it had cobra driveline and interior and hood and emblems and the rest was Saleen. I believe roush also made a cobra not sure about the terminator but they did back in the 96-98 days.
Basically Saleen took v6 cars to make s351 since they were being driveline swapped anyways and they used the gt to make most other saleens but they did turn a select few cobras into saleens as well. They just didn't do very many.
Great car! Thanks for nice sharing! Have a wonderful day my friend
Saleen Terminators are badass man, cool video
Thanks 🙏🏻
Uno de los carros más chingones k he visto en mi vida, x seguro de mis favoritos de todo el tiempo
118k for the Saleen
80k for the mystic
EL-OH-EL
So it was driven for 9000 miles in almost 20 years. That's not even 500 a year. I've walked more miles in that time frame. I'm sure that's what Saleen had in mind when they hand built this car. For someone to buy it and than almost never drive it. A real driver's car.
That is the fate of most of them unfortunately. People so worried about future value they won't drive their cars. Same thing happens to many terminators and gt500s too they just get wasted away imo. My 07 gt500 has a gen3r 750+ rwhp and its about to pass 125k I bought it may 2020 with 108k for 16500 I basically stole it. I wanted one with a few miles to save money because I planned on driving it even though it isn't my daily I drive it any time I can on weekends when it's nice. I love to see these cars with 100k shows they were enjoyed. Too many of them wasted. They're stout cars they'll go couple hundred thousand easily and then some if you take care of it even if it's modified. Shelby hated when people didn't drive the card and I'm sure Saleen does too.
One of the coolest Mustangs ever built, Saleen and Roush’s from this era are the equivalent of 1960’s Shelby’s. Unlike the 60’s cars and even the 80’s Fox Bodies, the 90’s and early 2000’s SN95’s have not caught on yet. These are future classics. I have a 2001 Roush Stage 2 Convertible which my father bought new when I was in high school. The car will eventually go to my son and I’m tempted to buy a Saleen to go with it as I really wanted a Saleen in high school. Very cool video and cars.
The Saleen cobra have been up there the past few years, I saw one for 106k 1 of 1 in NH…
@@NewEdgeDesigns did it sell or was that asking?
@@emppowersportsandmarine6270 that was asking, I’m not sure what it sold for…
Roush and saleen ain't nothing but bodykits, stickers and more useless scoops and vents. I mean look how much gap is between the cobra hood and the saleen bumper its horrendous. I'll take a stock terminator over these glorified ricer looking cornballs IDC about how rare it is too much crap going on Ford mustang Cobra saleen. 😂😂😂
@@TTyote I have a 2001 Stage 2 Roush. It has a lot of upgrades suspension, brakes, exhaust and intake. It’s not all cosmetic. They are the modern day equivalent of Shelby’s
It is pronounced 'Sa-Leen' not 'Say-Leen' ...sorry after the 10th time that got to me haha. Loved the vid. Beautiful unicorn 100%
The 03cobras had a stop sale, fewer made than 04 , because of head issues. The gold valve color headed 03-04 are the revised heads. Or vice versa. Been so long since these terminators were being sold. They all had test miles, like 100-200 miles, new having been listed as driven and tested by Ford technicians.
It's been a very long time since my ownership and since I've accessed the Terminator information part of my brain but iirc it's the vice versa version however it's not 100%. Again, iirc all of the ones that had a slight gold tint had issues but not all bad heads had said gold tint. I also seem to remember some kind of paint mark that got associated with I.D.'ing them as being inspected or something but that ultimately was proven unrelated. Also I thought the shutdown was for only a month and had no impact on Ford's targeted production goal. Mine was an '04, purchased as a left over in late '05 and do seem to remember they had only produced about 1/3 the amount of Terminators that year when compared to the previous.
@@jmike8934 I'm pretty sure there were less 2004 models they are more sought after too. Same with the Mach 1.
@@midnight347 You are correct which is exactly what I said. Above me said 03s were fewer made than '04 and I was pretty sure it was the other way around. I keep going back to something in my brain saying there were only 1/3 the amount of '04s compared to '03s.
ultimate new edge.
2 fast 2 furious put it on the map!! That movie seen was awesome
Except of a jackass driver who couldn't fit between two semis
I dont like the hood gap with keeping the factory hood. Really needs either the stock or saleen hood/bumper cover combo.
Stunning
Best new edge body kit, with the best new edge platform and power train.
Love the random ad
i really dont understand why people cant say the guys name right. Its SA-leen, not SAY-leen. come on man.
beautiful cars in amazing condition.
Thanks brother 🙏🏻
My 03 single upper pulley- ported Eaton on 91 with stock exhaust pushed 499 rwhp
My 03 cobra made 533rwhp with a ported Eaton and just an upper 2.76 pulley (on 93oct). These cars love to make power.
@@TheMGChannel my car was tuned back in 04 lol Tunning has advanced so much
@@TheMGChannel I have a 2.8
Bro, all those saleen wheels were 18’s not 19’s
What an awesome and rare car!
A guy in my city had one of these drove it everywhere. I thought it was non rare car I saw it so much. It ended up crashed on Craigslist for 10k shame I never knew what it really was
Who the F gets in such a rare car with a drink in a Solo cup??🤬😡
lets just ignore the no hands on the wheel solo cup shifts in a rare cobra
The advertising at the end lmao🤦🏽♂️
Always love this show
What is the vin number though? Are the vin numbers any different to differentiate from the normal S281? Thank you.
That Saleen is sweet.!!!
Was the drink really necessary?
4.6 dohc my favorite sounding mustang engine
Iconic sound for sure!
They want $118,900 Americans mudafckn dollars for it 😮
Cool car still
Will never happen!
My friend got one of these brand new when they first came out he then immediately pulled the motor made it a 5.3 striker and twin turbo it what I find weird about the car in your video is that it didn’t have the Saleen brake upgrade that my fiends does
Love 'em!!!
Ik I’m late but is this car still for sale would love to add this next to my 07 Saleen Mustang
My car from the manufacturer is only 1 of 1. While being built on the factory’s assembly line attaching the exhaust system the assembly line worker sneezed leaving nose debris pinned between the transmission and the driveshaft.
I’m Seriously considering selling this rare 1 of 1 vehicle yet it may be difficult to let it go it’s so rare. I may entertain serious offers starting at $1.5mil. Anything less I absolutely can’t let it go.
Beautiful
Wat is the big fan thing by the pulley is that a cooler or something?
One of the most gorgeous cars on the planet, is a SALEEN TERMINATOR SPEEDSTER 03' and 04" only 3 SALEEN'S were built in 04' ....They where already working on the S197 ....
My favorite is the S302 extreme saleen
WE HAVE SHELBY AMERICAN AND SALEEN MOTORSPORTS, MY QUESTION IS, WILL SALEEN AND SHELBY BE ON FORD'S APPROVED VENDORS LIST?...I AM JUST SAYING!...2024 WILL BE VERY INTERESTING YEAR FOR THE S650 MUSTANG PLATFORM!...GOD BLESS AMERICA! 😇
The inside looks like a regular mustang that’s tuff
1998 S351 Saleen was best, in yellow!
04 Saleen s281sc owner here, my car is all original and I'll stock.. and your Cobra Saleen sits a lot lower than mine so I'm thinking somebody put lowering springs on it. An my car has the optional 10-in rear wheels in the back also.
Wonder if there were any Saleen Terminator Cobras in Mystichrome. If so they've gotta be very very rare and valuable.
I think there is at least one but its a convertible (there might be more, not sure) and yes it must be crazy valuable.
Just did a quick google and I saw a few but a lot of the pics are just s281 sc mystichrome. So probably very very rare
@@yoRightyy the color changing paint that was on Saleen models isn't the same thing as the mystichrome or however you spell it. It's similar but different. Idk if there were any Saleen cobras in mystichrome
@@midnight347 there are definitely Saleens with mystichrome but the other color you’re thinking of is called (extreme rainbow) which is probably my favorite. Both are insanely rare though
Those are 18 inch Saleen rims not 19
Special car for sure. Should’ve let it go on bat! The car has been previously modded and the front bumper needs a repaint.
Do you know what mods where done on it?
@@Lethal_Venom I believe I remember reading it had a ported eaton on at one point. If you look closely you can see it also has a boost gauge overlay
@@Adam_S281 Interesting. I’ll check the photos on BAT and the video again for the overlay. Wonder if that’s effecting the value despite the mileage of it being modded even though it was put back to stock. Personally I don’t see it as a big sticking point but someone spending upwards of 100K might
Id love to know who owns the only S281 Cobra with "Rainbow" paint.
I think there is someone that bought one and made a video on RUclips. The paint is called Mystic Chrome. I also think is 1 of 1, definitely ultra rare.
As always, great video man!
The Saleens are awesome!
Don’t care for red much, but a black one would be 👍🏼👍🏼.
It would be awesome if they had a S281 Mystichrome one to have next to the regular Mystichrome 😊. That would be a cool duo!
Keep up the good work!
Thanks brother, yeah a MC Saleen Terminator would be Killer, as always I appreciate your support 🙏🏻
I think i ran across this car for sale recently when i was looking for a new edge. They wanted 103k for this car if its the same one,
You said there for sale were can I look at the website to check it out.
@@manueltorres7389 It was for sale when this video went live over one year ago.
My Friend have that car we only 4,000 miles maybe less, and is a convertible .
Beautiful car… what was the quarter mile and 0-60 back then?
Car and Driver official numbers for an 03 cobra coupe and 0-60 was 4.5 seconds and the 1/4 mile was a 12.9 @ 111 mph
@@TheMGChannel ok thanks, wow that was quick back then, almost as fast as the corvette…
What is the name of that show from the 90's
I still say the 4.6 sounds better than Coyote 5 liters.
Was the Saleen's clutch heavy like a regular Termi?
I didn't get to drive it, but I did get to press it and I'd say it felt about the same.
Yes l like this alot
Nice!👌👌👌
One of the rarest Saleens made and dude has an open cup in it while driving! Eeesh
Driving that car while holding a cup?
Y do some people call it Saylen lol and the cars are nice especially the Mystichrome pero lo precios tan por el techo bro
I love some much M G for ever 💖💖
this is literally just a cobra with a bodykit, saleen doesn't do anything else. when i was a service porter at a ford dealership a black saleen terminator was dropped off for service. it even had nitrous.
That’s funny that is the saleen being sold on eBay right now, you should get a kick back for promoting it Lol
9:44: Hold my Beer…
It's just a Mustang new edge Cobra with a added bodykit and a tune. The GT and Cobra are just fine nothing more nothing less.
You’re comparing this to a GT? This isn’t just a cheap kit it’s from the factory. In the long run you’re getting a rare and unique car that’ll hold it’s value. You’ll see cobra’s but you hardly see any saleens
My 04 made 966 to the tires with the factory rotating assembly. "just fine" lol. Not every New Edge Cobra came with forged internals.
That's not stock, they ruined it with after market crap that all the GT mustangs have.
"Say Leen" 💀
I know he's killing me with that, lol
@@davedave2882 I asked a rep once just to make sure. And they confirmed its "Suh-leen" lmao
@@mustang_headass I used to say it in correctly back when I was younger, but back in 1998 I had a 88 fox Saleen was black, I had it painted and I had to order new decals and when I called out to California the woman that answered the phone well , you can say at that point I realized I've been saying it wrong for many years lol.
Don’t forget your red solo cup full of booze…. What the actual
That low mileage isn't a good thing engine wise. Years of not being lubricated leads to rust. Only good for the paint on outside.
You sound a lil slow
Every time you or the others pronounced it
‘SAY-leen’ it was like nails on a chalkboard. Not trying to be a troll but mispronouncing the name really takes away from what you’re trying to do and makes you all sound uninformed and amateurish. It’s pronounced ‘SUH-leen’ like Gasoline, Steve Saleen often corrects people. The guys on Motorweek and Motortrend got it right!! Lol Other than that, really good job, appreciate the video. ✌️
Wonder if it's 1 out of 29 ?