1978 Ford Mustang II King Cobra

Pony car powered by 1978 Ford Mustang II King Cobra engine family.

Exact-year stock-presenting King Cobra retained for hatchback body, rear spoiler, program graphics, trim, slotted wheels, and stance context.

Bodies Three-door four-passenger hatchback coupe

Configurations Mustang II King Cobra with 5.0-liter V8

Engine range 5.0-liter 302-cid V8

Chassis Mustang II independent front, rear leaves, and power front discs

Production Exact configuration ledger remains unresolved

Story

1978 Ford Mustang II King Cobra

The 1978 Mustang II King Cobra family combined three-door four-passenger hatchback coupe with Mustang II King Cobra with 5.0-liter V8 configurations. This page keeps those factory choices together without treating an engine, stripe, badge, or trim package as a separate car identity.

Engines and transmissions

The factory 5.0-liter engine, transmission, axle, chassis, body, graphics, dates, and records must agree; a replacement drivetrain cannot establish delivery configuration. Transmission, induction, cooling, exhaust, axle, emissions equipment, and dates must match the selected engine path.

Chassis and brakes

King Cobra joined the 5.0-liter V8 to transmission-specific driveline hardware, handling equipment, front air dam, rear spoiler, wheels, tires, stripes, and cobra graphics. Brake, steering, spring, damper, axle, ratio, wheel, and tire equipment varied by configuration and must be reconciled to factory and car-specific records.

Body, trim, and proof

Start with VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, and ownership history. Then reconcile drivetrain, chassis, protected finish, cabin, trim, dates, and records. Replaceable badges, stripes, wheels, or a swapped engine cannot establish factory configuration.

Exact-year King Cobra retained for the rear hatch, spoiler, lamps, bumper, body-side graphics, wheel openings, and stance; rear-window louvers, wheels, condition, and restoration remain specific to this car.MercurySable99 via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Price history

Values

Nominal dollars from original price sheets, auction archives, and approved value references.

Original Price

A verified original price is not yet available for this car.

Values move with paperwork, originality, options, condition, venue, and body style. High bids and guide values are labeled separately from completed sales.

Reference records

Options, Colors & Components

Source-backed details for trim, chassis, production, and authenticity.

Engine Details

5.0L V8 302 cu in two-barrel small-block V8 · King Cobra path · carburetor / specification

Transmission

Factory transmission Four-speed manual transmission
Factory transmission C4 three-speed automatic transmission

Options

Engines and Induction summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

KING-COBRA King Cobra package factory · appearance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
5.0-V8 5.0-liter V8 factory · performance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
FOUR-SPEED Four-speed manual factory · performance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
C4 C4 automatic factory · performance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
TRAC-LOK Traction-Lok differential factory · chassis · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.

Paint

1C Black factory · solid
9D Polar White factory · solid
2B Bright Red factory · solid
3F Bright Blue Metallic factory · metallic
5W Gold Glow Metallic factory · metallic

Production

Transmissions summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

1978 Ford Mustang II King Cobra family total · 0 · reported

Authenticity

Rear Axle and Ratios summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

Model-year identity 1978 Mustang II King Cobra VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, drivetrain, trim, protected finish, and ownership evidence that agrees · VIN or serial plate, body or trim plate, chassis, title, build records, and ownership history · fraud detection
Engine and transmission Configuration-correct engine, induction, transmission, controls, stampings, castings, and dates · Engine, induction, gearbox, shifter, pedals, stamp pads, castings, dates, and records · numbers matching
Axle, brakes, and suspension Application-correct axle, ratio, brake system, steering, springs, links, and dampers · Axle housing and carrier, brakes, steering, suspension, dates, service records, and build evidence · date correctness
Paint, exterior trim, and cabin Plate- and record-supported finish, moldings, badges, wheels, upholstery, instruments, and controls · Body and trim plates, protected paint, upholstery, hardware, dashboard, and restoration records · trim correctness

Still Researching

production No reviewed public ledger reconciles 1978 Mustang II King Cobra production by body, model, engine, transmission, axle, paint, trim, options, plant, date, and surviving-car status.
paint colors Reviewed references establish representative factory colors but not a complete body, trim, stripe, special-order, plant, and build-date compatibility matrix.
interior Broad cabin equipment is documented, but the complete upholstery color, material, body, option, and production-date matrix is not publicly reconciled.
authenticity markers Public model references cannot prove one survivor's born-with shell, drivetrain, chassis components, paint, trim, options, or component dates.