Really enjoyed this interview. As ford guy that graduated high school in 92. This was right in my era. Still have a fox body. Owned a 2nd gen lightning. And still an original owner of a 03 Cobra.
Also bought a Terminator new. And still have it .Hands down the best Mustang ever !! Smile and drive with a proud smile. And it’s still exciting !!! Thank you John.
I really enjoyed this interview, John is truly an automotive legend. I wish you had spent a little more time letting him go into the history of the production of the 03-04 cobra.
Salute to John Coletti! I have a 2013 Shelby GT 500 - my dream car! My Dad - John Colletti - was also an amazing engineer - patented rack and pinion. :) Excellent interview - thank you for sharing!!
There is an underlying theme to all those who change the automotive landscape. I owned the Fox, SN95 (Cobra), New Edge (Cobra), 2nd Gen Lightning and Terminator. You can see the teams work and passion on these things and the fix it with common sense attitude that drove the team(s).
First of all great interview! Second of all how did you get Mr.Coletti to do an interview? I’ve search the internet and have found nothing recently as of him, the last interview was probably from 2004. Wow kudos to you for getting this legend to do an interview for all of us to enjoy. I would like to Thank Mr.Coletti for saving the mustang in 1994, and as a Terminator Cobra owner myself, thank you creating the badass Mustang of all time. The Project Terminator was an incredible project, the fact that they put Manley rods at the $56 cost vs what Ford was using at the time ($6 per rod) is incredible. This man put the enthusiast first, he put Ford second. The fact that they put the M112 supercharger instead of the smaller M90, they said 390hp when in reality was more like 430hp. I will promote this interview on my channel so more cobra owners get to enjoy this. Once again Thank you 🙏🏻
The myth the legend the man himself Mr coletti thank you sir for making some excellent cars I have a 96 cobra and looking to getting a terminator very soon ❤❤❤
It would have been awesome if they put the lightning motor in the expedition the thunder bolt I remember seeing a prototype picture and the ranger would have been sick too that would have been a powerful truck especially nowadays it would definitely be a saught after truck
Ah ya beat me to it, been seeing all these interviews with cool auto industry guys and wondered what ever happened to Coletti, no one interviewed him since his SVT days, was going to try to find/interview him but glad to see you found him.
Awesome to see John doing well! I still have 2 SVT products, 2003 cobra with 16k miles and a 00 Contour SVT with a 3 liter swap. Don’t think I’ll sell either of them.
Great interview style & knowledge you have. Couple of take aways. A couple of drinks. How many designs were done simply on napkins? 'They're sold and at the dealers '. Any one of those ideas is a story on how often it happens in product development.👍🏽🏁
Awesome interview! I could sit and listen to John's stories all day long. Having read many of them in books and magazines over the past 25 or so years, it's cool to see that we don't have the WHOLE story... not even close!
So rare to see interviews recently with John Coletti, thank you for this! Thank you also to John for saving Mustang, for spearheading the 2005 GT, and for enabling me to own an SVT Contour.
I remember hearing that the Probe was supposed to replace the Mustang. Didn’t know who to thank for saving the original pony car until now. Thanks, John! Also, thanks a lot for the Ford GT! I’ve driven three or four of them in my career. It was a great tribute to the original and an incredible car. It always needed a big V-8. In my opinion, the new TwinTurbo six cylinder GT misses the mark.
So, great video... but... You kept pushing the Cobra talk to later and then the end of the video happened. The 03/04 Cobra IS John Colleti embodied in a car and you didn't even talk about it.
As a terminator cobra owner thank you John Coletti
Love this interview. Adds insight to the legend of Coletti and the Mustang.
Really enjoyed this interview. As ford guy that graduated high school in 92. This was right in my era. Still have a fox body. Owned a 2nd gen lightning. And still an original owner of a 03 Cobra.
I bought a 03 Cobra new and still have it. What a great car.
04 SVT Focus and 03 Cobra owner... thanks John!
I love my terminator. When I park it I always look back at it several times
Also bought a Terminator new. And still have it .Hands down the best Mustang ever !! Smile and drive with a proud smile. And it’s still exciting !!! Thank you John.
I really enjoyed this interview, John is truly an automotive legend. I wish you had spent a little more time letting him go into the history of the production of the 03-04 cobra.
Salute to John Coletti! I have a 2013 Shelby GT 500 - my dream car! My Dad - John Colletti - was also an amazing engineer - patented rack and pinion. :) Excellent interview - thank you for sharing!!
Salute to the John Coletti! He was responsible for the muscle car wars for the early-mid to early 2000s which is still going on today.
Really enjoyed this Sam, you've chronicled a nice piece of history here. Thank you!
There is an underlying theme to all those who change the automotive landscape.
I owned the Fox, SN95 (Cobra), New Edge (Cobra), 2nd Gen Lightning and Terminator. You can see the teams work and passion on these things and the fix it with common sense attitude that drove the team(s).
First of all great interview! Second of all how did you get Mr.Coletti to do an interview? I’ve search the internet and have found nothing recently as of him, the last interview was probably from 2004. Wow kudos to you for getting this legend to do an interview for all of us to enjoy. I would like to Thank Mr.Coletti for saving the mustang in 1994, and as a Terminator Cobra owner myself, thank you creating the badass Mustang of all time. The Project Terminator was an incredible project, the fact that they put Manley rods at the $56 cost vs what Ford was using at the time ($6 per rod) is incredible. This man put the enthusiast first, he put Ford second. The fact that they put the M112 supercharger instead of the smaller M90, they said 390hp when in reality was more like 430hp. I will promote this interview on my channel so more cobra owners get to enjoy this. Once again Thank you 🙏🏻
All true. I was there before, during, and after the best boss I ever had, led SVE.
The myth the legend the man himself Mr coletti thank you sir for making some excellent cars I have a 96 cobra and looking to getting a terminator very soon ❤❤❤
It would have been awesome if they put the lightning motor in the expedition the thunder bolt I remember seeing a prototype picture and the ranger would have been sick too that would have been a powerful truck especially nowadays it would definitely be a saught after truck
Ah ya beat me to it, been seeing all these interviews with cool auto industry guys and wondered what ever happened to Coletti, no one interviewed him since his SVT days, was going to try to find/interview him but glad to see you found him.
Awesome to see John doing well! I still have 2 SVT products, 2003 cobra with 16k miles and a 00 Contour SVT with a 3 liter swap. Don’t think I’ll sell either of them.
My favorite car he built was the super stallion
Great interview style & knowledge you have. Couple of take aways. A couple of drinks. How many designs were done simply on napkins? 'They're sold and at the dealers '. Any one of those ideas is a story on how often it happens in product development.👍🏽🏁
Awesome interview! I could sit and listen to John's stories all day long. Having read many of them in books and magazines over the past 25 or so years, it's cool to see that we don't have the WHOLE story... not even close!
So rare to see interviews recently with John Coletti, thank you for this! Thank you also to John for saving Mustang, for spearheading the 2005 GT, and for enabling me to own an SVT Contour.
Sam, great interview. I've heard so much about John Coletti and his impact at Ford. It was nice to hear from the man himself.
I remember hearing that the Probe was supposed to replace the Mustang. Didn’t know who to thank for saving the original pony car until now. Thanks, John! Also, thanks a lot for the Ford GT! I’ve driven three or four of them in my career. It was a great tribute to the original and an incredible car. It always needed a big V-8. In my opinion, the new TwinTurbo six cylinder GT misses the mark.
Great interview. Wish there were more on the terminator!! Maybe he’ll come back for a brief follow up???
Does John colletti have some cobras in his garage we have never seen them or heard some personal cars of his own
Fantastic conversation, really engaging:)
Great video 🐍
So, great video... but... You kept pushing the Cobra talk to later and then the end of the video happened. The 03/04 Cobra IS John Colleti embodied in a car and you didn't even talk about it.