Difference between 87 GT Cobra and 87 GT?

Not sure I'd call it a "ploy", but clearly, it was mainly a marketing and legal tool.....quote below from the link FoxChassis (nice job) listed above:

The addition of the “Cobra” name leads many people to believe that these cars have additional performance equipment or special features over a regular U.S. GT, but that is NOT the case. The bottom line is 1984-1992 Canadian Cobra GT’s are simply the Canadian version of the U.S.-sold 1984–1992 Mustang GT. The difference is in NAME only; there are NO fundamental differences between the Canadian and U.S. GT models. Performance-wise, the 1984-1992 Canadian Cobra GT’s were absolutely no different than their American GT counterparts (including horsepower figures, available engines, transmissions and suspensions). This fact has been verified through a number of sources including the comparison of Canadian vs. U.S. Ford sales brochures and individual car’s build sheets and window stickers.

Now then, the SWEDISH version of the Cobra that I have, is quite different.

Mustang5L5 said:

The Cobra has a sticker on the hatch that says COBRA. That's about it. It's just a marketing ploy up in Canadiaville.

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yep, good old Canadiaville. We threw some cobra stickers above the 5.0 badge for good measure as well. IIRC some also said cobra instead of gt on the hood.

-steve