Hyundai Tucson Crashes Into 2000 Ford Mustang Cobra R Preserved For 25 Years

For nearly a quarter century, a brand-new 2000 Ford Mustang Cobra R sat frozen in time inside a Ford dealership showroom in North Carolina, preserved so carefully that it almost stopped feeling real. It wasn’t driven, sold, or even touched, but instead it existed as a reminder of what Ford once built when it wanted to dominate racetracks. And then, in a matter of seconds, reality caught up with it.

Tri City Ford in Eden, North Carolina treated its Cobra R less like a car and more like a priceless museum artifact. While customers signed paperwork for family crossovers and pickup trucks, the Mustang sat nearby under showroom lights, still wearing a decorative bow decades after it was new. It never left the building, never collected miles, and never fulfilled the purpose it was made for. And the 15 miles on the odometer for over 25 years tells you everything.

That carefully controlled environment collapsed when a 2019 Hyundai Tucson lost control while reversing and punched through the showroom wall. The crossover slammed directly into the Mustang’s passenger side, damaging body panels and buckling the roof. A car protected from weather, wear, and time itself was undone by the most boring everyday car imaginable.

The police report shows no drama, no high-speed chase, no mechanical failure. Just a mistake, a wall, and a very expensive consequence …

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