Hyundai Crashes Into Ford Dealership, Destroying Brand New 2000 Mustang SVT Cobra R

Pour one out for this one-of-300 American sports car, believed to have just 15 miles on the clock

Mustangs get banged up all the time, but few meet their demise quite like this one. This isn’t just any Mustang—it’s a rare 2000 SVT Cobra R, one of only 300 ever built. Even rarer? This particular model has delivery mileage, making it practically a showroom unicorn. And now, thanks to some spectacularly bad luck (or judgment), it’s in desperate need of major repairs.

Rather than crashing while out and about doing donuts or burnouts, it was peacefully sitting in a dealership when the accident happened. It appears as though a Hyundai driver somehow smashed through the entryway before ruining this pristine pony car.

More: Dealer Mechanic Crashes Alfa Giulia QV Onto Porsche 911, Into Mercedes During Test Drive

The dealer in question is Tri-City Ford in Eden, North Carolina and it seems like the accident happened back on or around the 14th of December. Someone in an older generation Hyundai Tucson piloted it in such a way that it smashed through the front of the dealer and continued until the Mustang stopped it.

It’s clear from the photos that debris was scattered everywhere and the passenger side of the pony car took serious damage. A second photo of the Ford after the crash shows the door crumpled in. The windshield is shattered and it appears as though all of the side glass is broken out as well. We also see a plastic covering on the passenger seat which hints at something else about this car. It reportedly had very low mileage.

In a video from 2017, we see the dealership start it up. “Hasn’t been cranked in 2yrs…time for its shake down and then put back to sleep,” the post says. Initially, the engine sounds pretty rough but it smooths out quickly. Then, we get a shot showing just 15 miles on the car since new. According to one person on the scene, the car “only had a few miles on it,” at the time of the accident.

Based on data from Classic, this Mustang would’ve been worth six figures before the crash. Couple that with the super-low mileage and it might have been the best preserved example of this car. At this stage, it’s anyone’s guess as to what the owner will do with it next. Perhaps with the damage done, he’ll actually use it the way Ford intended, on the road.

Carscoops reached out to both the dealer and the owner of the car and will update this story as we learn more. 

Image Credit: Wesley Barker and James Tuttle