1993 Classic Cars for Sale
The Toyota Supra MK IV A80 debuted, the McLaren F1 entered limited production, and the last carbureted US-market performance cars gave way to fuel injection across the board.
1993 is the year the A80 Supra arrived and rewrote what people expected from a Japanese grand tourer. The 2JZ-GTE twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six produced 320 horsepower in US specification, and the aftermarket had determined within 18 months that the block could handle considerably more than that without internal modification. Roughly 11,000 US-market Supras were sold across the A80's run, but the 1993 and 1994 Turbo coupes are the ones drawing serious attention.
The FD RX-7 was in its first full US model year and the contrast with the Supra was instructive. Both were Japanese performance flagships. The Supra was heavier, more touring-oriented, more immediately powerful. The RX-7 was sharper, lighter, more demanding. Between the two of them they defined the ceiling of what Japan's performance manufacturers would attempt before the market shifted toward SUVs and compliance costs rewrote engineering priorities.
The domestic market had its own moments in 1993. The Ford SVT Cobra Mustang returned as a proper factory performance variant at $18,505, producing 235 horsepower from the 5.0 HO and assembled at the Dearborn plant with individual attention to each unit. It was the right car at the right moment for buyers who wanted American provenance and actual engineering.
- Toyota launched the A80 Supra in the US in April 1993 with the naturally aspirated 2JZ-GE at $27,900 and the Twin Turbo at $33,900, with manual transmission Turbo coupes allocated first to markets with the longest waiting lists.
- Porsche produced 1,852 examples of the 964-generation 911 RS for European markets in 1992-1993, a focused lightweight coupe producing 260 horsepower from a 3.6-liter flat-six, with US-spec versions not officially imported but a small number of gray-market examples entering via independent channels.
- Ford SVT produced 4,993 Cobra Mustangs for 1993, each individually inspected at the end of the Dearborn line by an SVT technician who signed the engine plate, marking the formal establishment of SVT as a performance sub-brand separate from the standard Mustang lineup.
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1993 Land Rover Range Rover
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1993 Porsche 911
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1993 Porsche 968
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1993 MG BGT
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1993 Mercedes-Benz 170 V-S
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1993 Ford Mustang
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1993 Chevrolet Corvette
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1993 Chevrolet G20
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1993 Chevrolet C/K 1500
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1993 Chevrolet Corvette
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1993 Chevrolet Camper
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1993 Cadillac Allante
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1993 Ford F150
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1993 GMC 1500
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1993 Chevrolet Corvette
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1993 Chevrolet Corvette
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1993 Nissan Patrol
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1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass
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1993 Toyota Supra
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1993 Mazda RX-7
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1993 Chevrolet Corvette
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1993 Chevrolet Bel Air
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1993 Ford F150
Market: Manual transmission A80 Supra Turbos from 1993 now trade between $80,000 and over $150,000 for low-mileage original examples, driven almost entirely by the 2JZ mythology and scarcity of unmodified survivors. The FD RX-7 in equivalent condition sits between $45,000 and $85,000. SVT Cobra Mustangs from 1993 range from $25,000 to $45,000 with mileage and documentation driving the spread.
Buyer's note: On a 1993 Supra Twin Turbo, verify the turbo outlet pipes and intercooler connections for evidence of boost leaks or previous boost increases, and confirm the transmission is the Getrag V160 6-speed rather than the 5-speed, as some early builds had allocation issues.