US man gets his hands on a 'holy grail' $150,000 Ford Mustang so he does the one thing you're not supposed to do

After getting his hands on the ‘holy grail’ of the Ford Mustang fleet, worth $150,000, a YouTube creator at Donut broke all of the rules, earning him a reputation within the collectors community.

Donut Media is renowned for not just championing legendary cars but pushing them out to the track.

One creator, Nolan Sykes, has the stance that ‘cars are meant to be driven’ and anyone keeping them as trophies is ‘cheating yourself’.

So, in the latest episode of his bumper-to-bumper series, Sykes was gifted the keys to a very special Ford Mustang and sent shivers down the spines of devoted collectors by ragging it around the track.

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What is the ‘holy grail’ Ford Mustang?

The Ford Mustang range is one of America’s finest creations, with the esteemed brand still making new and impressive models some 62 years after the first pony car debuted.

In the modern day, some of the classics are still adored, even increasing in price by 83 percent in 2025.

But according to Donut, one model stands out from the rest as the best-in-class and a real turning point for the range: the Ford Mustang 2000 SVT Cobra R.

Coming in at a time when the Camaro was dominating the market, the Special Vehicle Team (SVT) hit back at Ford’s ‘rigid bureaucracy’ to launch a ‘truly badass pony car.’

The beastly car, boasting a 5.4L V8 engine, was limited to just 300 units as a track-ready limited-edition variant of the Mustang, but it marked a clear intent by Ford to switch up its design philosophy and get back on the map.

Of these 300 cars, very few are still used, with many being stored away in hopes of being an investment to be sold years down the line.

But one, with 15,000 miles on the clock already, landed near Donut’s Nolan Sykes, and he’s refused to let it sit still.

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Donut host puts 2000 SVT Cobra R through its paces

Loaned to the creator by a fan of the channel, Sykes revealed that the owner had made just one modification.

They removed the rubber bushings from this Ford Mustang 2000 SVT Cobra R and replaced them with custom ones, freeing the car from its performance-hindering, ear-friendly shackles.

At the expense of their eardrums, the stiffer car was able to hold onto its speed around corners and reach its potential.

So, he took it for a spin in the YouTube video – an unpopular choice within the bubble-wrapped Cobra community.

“I mean, this thing has so much grip. It’s set up so well. I barely have to brake at all. But you can feel all the work that Bruce put into this thing, man. It’s crazy,” he said, describing the experience.

“If you’re keeping one of these cars away from the track or the road just to hold on to some value, you’re only cheating yourself, man.”

Fans of the series immediately applauded him for getting it out on the road, in the same vein as the Ferrari collector who let his $38M 250 GTO loose.

“To quote Dom Torretto, ‘It’s a goddamn shame to keep a Beast locked in a cage’,” one comment read.

A number of these great cars have been left in garages, and Sykes has promised that anyone sitting on a Ford Mustang 2000 SVT Cobra R would regret not letting it roar.

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