Ford Motor Co. today will unveil a limited-edition 50th-anniversary Mustang pony car.
The Mustang 50 Year Limited Edition, modeled on the Mustang GT fastback, will be limited to 1,964 — in honor of the year the car was introduced — and will come with nearly every available option.
“We wanted to provide our most dedicated fans with the emotion of the original Mustang in a 21st-century car,” said Ford executive chairman Bill Ford Jr. in a statement ahead of the reveal at the New York International Auto Show. “With this 50 Year Limited Edition, I believe we have accomplished our goal.”
The car will be available this fall. Ford has not announced pricing.
Ford says the only two available colors will be Wimbledon White, like Mustang serial No. 0001 that was first sold to Capt. Stanley Tucker in April 1964, or Kona Blue. Color, and whether the car comes with a six-speed manual or automatic transmission, are the only two choices customers can make.
There is cashmere stitching on the instrument panel, shifter boot, center armrest, door inserts, seats and on the leather-wrapped steering wheel. The seats will have two-tone cashmere and black leather upholstery, and on the back will feature the Mustang 50 Year logo. Chrome bezels will surround the base of each of the Mustang’s three signature tail lamp blades.
The limited-run Mustang has an upgraded 5-liter V-8 engine that will produces more than 420 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of torque. All will come with the Mustang GT performance package — even the one with automatic transmissions — that includes six-piston front brakes and 19-inch alloy wheels with high performance summer tires.
The car also features a faux gas cap on the rear of the trunk with a 50th anniversary badge.
From The Detroit News:
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