Showing posts with label special edition Mustangs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label special edition Mustangs. Show all posts

Monday, March 30, 2015

A Parnelli Jones edition Mustang


And this one was used, about 70 thousand miles on the odo... I was surprised to find it wasn't a garage queen held for investment



Tuesday, March 24, 2015

special edition Ford Mustangs auctioned annually for the EAA Young Eagles to get young people encouraged and interested in aviation


2009 Ford Mustang AV8R


2010 Ford Mustang AV-X10 "Dearborn Doll"


2011 Ford Mustang SR-71 Blackbird


Blue Angels Edition 2012 Ford Mustang GT


2013 Tuskegee Airmen "Red Tails" Special Edition Ford Mustang GT


2014 U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition Ford Mustang GT


2015 Ford F-35 Lightning II Edition Mustang

The unique vehicles produced by Ford are auctioned off in support of EAA Young Eagles which encourages young people to get involved in aviation:

2008 – Mustang AV8R, with cues from the F-22 “Raptor,” which helped introduce the glass-roof
       canopy and delivered a record auction contribution of $500,000
2009 – The AV-X10 “Dearborn Doll” Mustang was crafted in honor of World War II aircraft
2010 – Two automotive icons – the late Carroll Shelby, a former U.S. Air Force flight instructor, and
      Jack Roush, longtime P-51 pilot – collaborated for the first time to create the SR-71 Blackbird
      Mustang inspired by the legendary reconnaissance jet
2011 – The Blue Angels Mustang celebrated 100 years of United States naval aviation
2012 – The Red Tails Mustang paid homage to the Tuskegee Airmen, the courageous squadron of
         P-51 Mustang pilots who were the United States’ first African American military airmen
2013 – The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition Mustang celebrated the 60th anniversary of the
       U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team

http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/unique-ford-mustang-gt-celebrates-60th-anniversary-us-air-force-thunderbirds
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/06/blue-angels-themed-mustang-to-be-auctioned-off-at-eaa-airventure/
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/30/one-off-sr-71-mustang-sells-for-375-000-at-eaa-airventure/
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/19/ford-shows-off-av-x10-dearborn-doll-mustang-built-for-eaa-gath/
http://auto-kinesis.com/2012/07/ford-celebrates-tuskegee-airmen-with-red-tails-edition-mustang-gt/
https://dicksautogroup.wordpress.com/tag/eaa-airventure/
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/24/one-off-ford-mustang-av8r-to-be-auctioned-for-charity/

"Going Thing" special edition Mustang


made as a tribute to the Ford Drag Racing Team Mustangs, these were 103 special edition Mustangs I've never seen or heard of before. This one was brought to the 2014 Amelia Island Concours

http://www.foxsports.com/speed/cars/cars-special-edition-mustang-display-slated-for-carlisle-in-june/

"Branded" Mustang special







Ford offered a dealer installed package called “Branded Mustang” in 1968 with patterned tops similar to the Mopar Mod Tops. There were two kits available, one for ’65-66 and one for ’67-68.

Branded edition Mustangs were created by dealerships on mostly used 65-68 Mustangs to spiff them up for resale. The Branding kit was available from Ford. The kit included choice of colored vinyl tops (in 15 colors), side stripes (in 5 colors), quarter panel chrome, and special Branded emblems.

the vinyl tops could be in four patterns - Paisley, Sculptured, Tweed, or Leather. They also came in 15 different colors. Or you could get just white or black. The stripes came in five different colors.

http://www.mustangandfords.com/featured-vehicles/mump-1212-brand-marketing-1967-mustang/photo-gallery/#9

The Branded Mustang Kit was used by dealers on new and used Mustang coupes and was distributed by DSI Corp., Plymouth, Mich. directly to Ford Dealers.

It consisted of:
 1. Pre-cut, hand-sewn vinyl top - 15 different colors or patterns
2. Two black and brass or silver and black C-pillar emblems - marked left and right
 3. Left and right Screw-On quarter moldings - with Ford part numbers
4. Pre-cut "Thoroughbred" stripes in five colors (Red, white, black, blue, gold)
5. Two cans of Mastic glue
6. Ford instruction guide

 This all came in a 3 foot long shipping tube from DSI.

The tops are all different and range from 'pretty cool' to 'butt ugly'.
There also is a thoroughbred stripe identification chart.

images from http://mustangattitude.com/cgi-bin/specialmustang.cgi?year=1967&model=&smod=Branded&optn=&name=Branded%20Mustang
http://mustangattitude.com/cgi-bin/specialmustang.cgi?year=1967&model=&smod=Branded&optn=&name=Branded%20Mustang