2015 Ford Mustang 50th Anniversary Edition
Nobody knows how to throw a party quite like the powers that be at the Ford Motor Company!
It hasn’t always been smooth sailing in the Motor City, but the team at Ford knows how to build up hype for big events like no other, highlighted by those celebrating the iconic pony car.
On April 17, 1964, Henry Ford II, Lee Iaccoca , and company introduced the all-new Ford Mustang to a crowd of eager onlookers and curious media members alike at the annual World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York. Unlike most American vehicles that quietly debut in showrooms or “soft openings,” the Mustang grabbed the attention of the masses from the moment that it was first unveiled.
The festivities at the 1964 World’s Fair set the tone for a wild and exciting ride which millions of Mustang fans around the globe were eager to strap in for. Over the next five decades, the Mustang evolved to meet the appearance and performance standards of the given time period, and the Ford Motor Company proudly touted its muscle car’s many successes along the way.
The Mustang’s popularity continued to grow in the 21st Century, and in April 2014, 50 years after it all began, Ford celebrated the pony car’s anniversary in the only way in which it knew how- by introducing a special edition vehicle, the 50th Anniversary Mustang.
With a great deal of excitement already surrounding the release of the 2015 Mustang, Ford parlayed the anticipation with a recognition of the pony car turning a-half-a-century years old. The limited edition concept car offered everything that the 2015 Mustang GT Performance Package did, with a number of special modifications that helped distinguish the 50th Anniversary Mustang from any other S550.
The 50th Anniversary Ford Mustang was a perfect marriage of the past and the present, as the vehicle featured all of the modern amenities of the upcoming S550 GT Performance Pack, with a heavy dose of nostalgia sprinkled through the unique build.
Here's how the 2015 50th Anniversary Mustang came to be, its specs/performance numbers, and how Ford masterfully paid homage to the famed 1964.5 pony car in the modern era.
