2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Gets Chopped Up in Firefighters' Training Exercise
It was headed to the crusher anyway, but still …
Ever wonder what happens to a pre-production test car after its life’s work is done? Me either, but the Dearborn Fire Department in the outskirts of Detroit put a 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 to good use this week during emergency extrication training. It turns out having Ford world headquarters in your town has its perks, eh?
Photos of the metal-cutting exercise were uploaded to the department's Facebook page Friday morning, triggering many reactions from Mustang lovers and car enthusiasts alike. Not everyone knows that these test mules are just that: prototypes that manufacturers build for evaluation purposes and that they're all destined for the crusher anyway. As a result, the comments section had the pro-firefighters defending their work and the car guys talking smack about the whole ordeal.
