National Museum of the U.S. Air Force welcomes the Ford Mustang X-1 home
It has toured the country for the past decade.
For the past decade, the custom-built Ford Mustang X-1 has been touring the country as a promotional prop for the United States Air Force. The X-1, which has an aircraft-style interior, was built in 2009 to help educate young people on various mechanical and technical jobs available in the military. Now that it's served its time, it's setting into its reserved spot at its new home, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force near Dayton, Ohio
The U.S. Air Force and Galpin Auto Sports (GAS) collaborated back in the day on what is known as Project Supercar. The recruiting campaign (and video series seen below) spawned two different custom cars, the X-1 and the Dodge Challenger-based Vapor Special Operations Supercar. Some member of the Air Force even participated in building the cars.
The X-1, which is based on a fifth-gen Mustang, is named after the first aircraft to break the speed of sound, but it's not quite as powerful as its namesake. It has a 4.6-liter V8 with three-valve Ford Racing heads, a cold air intake, hot rod cams, long tube headers, and custom Ford Racing tuning. All said, GAS claims it makes 500 horsepower.
