Forty-five years after he introduced the original Ford Mustang, Lee Iacocca is about to launch a new edition of the famous muscle car – the Iacocca Silver 45th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang. Only 45 of the collector Mustangs will be built and they will all be painted a special “Iacocca” chosen silver color. The first one is expected to go on sale in late July and will be sold through Galpin Ford in suburban Los Angeles, the biggest Ford dealer in the world. The price is yet to be announced.
The original mustang was launched on April 27, 1964 and landed Iacocca on the covers of Time and Newsweek magazines. Ford nicknamed it a "1964½" model because it arrived later in the model year. The Iacocca Silver Anniversary Mustang will also be nicknamed a “2009½” model.
The Iacocca Silver Edition Mustang is a result of collaboration between Iacocca, designer Michael Leone and Gaffoglio Family Metalcrafters, the world-class coachbuilding and Design Company in Fountain Valley, Calif. The new business venture is called I Legacy.
The car is a standard 2009 Ford Mustang underneath, however it is fitted with an extensive Metalcrafters body and modified interior trim. There is also a dashboard plaque with the serial number and Iacocca's signature. It has a standard 4.6-liter V-8 rated 320 horsepower Ford engine and has a five-speed manual transmission. There is an optional supercharged V-8 rated 400 hp engine available as well.
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