The blue Mustang with gold markings is the latest to be customized by Mustang for EAA AirVenture, the big small-plane fly-in held every year in Oshkosh, Wis. It starts next week.
"The precision, discipline and excitement that define the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight team are qualities we celebrate at Ford," said Edsel Ford II, a member of Ford's board of directors. "With this year's beautiful 'Blue Angels' edition Mustang GT, we've captured those qualities and paired them with the innovation Ford design and engineering team members build into all of our vehicles."
The exterior of Ford's Blue Angels Mustang GT is supposed to look like the F-18 Hornet aircraft that team flies. The car's custom rear spoiler's vertical tail fins, the "screaming yellow" gloss accents, inclusion of the Blue Angels script and crest all are drawn from the Navy aircraft.
With the Blue Angels crest stitched into its leather Recaro racing seats, the car's interior also features offset stripes inspired by pilot flight suits. Under the hood:
The Mustang is powered by a Ford Racing supercharged 5-liter V-8 engine producing 624 horsepower. The Ford Racing components also include a handling pack, performance exhaust and racetrack brakes. That kind of power sounds similar to what the F-18s can dish out, but the Mustang can't do an upside-down loop.
The July 28 auction will support the EAA's Young Eagles program, aimed at introducing young people to aviation.
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