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07-02-2013, 11:54 AM
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Each year since 2008, Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) has created a one-off Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) to celebrate military aviation, and the cars have been auctioned off at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Gathering of Eagles charity event to raise money to inspire the next generation of aviators. This year's charity car is the 2014 Ford Mustang GT US Air Force Thunderbirds Edition, which also helps celebrate 60 years of Thunderbirds air show excellence.
Of all the EAA charity cars, this Thunderbirds Edition is the most in depth. Painted to match the F-16 Tomcat fighter jets used by Thunderbirds, this Mustang also gets a widebody kit and 22-inch Forgiato wheels to go with the cockpit's Recaro bucket seats, rear-seat delete and modified navigation screen and gauge cluster. Even the Mustang's projector puddle lights have been changed to show an aircraft silhouette - rather than the Mustang's galloping horse logo - when the doors are open.
Themes for previous EAA charity cars include the Blue Angels (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/06/blue-angels-themed-mustang-to-be-auctioned-off-at-eaa-airventure/), SR-71 Blackbird (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/30/one-off-sr-71-mustang-sells-for-375-000-at-eaa-airventure/) and the Red Tails (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/24/ford-unveils-red-tails-edition-mustang-gt-w-video/) as well as the F-22 Raptor-inspired AV8R (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/24/one-off-ford-mustang-av8r-to-be-auctioned-for-charity/) and AV-X10 "Dearborn Doll" (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/23/pics-aplenty-2010-ford-mustang-av-x10-dearborn-doll/) models. Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2013/07/01/ford-builds-usaf-thunderbirds-edition-mustang-for-charity/#continued) for the press release for the 2014 Ford Mustang GT US Air Force Thunderbirds Edition, and be sure to check out our galleries for all six aviation-themed Mustangs.Continue reading Ford builds USAF Thunderbirds Edition Mustang for charity (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/02/ford-builds-usaf-thunderbirds-edition-mustang-for-charity/)
Ford builds USAF Thunderbirds Edition Mustang for charity (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/02/ford-builds-usaf-thunderbirds-edition-mustang-for-charity/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 02 Jul 2013 13:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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Each year since 2008, Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) has created a one-off Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) to celebrate military aviation, and the cars have been auctioned off at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Gathering of Eagles charity event to raise money to inspire the next generation of aviators. This year's charity car is the 2014 Ford Mustang GT US Air Force Thunderbirds Edition, which also helps celebrate 60 years of Thunderbirds air show excellence.
Of all the EAA charity cars, this Thunderbirds Edition is the most in depth. Painted to match the F-16 Tomcat fighter jets used by Thunderbirds, this Mustang also gets a widebody kit and 22-inch Forgiato wheels to go with the cockpit's Recaro bucket seats, rear-seat delete and modified navigation screen and gauge cluster. Even the Mustang's projector puddle lights have been changed to show an aircraft silhouette - rather than the Mustang's galloping horse logo - when the doors are open.
Themes for previous EAA charity cars include the Blue Angels (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/06/blue-angels-themed-mustang-to-be-auctioned-off-at-eaa-airventure/), SR-71 Blackbird (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/30/one-off-sr-71-mustang-sells-for-375-000-at-eaa-airventure/) and the Red Tails (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/24/ford-unveils-red-tails-edition-mustang-gt-w-video/) as well as the F-22 Raptor-inspired AV8R (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/24/one-off-ford-mustang-av8r-to-be-auctioned-for-charity/) and AV-X10 "Dearborn Doll" (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/23/pics-aplenty-2010-ford-mustang-av-x10-dearborn-doll/) models. Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2013/07/01/ford-builds-usaf-thunderbirds-edition-mustang-for-charity/#continued) for the press release for the 2014 Ford Mustang GT US Air Force Thunderbirds Edition, and be sure to check out our galleries for all six aviation-themed Mustangs.Continue reading Ford builds USAF Thunderbirds Edition Mustang for charity (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/02/ford-builds-usaf-thunderbirds-edition-mustang-for-charity/)
Ford builds USAF Thunderbirds Edition Mustang for charity (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/02/ford-builds-usaf-thunderbirds-edition-mustang-for-charity/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 02 Jul 2013 13:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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