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04-16-2014, 08:20 AM
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) has done it again. Like in April of 1964 (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/25/2015-ford-mustang-convertible-to-recreate-empire-state-building/), there is once again an all-new Mustang Convertible (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) sitting on the observation deck of New York City's Empire State Building. This has been in the making for a little while, with the first report that Ford would recreate the sky-high publicity stunt coming out a few weeks back.
The process of getting the Mustang up there wasn't exactly easy. A Troy, MI-based company chopped up the new droptop, a necessary evil to get the Mustang on the Empire State Building's only freight elevator that runs to the 86th floor observation deck. But it was slightly more involved than just taking the car apart. The company, DST, built a mockup of the ESB's freight elevators, and then practiced its cuts on a second pre-production Mustang Convertible (measure twice, cut once).
The result of all this work are the images you see above. Yes, sitting in the crisp, morning air of midtown Manhattan, over 1,000 feet up, is this brilliant, Triple Yellow Mustang. Take a look up top (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2015-ford-mustang-on-the-empire-state-building/) for our gallery of images from today's event. You can also scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/04/16/2015-ford-mustang-convertible-empire-state-building-new-york-2014/#continued) for videos and images of the process leading up to the ESB debut.Continue reading Ford overlooks the Big Apple in the 2015 Mustang Convertible [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/16/2015-ford-mustang-convertible-empire-state-building-new-york-2014/)
Ford overlooks the Big Apple in the 2015 Mustang Convertible [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/16/2015-ford-mustang-convertible-empire-state-building-new-york-2014/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 16 Apr 2014 08:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) has done it again. Like in April of 1964 (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/25/2015-ford-mustang-convertible-to-recreate-empire-state-building/), there is once again an all-new Mustang Convertible (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) sitting on the observation deck of New York City's Empire State Building. This has been in the making for a little while, with the first report that Ford would recreate the sky-high publicity stunt coming out a few weeks back.
The process of getting the Mustang up there wasn't exactly easy. A Troy, MI-based company chopped up the new droptop, a necessary evil to get the Mustang on the Empire State Building's only freight elevator that runs to the 86th floor observation deck. But it was slightly more involved than just taking the car apart. The company, DST, built a mockup of the ESB's freight elevators, and then practiced its cuts on a second pre-production Mustang Convertible (measure twice, cut once).
The result of all this work are the images you see above. Yes, sitting in the crisp, morning air of midtown Manhattan, over 1,000 feet up, is this brilliant, Triple Yellow Mustang. Take a look up top (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2015-ford-mustang-on-the-empire-state-building/) for our gallery of images from today's event. You can also scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/04/16/2015-ford-mustang-convertible-empire-state-building-new-york-2014/#continued) for videos and images of the process leading up to the ESB debut.Continue reading Ford overlooks the Big Apple in the 2015 Mustang Convertible [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/16/2015-ford-mustang-convertible-empire-state-building-new-york-2014/)
Ford overlooks the Big Apple in the 2015 Mustang Convertible [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/16/2015-ford-mustang-convertible-empire-state-building-new-york-2014/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 16 Apr 2014 08:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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