One-Off Ford Mustang Apollo Edition Will Be Auctioned For Charity - Top Speed
This time around it is called the Apollo Edition and draws its design cues from NASA’s Apollo program. "The Ford Apollo Edition Mustang salutes man’s greatest technological achievement, with the ingenuity, precision, and power that defined the spirit of American innovation," said Edsel B. Ford II, a member of Ford’s Board of Directors. As it’s the case with each aircraft-inspired ’Stang, the unique muscle car will be auctioned off for charity, The coupe. Both colors are identical to the ones some of the Apollo shuttles were painted in. A white, offset stripe runs the entire length of the car, adorned by a very thin red stripe and red "United States" writing on the hood. There aren’t any details as to what’s special on the inside, but the only photo released thus far suggests Ford replaced the standard seats with a pair of Recaro sports seats. It might not be as powerful as NASA’s launch vehicles for the Apollo mission, but it’s powerful enough to leave quite a few sports cars behind. Why it matters Aircraft-inspired Mustangs are already a tradition for Ford, which has just unveiled the eighth vehicle in this lineage. Ford is no stranger to charity, but what matters here. Source: www.topspeed.com
