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AUTOS: Lee Iacocca Unveils Coachbuilt Mustang
Written by: SPEED Staff
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06/22/2009
Los Angeles, CA
 
Forty-five years after he introduced the original Ford Mustang, launched at a dramatic press conference at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, auto industry visionary Lee Iacocca today introduced a new version of the famous muscle car – the Iacocca Silver 45th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang –that utilizes the latest in Ford performance technology with style and panache.

The special-edition, coachbuilt Iacocca Mustang was built to honor automotive superstar Lee Iacocca. (Photo: Galpin Ford) ยป More Photos
Only 45 of the “2009½” Iacocca Silver Edition Mustangs, all painted a special Iacocca-chosen silver, will be built.

Nearly two years in the making, the Iacocca Silver Edition Mustang is a collaborative effort by Iacocca, designer Michael Leone, and Gaffoglio Family Metalcrafters, a world-class coachbuilding and design company in Fountain Valley, Calif. The new business venture is called I Legacy, and it will be in concert with Galpin Ford, the exclusive Ford dealership to offer these Iacocca Silver 45th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustangs to the public.

The new Iacocca Silver Edition Mustang is a hand-crafted piece of rolling art, with its innovations and impact of the fastback design, sunken headlights, slanted grill and low stance.

“Once in a while, a car comes along that changes everything, and that was the original Mustang,” Iacocca said.

The
car begins life on a 2009 Mustang platform, which is then uniquely modified and coachbuilt. Two power-plant options will be offered: a normally-aspirated 4.6-liter Ford V8 rated at 320 horsepower and an optional supercharged version that delivers a head-snapping 400 horsepower. Both engines are covered by a factory Ford warranty. Drivers will harness the power through a quick-shifting 5-speed manual transmission.

The car's suspension has been upgraded to keep pace with the power delivery. A Ford Racing Handling Package adds firmer springs and re-valved shock absorbers. A 14-inch Ford Racing Braking Package is optional. All suspension components will be covered under a factory Ford warranty, as well.

Inside the Iacocca Silver Mustang, the interior includes luxurious touches that highlight the car's special heritage, including Iacocca Diamond Design leather seats with embroidery stitching, an Iacocca signature dash plaque with serial number, a leather-wrapped steering wheel with “I” badge, and Iacocca-badged aluminum door sill plates.

The cars will initially be revealed and then available at a reception in late July at Southern California’s Galpin Ford dealership, the world's largest volume Ford dealer for 19 years. The price is yet to be announced.
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