Tuesday, March 24, 2015

special edition Ford Mustangs auctioned annually for the EAA Young Eagles to get young people encouraged and interested in aviation


2009 Ford Mustang AV8R


2010 Ford Mustang AV-X10 "Dearborn Doll"


2011 Ford Mustang SR-71 Blackbird


Blue Angels Edition 2012 Ford Mustang GT


2013 Tuskegee Airmen "Red Tails" Special Edition Ford Mustang GT


2014 U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition Ford Mustang GT


2015 Ford F-35 Lightning II Edition Mustang


2015 Ford Mustang GT Apollo Edition

The unique vehicles produced by Ford are auctioned off in support of EAA Young Eagles which encourages young people to get involved in aviation:

2008 – Mustang AV8R, with cues from the F-22 “Raptor,” which helped introduce the glass-roof
       canopy and delivered a record auction contribution of $500,000
2009 – The AV-X10 “Dearborn Doll” Mustang was crafted in honor of World War II aircraft
2010 – Two automotive icons – the late Carroll Shelby, a former U.S. Air Force flight instructor, and
      Jack Roush, longtime P-51 pilot – collaborated for the first time to create the SR-71 Blackbird
      Mustang inspired by the legendary reconnaissance jet
2011 – The Blue Angels Mustang celebrated 100 years of United States naval aviation
2012 – The Red Tails Mustang paid homage to the Tuskegee Airmen, the courageous squadron of
         P-51 Mustang pilots who were the United States’ first African American military airmen
2013 – The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition Mustang celebrated the 60th anniversary of the
       U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team

http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/unique-ford-mustang-gt-celebrates-60th-anniversary-us-air-force-thunderbirds
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/06/blue-angels-themed-mustang-to-be-auctioned-off-at-eaa-airventure/
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/30/one-off-sr-71-mustang-sells-for-375-000-at-eaa-airventure/
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/19/ford-shows-off-av-x10-dearborn-doll-mustang-built-for-eaa-gath/
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https://dicksautogroup.wordpress.com/tag/eaa-airventure/
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http://www.themotorhood.com/themotorhood/2015/7/16/special-edition-apollo-mustang-is-more-america-than-you-can-handle

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