How does Lee Iacocca Mustang , the "godfather" of the Ford Mustang, Celebrate the pony car's 45th anniversary? Enter the new Iacocca Silver 45th Anniversary Edition Mustang, built in partnership with Metalcrafters, a custom fabrication shop based in Fountain Valley, Calif.. In Deference to the original Mustang, launched Halfway the between 1964 and 1965 model years, Iacocca calls the new special edition a "2009.5." Indeed, the modified Mustang is built from a 2009 Ford Mustang GT, not the newly introduced 2010 model.
Mechanically, the Iacocca Mustang benefits from a host of Ford Racing Performance Parts. Silver 45th Anniversary Edition Mustangs Will also come equipped with "Iacocca Diamond Design" leather seats, customized door sill plates, and a signed dash plaque.
Iacocca says only 45 of the collector Mustangs Will be built.
Fittingly, the Iacocca Mustang Silver Anniversary Mustang, Will be dubbed a 2009 ½ model. "It's a trip down memory lane," says Iacocca.
An online charity auction under way includes an extremely limited-edition Ford Mustang That once belonged to Lee Iacocca, the former Ford and Chrysler executive and a principal architect of the muscle-car movement. Bundled with the Iacocca Silver 45th Anniversary Edition Mustang is a feature as novel as the vehicle Itself: a Los Angeles lunch with Mr. Iacocca.