After the Mustang Bullitt that was launched in
global markets earlier this year, Ford is now treating enthusiasts to an even
cooler ‘Stang. It’s called the Eagle Squadron Mustang GT, and unlike the one
inspired by the famous movie of 1968, it won’t be put into mass or even limited
production.
It will instead be a one-off whose sole purpose is
to pay tribute to American fighter pilots who served in the UK’s Royal Air
Force during World War II. Created as a collaboration between Ford Performance
and RTR Vehicles, it sports a special exterior livery that takes inspiration
from the fighter planes of the WWII. Thus, it features the RAF roundel on the
hood, white stripe that spans across its width at the rear, and several shades
of green on the rest of the body.
Ford has also used yellow on the side mirror casings
and parts of the front end, as it can be seen in the teaser image released by
the automaker, along with a widened body. The Blue Oval will parade the one-off
Eagle Squadron Mustang GT at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, which starts on
July 12. That’s when they’ll give the keys over to world champion drifter
Vaughn Gittin Jr., to unleash the 700 horsepower generated from its modified
5.0-liter V8 engine.
Ford will auction it off for charity,
with proceeds benefiting EAA AirVenture’s youth education programs that
“encourage and support the next generation of pilots”. In the 20 years that the
automaker supports the program, they have donated 11 custom-designed vehicles,
which helped raised more than $3 million.
