Ford Mustang "Red Tails" Special Edition

June 30th, 2012

The annual EAA AirVenture event has been, at least for the past few years, a showcase of sorts for the Ford Mustang.

That’s because every year, a special edition, aviation-themed Mustang is always in attendance, ready to be auctioned off for the benefit of the EAA’s Young Eagles Program. Last, year the “Blue Angels” Mustang was sold for a whopping $ 400,000 and before that the “SR-71″ Mustang fetched $ 375,000 in 2010 and the “Dearborn Doll” Mustang went for $ 250,000 back in 2009.

For this year’s event, Ford and tuning shop Creations N’ Chrome are teaming up to present the latest auction-ready, aviation-themed Mustang: the Red Tails.

The “Red Tails” Mustang was designed as a tribute vehicle to the first African American aviators in the United States Army Air Corps, in particular to the legendary Tuskegee Airmen. As a way to pay homage to them, Ford specifically chose the Mustang model that carried the VIN #00051 in honor of the P-51 Mustangs the airmen flew in their time.

The Red Tails Mustang will on display from July 23rd to 26th, 2012. On July 26th, the car will head out to the auction block where it will be sold for charity.

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Ford Mustang "Red Tails" Special Edition originally appeared on topspeed.com on Saturday, 30 June 2012 12:00 EST.

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