Ford celebrates Mustang’s 60th anniversary with special edition [Video]

Ford Motor Co. is celebrating the Mustang’s 60th anniversary on Wednesday when it will unveil a special edition of the classic pony car to commemorate its legacy.

In honor of the Mustang, which made its debut at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, Ford is holding an event at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina. Joe Bellino, Mustang Brand Manager, told FOX Business that the company is “planning for just over 2,000 Mustang owners and fans to be in attendance and they’ll be able to bring their own personal Mustangs.” 

“We’re going to do hot laps in our Mustang Dark Horse around the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway,” he added. “We’ll have Vaughn Gittin, Jr., and the RTR team doing some drifting in production Mustangs and race cars, we’ll have the entire Mustang lineup there, we’ll have Ford Performance Racing drivers, we’ll unveil a new 60th anniversary package that everyone is really excited …