I'm still pretty much in the mind of
@A5literMan 's comment, in that I think it does look somewhat pedestrian with the Pony's on it. That's one reason why I waffled back and forth so much before doing this. But then again.. that's also pretty much what I meant by "sensible shoes". Kinda like wearing loafers. They don't look like much, but are functionally very useful. In the meantime I still have the turbines so I can change back any time I want. I'm not sure when/if that would be? I don't show this car, or anything like that. I just drive it and enjoy it. Isn't that why we have these cars?
@Gearbanger 101 has it pretty much right regarding the 7-up's. Details are surprisingly scarce on 1990 LTD Ed Mustangs, but here's what I know: Originally there was a joint promotion with 7-up, that involved giving some away at the 1/2 time of some NCAA college basketball games. A flyer exists that describes the promo, but for unexplained reasons it never actually occurred. Supposedly that deal was only for 30 cars though, and supposedly after the 7-up promo deal fell through the cars originally commissioned by 7-up were still owned by them, and ended up in the hands of some 7-up employees. Those 30 are the "real" 7-up cars. After that, Ford realized that they didn't have a 25th Anniversary model lined up and so they apparently (out of pure greed to make more money) at the last minute decided to increase the production of the 7-up style cars and release them to the public as a LTD edition. Originally all were going to be automatics, but in the end they also ended up with 5 speed manuals as well (which is what mine is). Total production numbers were:
Total: 4103
Automatics: 2743
5-Speed Manuals: 1360
For export: 261
So it's hardly a rare car, and this was then compounded further because subsequent year models kept the same exterior color combo (though there are interior differences and they didn't come with the turbines, or the 25 years emblem). ALL of the 25th year production mustangs came with a 25 years emblem. So that's certainly nothing rare. But for better, or worse, the 1990 7-up Mustangs are the only LTD edition Mustang that was produced in conjunction with the Mustang's 25th Anniversary. So anyone who refers to them as a 25th Anniversary LTD Edition Mustang is technically correct (they are a 25th anniversary model, and they are a LTD Ed). Sites like Haggerty refer to them as such, and according to Haggerty they are worth a little more, but not appreciably so. Whether that makes them any more "collectable" is up to the beer-holder though: A car is worth what someone is willing to pay for it!
In the mean time.. I'll toodle down the road in my new loafers. You've got me curious enough that I might see what they look like in white via Photoshop, but off the top of my head that's not something that immediately appeals to me.
