45th Anniversary Mustang GT - Special Edition Model?

Steedaq · Dec 28, 2008

Hi all,

Did a search and didn't find anything on the subject so I thought I'd post here.

This is where I'm at... My 35th GT is nearing 300K and I haven't bought a new car since my 2001 Steeda, so I'm a little out of touch - as I've begun to realize

Here are my thoughts on cars that are somewhat close to my price range....

2009 Dodge Challenger R/T - Gorgeous car! 375 hp is pretty sweet, but the thing is too darn heavy! You can really feel the weight in-between shifts. The skip-shift mechanism would have to go, and I don't like stability control nannies. Needless to say - $34K for a 6-speed R/T - There isn't enough bang for the buck for me here and $34K is a lot of money to me.

2010 Mustang GT - I just don't like it. I don't like the styling, the back end, the black underhang stuff, etc... Power upgrade appeared to pretty much be a reflash and bumps you up to 91 Octane. I'll wait on the next restyle...

2009 Shelby GT - This is a beautiful car. Ford and Shelby really nailed it on this one. Not really enough bang for the buck - but I still like it. The main problem is that dealerships won't let me order one on A-plan.

2009 Bullitt - I guess this could be a viable option... Should be able to get A-plan on one with rebates. Ehh... maybe...

What I've really been waiting for is to see if Ford is coming out with a special edition 45th Anniversary GT. IMO, Ford has nailed each of the past two anniversary GT's (i.e. 35th and 40th) and I was anxious to see what they were coming out with for the 45th. The dealership I stopped at wasn't much help.

Does anybody have any info on a potential 45th GT?

'68StangGT · Dec 28, 2008

45th Anniversary GT ?

I believe that's the badge on my local dealers car

Courtesy Ford

'68StangGT · Dec 28, 2008

not the best pic, but isn't that it ?

dro · Dec 28, 2008

you like the S-GT? Just get a california special and put the grille on it and be done with it. The stripes look gay anyway and i would remove them if i would have got a S-GT in the first place.

Steedaq · Dec 28, 2008

'68StangGT said:
not the best pic, but isn't that it ?

Yea, but it seems like all of the '09 GT's have this same badge. I'm really hoping for a 45th package like they did in '99 and '04.

Steedaq · Dec 28, 2008

dro said:
you like the S-GT? Just get a california special and put the grille on it and be done with it. The stripes look gay anyway and i would remove them if i would have got a S-GT in the first place.

I actually like the stripes and pretty much the whole Shelby package. A little over a year ago there was a dealership in Georgia that had a white '07 Shelby with cloth interior for MSRP at $35.6K If he would have A-planned it - I would have bought it. He wouldn't, so I ended up buying a 79 T/A instead - I'm not sure if that was good or bad

I guess the GT/CS could be another similar option to the Bullitt... they're both nice cars.. I dunno... just not too excited.. My lack of funds may prevent me from becoming too terribly excited about new cars

The cool thing about the anniversary cars is they're usually not too highly priced.

Five Oh Brian · Dec 29, 2008

There is no 45th anniversary package for any of the 2009 Mustangs. Just a fender emblem that most '09's got. Only 5 more years until an awesome 50th anniversary to celebrate, assuming Ford decides to celebrate then with a special package.

Steel Horse · Dec 29, 2008

What do they usually change for the anniversary cars? I thought it was just different badging is all.

Wind-Farmer · Dec 29, 2008

I got the 45th.

stanmckinney · Dec 29, 2008

2009 is the 45th anniversary. And production is going to stop soon for the 2010 model. So I would say a really special anniversary edition is not going to happen.

french2812 · Dec 29, 2008

Shelby has a 45th GT 500, at least I am pretty sure that is what I saw in their LV showroom.

stanmckinney · Dec 29, 2008

Actually since the first Mustang was called a 1965, we could argue that the 2010 model will be the 45th anniversary model. The first Mustang came out in April of 1964 but Ford sold it as a 1965. Early production models are often referred to as 1964 1/2 but all were licensed as 1965 models. So, when is the 45th anniversary??????

Steedaq · Dec 29, 2008

Five Oh Brian said:
There is no 45th anniversary package for any of the 2009 Mustangs. Just a fender emblem that most '09's got. Only 5 more years until an awesome 50th anniversary to celebrate, assuming Ford decides to celebrate then with a special package.

That's a bummer I really liked how they did the 40th SE's with crimson, tan stripes, and spoiler delete. I was really hoping they would do something cool on the '05 body style.

Steedaq · Dec 29, 2008

stanmckinney said:
2009 is the 45th anniversary. And production is going to stop soon for the 2010 model. So I would say a really special anniversary edition is not going to happen.

Yea, I forgot about the 2010 model coming so soon too. I want to like it, but I really, really don't like it.

Mudflap · Dec 31, 2008

I've got the 45th, its just a badge...

shooterm1 · Dec 31, 2008

Steel Horse said:
What do they usually change for the anniversary cars? I thought it was just different badging is all.

exactly

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