• More-muscular, faster-looking Mustang pony emblem enhances grilles on new 2010 models.
• New Mustang pony badge highlights attention to detail in design of new Mustang, which will be revealed later this year.

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 27, 2008 – Curious about what the 2010 Ford Mustang looks like? Its new pony badge offers a clue. Like the upcoming restyled Mustang, the new pony is more defined, more muscular and sure to catch the eye of Mustang enthusiasts.

“It’s just a faster-looking steed,” said George Saridakis, Design manager for the 2010 Mustang.

A stronger, more dynamic pony badge with defined edges and crisper forms in a subtly toned tinted-chrome finish will charge across the grilles of the V-6 and GT versions of the 2010 Mustang. For the first time, a black-chrome version of the Mustang pony badge will accent the new GT grille.

“We wanted to give the Mustang pony a more realistic feel,” said Douglas Gaffka, chief designer for the 2010 Mustang. “We lifted the head to make the pony more proud, tipped the neck into the wind to give it a feeling of greater speed and better balance.

“It’s more chiseled and more defined and looks more like a wild horse,” Gaffka added. “It’s more realistic in terms of proportion to an actual Mustang.”

Senior Designer Rick Howard spent hours researching images of horses and understanding their appearance in natural, wild settings. That effort, along with his personal riding experience, helped bring forward the design of the Mustang pony badge.

Like the Mustang itself, which was revealed at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, the Mustang emblem has a proud heritage. The original Mustang logo was drawn by Phil Clark for the Mustang I. The Mustang logo then was refined for the Mustang II in 1974 by Charles Keresztes, a former member of Hungary’s Olympic equestrian team. The pony continued on the front grille through 1978 when it was replaced by “FORD” in block letters through 1982. The iconic Ford Blue Oval graced the front of Mustangs through 1993. The pony emblem returned in 1994 with some refinements. The logo was updated again in 2005.

For Howard and the team, creating the new badge was a labor of love.

“We’re very much concerned with detail and precision in our cars at Ford, and that includes the art we do,” Howard said. “We want our Mustang pony badge to be as good as the rest of the car.”

 

The Terminator Pony Badge! I will Pump you Up! Now Where is the Tougher COBRA Badge! SSSSSSSSSSSSS~

Kc

 

I like the subtle changes in the design. Just a little more definition without changing anything too much. Not too sure how I feel about the black chrome color choice just yet, So I'll hold off judgement untill I see it on the car.

 

So now the big question is will these fit in place of our current ponys? Cause I want one and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Get to work on it Kev.

 

That's hot, I like it!

 

+2010

 

This is the first of the 2010 details leaked so far that I actually like.

 

The Majority of the 2010 Stuff will not Release until Feb. I already have a Lot of 2010 Part Numbers I gleened Just can not Order yet.

KC

 

Wow, that pony looks better in every way. Even the color. I just hope it will still be visible on my Alloy 2011

 

So far so good with the 2010! If ford is paying that much attention to the pony logo...then I can only imagine how good this car is gonna look

 

Nice! Hope this attention to detail and subtleties bodes well for the '10 itself...

 

Looks good.

 

One is tinted, one is black chrome (on the GTs as an option)

Very cool
Black Chrome Please

 

Pretty cool!

As someone else mentioned, I love Fords attention to detail on such a small piece of the car. Hopefully the rest of the car follows with the aggressive, muscular.

 

it looks awesome

 

Black Chrome for me too ! I haven't even seen it yet and I'm already sold. It just sounds cool

 

i think it looks badass......

 

Very Nice...

 

WOW! The 2010 pony looks like its on steroids.

 

That looks great!