• Ford's new 2011 Mustang GT Glass Roof Coupe with an all-new 5.0-liter V-8 under the hood will be the Official Pace Car for the 52nd Daytona 500 on Feb. 14, the first time in 40 years a Ford vehicle has paced this prestigious race
• The Race Red Mustang will be auctioned prior to the race at the 39th Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Collector Car Auction on Jan. 23; all proceeds from the car over MSRP will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
• The Mustang pace car features a special Daytona 500 paint scheme, a Ford Racing suspension, strut tower brace and mufflers, unique painted wheels and a special interior treatment, including lit sill plates

Ford's new 2011 Mustang GT will serve as the Official Pace Car at this year's 52nd Daytona 500, the first time in 40 years a Ford vehicle has paced NASCAR's biggest and most prestigious race.

Under the hood of the Mustang GT Glass Roof Coupe will be Ford's all-new 5.0-liter V-8, which will be available to customers in dealer showrooms this spring.

"This is the resurgence of Ford, and pacing the field at the Daytona 500 is a great opportunity to showcase all of the technology that the new 2011 Mustang 5.0 brings to deliver 412 horsepower and projected unsurpassed highway mileage of 25 mpg," said Mark Fields, president, The Americas.

Before the new Ford Mustang takes to the track, one lucky enthusiast will have the rare opportunity to own the pace car pony and help a deserving charity at the same time.

The Race Red Mustang, which carries a special Daytona 500 striped paint scheme, will be auctioned at the 39th Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Collector Car Auction on Jan. 23 at WestWorld of Scottsdale, in Scottsdale, Ariz. The event will be televised live on the SPEED channel. All proceeds from the car over MSRP will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), a leader in research leading to a cure for Type 1 diabetes.

"Over the past three years, Ford is proud to have raised more than $2 million for JDRF through the sales of vehicles at Barrett-Jackson," said Jamie Allison, director, Ford North America Motorsports. "This year, one lucky bidder will not only experience the thrill of seeing his or her 2011 Mustang pacing the Daytona 500 in front of 43 of the world's greatest race car drivers, but will contribute toward finding a cure for juvenile diabetes at the same time."


According to Steve Davis, president of Barrett-Jackson, while many collectors have experienced the thrill of buying pace vehicles and historic racers on the Barrett-Jackson auction block, buying a pace car before it hits the track has never happened before at the famed auction house.

"It would be a thrill to own this early VIN, one-of-one 2011 Mustang GT Glass Roof Coupe Daytona 500 Pace Car and watch it lead the famous race in February," he said. "And knowing that you helped an amazing organization like JDRF would make it even better."

This is the first time in four decades that a Ford Motor Company vehicle will pace the Daytona 500. The last time was in 1970 when the Ford Torino GT convertible had the honors.

In addition to the special paint, the Mustang pace car features a Brembo brake package, Ford Racing suspension, strut tower brace and mufflers, unique 19-inch painted wheels, summer-only tires and a special interior treatment, including lit sill plates. It also carries an early VIN and will be among the first 2011 Mustang GT 5.0-liter V-8s made available for sale to the public.

 

Awesome looking stang! It makes me like red.

 

So are the 50 models labeled as "Pace Red" instead of Race Red?

 

Holy Photoshop Batman? The car itself doesn't look to bad but the Photoshop work is poor!

 

That's probably not photoshop... there's a lens called a 'tilt-shift' lense that provides a blurred 'toy' effect, used for some types of advertising to emphasize a foreground picture (or for other artistic purposes).

 

I'm assuming it's going across the block Saturday (23rd) but what's the Lot#?

 

That Race Red looks great!

Thanks for posting Brad!

 

 

Nice picture, thanks for posting Top!

 

Found it...1295.1 - 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT GLASS ROOF COUPE

 

I was at the Detroit NAIAS show today. While checking out the new 5.0 GTs I thought I would ask if anyone knew about the pace cars. I had to wade through three different "experts" before I found anyone who had even heard of the 2010 Daytona 500 pace cars. I wanted to get information about the possibility of getting on the waiting list for one of the 49 cars that will be sold to the public after the first one is auctioned off tonight. All they could do was tell me to talk to a dealer.
When I got home I called one of the local Ford dealers, actually the same one that I bought my 07 Sport Trac from. Naturally the salesman had not even heard of the pace cars. He claimed that he talked to his sales manager who told him these cars will all sell for $200,000 but that they would not be inline to get one. He then proceeded to try and sell me a GT500 that was on their lot. These guys are so predictable it makes me sick.

 

Tune in to the speed channel, the 'Stang pace car is coming soon...Just saw the Petty Challenger.

 

The couple boss mustangs before that were pretty amazing

 

200,000$ for a pace car ... No way... Unless it is the original one at the Barret auction.

 

$330000 for a good cause. Well done. I don't know if anyone heard the roar of the engine when Edwards throttled it a few times before getting out. Sounds like it will have a very nice throaty sound.

 

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/23/2...oney-at-barre/

 

they revved it up? **** i tuned in like 15 minutes after they ran it

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ttgq3NQwy0

Hard to tell its a 2011 but if you check the speedo it does seem to read 160...if you count the k/mPH
notches there are are 13 as opposed to 11 on a 140 MPH gauge

http://img2.netcarshow.com/Ford-Must...llpaper_3f.jpg

http://img2.netcarshow.com/Ford-Must...llpaper_06.jpg

 

Your two bottom links don't seem to work Top.

 

I was there on the block when it was auctioned off, I'm in the striped jacket barely visible through the driver's window...and I can prove it

Car went for $300K IIRC...all proceeds to charity for Children's Diabetes research.

Ford worker said the car had the FRPP exhaust on it.