The exact 50th anniversary date will be April 17, 2014. Whether it will be the new generation model will depend whether they release the 2015 model early in April 2014 or later. Whatever model they have out in production on April 17th of 2014 should be the Anniversary model.

 

Oh boy, here we go again !!!!

 

Why, are there conflicting views on when the 50th would come out?

I thought the 2015MY would be the 50th, and the 2013MY would get a refresh

 

Conflicting views? You could say that

See this thread for just a taste.

https://themustangsource.com/f767/20...d-info-492967/

 

No matter when the 50th is, I believe Ford will bleed it for all its worth and spread it out over at least 2 MY's, if not 3 MY's.



I'm looking forward to seeing what Ford does with the Mustang to "take it into the future".

 

I attended a Ford focus group for the next-gen Mustang. We looked at and reviewed three or four different designs. Things look good

 

Which one did you like?

 

Don't forget the first Mustangs introduced in April 1964 were sold as 1965 models, not '64s the way some seem to think. So it will be interesting to see how this plays out.

 

Cool! I take it this was very recently, Adam? Were they sketches or models? Give us an idea of what they looked like!

I attended a focus group about this time last year. It was more directed to what we Europeans would look for in a new Mustang and why we love our cars....what makes us tick, etc. They did have a few random cards with possible future Mustang designs although, at the time, these were not "official" designs that would be put forward, just there to get us thinking. The one that sticks in my mind as a favourite was a cross between a '69, an '05 and a DB9!

The Ford marketing manager who organised that focus group has since joined our owners club in the UK (he drives a Torch Red v6). He's said he'll do his best to get me along to future focus groups, so I need to drop him a line! It's very frustrating, he's obviously got a lot of information but cannot share it for fear of his job!

 

J Mays helped in the design of the DB9 and his favorite car is the DBS...If you look at the nose of the Focus ST and C-Max Hybrid/Energi you'll see some Aston resemblance...so it should bleed through to the next Stang.
Also the next Fusion is the poor mans Rapide.

 

If Aston curves bleed into the next mustang....
the arrest rate for 'indecent exposure' is going to skyrocket

 

I think it'd be interesting if they could use a platform to release a T-bird even in limited production. Maybe something that could readily accept IRS or even AWD.



(No, not a vote for an AWD Mustang - How about a T-bird as the "variant" of the mustang on the AWD platform?)

 

I'd love to see Ford have another go with the Thunderbird (RWD for me, please), but it sounds more likely that Lincoln will get the sister car to the next-gen Mustang.

 

Astang Martin

 

Shounds like you're drunk.......hic

Two of my favourite brands of all time. Should be a good mix

 

Someone should try a photoshop of an a4/S4 rear with a 2010+ model? Or at least some design cues becuase i think thats gonna look close to where the stang is headed

 

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/...-vw-beetle.htm
As he awaits a peek at the latest Beetle, one of the designers of the outgoing New Beetle remains impressed that the look stayed fresh for so long.
“It has not only survived the test of time, but the madly mercurial mood of the customer,” says J Mays, now Ford Motor’s global design chief. “It’s kind of done its job.”
There are some designs that are so ingrained in customers’ brains that you can’t let go of them. The goal is to keep them forward-looking, incorporating the essence of the original but not losing sight of the march of time.
Mays faces the same test now as he oversees successive generations of the Ford Mustang, which was revived as a long-running successful franchise after losing its way for a time. He’s now overseeing design of the 2014 Mustang, the pony car’s 50th-anniversary model. No pressure there.
It “is weighing pretty heavy on my shoulders, and I’m not about to screw that up,” he says.
The “tricky balancing act” of trying to update a classic requires taking a step back to keep the car’s heritage in perspective and the stomach to understand that a lot of the proposals for changes will end up being thrown away in order to please particular, but loyal, fans. “They are buying into a club,” he says about owners of cars that are part of a unique slice of history.

 

I like the sound of what he's saying........and the next gen 'Stang's design is in good hands.

But, BUT 2014 50th Anniversary? Wonder of those are his words or the journalist's

 

I'm willing to bet they're the writers.

 

For what it's worth, I like what they've done with the new (new) Beetle. It's still instantly recognisable as a Beetle, without being overtly retro. If the same applies to the 2015 Mustang, we'll be OK