Ford has a protracted monitor file of promoting the primary instance of a fascinating mannequin to profit a charity. It teamed up with Barrett-Jackson to launch its first charity public sale of 2024 in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the excessive bidder will win the primary Mustang Darkish Horse whereas funding a very good trigger.
VIN 001 has already been configured, so the best bidder will not get to decide on what it appears like. It is completed in Blue Ember Metallic (a colour that does not seem on Ford’s configurator) with a black and blue inside, based on Barrett-Jackson, and it is geared up with a number of options discovered on the listing of choices. It notably comes with a painted hood, racing stripes, and vinyl-upholstered Recaro seats with micro-suede inserts. The elective Dealing with Bundle, which provides tools like adjustable strut prime mounts and a rear spoiler, is included as effectively.
Like each Darkish Horse, the primary instance constructed is powered by a 5.0-liter V8 rated at 500 horsepower and 418 pound-feet of torque. Consumers will get to decide on between a six-speed handbook and a 10-speed automated, however VIN 001 will get three pedals; we do not assume the winner will thoughts. Six-piston Brembo entrance brake calipers that grip huge 14-inch rotors and Pirelli Trofeo RS tires hold the eight-cylinder’s energy in verify.
Ford prices $61,725 together with a $1,595 vacation spot cost for the 2024 Mustang Darkish Horse. Barrett-Jackson hasn’t revealed how a lot it expects VIN 001 to promote for, however the coupe will doubtless go for excess of the aforementioned determine as a result of it is being auctioned for charity. JRDF, a non-profit group that funds analysis into kind 1 diabetes, will obtain 100% of the hammer worth. If you wish to personal the primary Darkish Horse, you’ll be able to both journey to Scottsdale or register to bid on-line. The public sale begins on January 27, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. Mountain Time.
Barrett-Jackson helped Ford promote the primary seventh-generation Mustang for $565,000 in January 2023. The proceeds benefited JRDF as effectively.
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