Ever hear of the 2017 Roush Warrior Mustangs? I hadn't, until Doug sent me this link (thank you Doug!) Roush Performance partnered with Military AutoSource to produce 40 Warrior Mustangs in 2017, sold only to members of the U.S. military for an extra $21,367 over MSRP

Roush bolt ons include a supercharger, a Roush exhaust system, for 670 horsepower and 545 lb-ft, plus upgraded half-shafts, an upgraded body kit, Roush exterior badges, Roush-embroidered seats and floor mats, and more

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/9AEBvlxe/2017-ford-mustang-gt-roush-warrior-coupe

back in 1992, the Mustang was one of the hottest new cars for sale.. and the LX with the 5.0, had a trim level I've never heard of until now, the Summer Edition

only 2,193 units of the 1992 Ford Mustang Summer Edition were built

https://fordauthority.com/2025/06/1992-ford-mustang-summer-edition-convertible-heading-to-auction

The Mustang I tail light (thanks George!)

 https://www.hotcars.com/this-bizarre-mustang-prototype-couldve-changed-everything/

1972 Ford Mustang Sprint Special Edition convertible, number 5 of 50 made, the patriotic option group, made available in February 1972, celebrated the American spirit and the upcoming Olympic Games in Munich

50 convertibles with this motif was made in 1972. 

The goal was to have them take part in the Cherry Blossom Parade Festival in Washington D.C. in April of that year. These had upgraded door panels that were a distinct improvement.

https://fordauthority.com/2026/02/ford-nationals-to-feature-cars-that-celebrated-1972-olympics

One of the region-specific Mustang promotions, was the Rainbow of Colors in 1968

These promo paint models could be basic six-cylinder commuters or sporty GT fastbacks and anything in between but only on 500 limited edition Mustangs in West Coast districts including Salt Lake City, Utah; Los Angeles and San Jose in California; and Honolulu, Hawaii. 

A few years later PPG Ditzler put out a supplemental 1967-69 Ford paint bulletin listing 13 colors for a Rainbow of Colors special. 

After collecting several dealer created Rainbow Sale advertisements it also appears from the newspaper advertisements that sale went by many names Rainbow of Colors, Special Rainbow Colors, Rainbow Series, Rainbow Roundup, Special Rainbow Finish, Rainbow Mustang Sale, or just Rainbows.

https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/7-lesser-known-mustangs-that-are-surprisingly-uncommon

http://mustangattitude.com/mustang/68rainbowofcolors.shtml

there was a 7-Up Edition of the Mustang LX in 1990?

The idea came from a giveaway destined for the 1990 NCAA Basketball Championship that was canceled before the sporting event took place, though FoMoCo decided to move forward and sell 4,103 of them

https://fordauthority.com/2022/03/1990-ford-mustang-lx-7-up-edition-convertible-up-for-auction/

update Oct 2023, a  226-mile 1990 Ford Mustang 7-Up Edition is on Bring a Trailer

https://fordauthority.com/2023/10/1990-ford-mustang-7-up-edition-with-low-miles-up-for-auction/

this is the first time I've seen a Mach 1 Twister front and side, to where the unique side stripe decal is easy to see

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/af21/auburn-fall/lots/r0280-1970-ford-mach-1-twister-special/1125468 

I wonder which limited edition Mustangs these were!

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-shots-from-days-gone-by-part-2.1154030/page-640#post-13680434

this is the first time I've ever seen a High Country Special. It's just like the California Special, but only 251 HCS were made vs 4118 CS

http://radical-mag.com/2017/11/14/ford-mustang-high-country/
https://journal.classiccars.com/2019/05/30/briefly-produced-1968-mustang-california-special-coupe/

In 1966 with Ford’s blessing, Beverly Hills Ford, a Los Angeles area car dealership produced 50 Mustang pickups. I'm shocked to learn of yet another special edition Mustang!

https://www.throttlextreme.com/1966-ford-mustero-ford-mustang-pickup

thanks Capt Doug!

https://bringatrailer.com/2017/08/04/rare-semi-factory-pick-up-1966-ford-mustero/

another special edition Mustang I've never heard of, well, two of them. The Ski Country and the She Country

in 1965, Colorado Ford dealers were offering a special edition Ski Country Mustang. They sold great.

The dealership, Goodro Ford, realized that selling special edition Mustangs was an easy and fast way to sell more Mustangs.

So, the dealership owner who had just taken over for her terminally ill husband, created her own line of ‘She Country’ Mustangs.

She ordered 48 cars finished in what were considered “feminine” special order colors: Limelite Green, Bermuda Sand, Evening Orchard, and Autumn Smoke. She then added a personalized plate with the customer’s name on the dash.

Those small changes were all it took to make the vehicle stand out from traditional Mustangs. They were not only a sales success, but did well in marketing for the dealership as well.

In addition to building and selling these special Mustangs, Goodro also created a special waiting room at the dealership, specifically for women, that featured nicer decor from a local furniture store. Ultimately, these changes worked, as Goodro Ford’s sales rose 12 percent after Ann took over.

 Goodro went on to become the first woman president of the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association

This unrestored is one of the dozen Evening Orchard cars that were produced, and is coming up for sale at the Mecum Auctions event in Chicago on October 26.

It features a vinyl top, A/C, auto trans, 42,000 original miles, and the original 390

https://www.powernationtv.com/post/rare-she-country-ford-mustang-going-to-auction
https://www.mecum.com/lots/CH1019-389657/1967-ford-mustang-she-country-special/

https://fordauthority.com/2023/07/1967-ford-mustang-she-country-special-diecast-out-now/

3 "Going Thing" Mustangs were at the 2018 Cobra Jet Reunion

Painted Petty Blue to commemorate Richard Petty’s one-year NASCAR contract with Ford, Torbinski’s ultrarare 428 CJ (with Top Loader four-speed and 4.30:1 9-inch rear) is slated for a full restoration in early 2019.

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/high-flying-cobra-jets-ford-friends-make-action-packed-2018-cobra-jet-reunion/

for more info on the "Going Thing" Mustang: https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-going-thing-special-edition-1969.html and https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/03/going-thing-special-edition-mustang.html

The Going Thing: special-edition 1969 Ford Mustang sports roof, a Special-Edition Ford Drag Team lookalike

All of us have seen Mustang special editions, such as Twister Specials, California Specials, High Country Specials, or even something as esoteric as a Mustang E

Ford built scores of different special-edition Mustangs throughout the years, but after more than 30 years of photographing Mustangs, this ’69 is the first special promotion known as The Going Thing I've heard of.

 This car is extra special for a couple reasons. Original owner, and a 428 Cobra Jet under its hood, and a shaker scoop. Of the 109 Going Thing Mustangs, this was the only 428 with shaker scoop, and bonus, it's a 4 speed. Only 22 of them received 428s.

Oh, and it's Petty Blue, as this was the one year Petty was with Ford

http://www.mustangandfords.com/featured-vehicles/1503-the-going-thing-special-edition-1969-ford-mustang-sportsroof

Throughout the sixties, Ford offered plenty of national, regional, and local promotions for the Mustang.

The 1968 California Special and 1970 Twister Special are perhaps the most familiar, but The Going Thing is a bit more enigmatic.

 If that name sounds familiar, it’s because The Going Thing was Ford’s national advertising campaign for the 1969-1970 model year. Ford’s advertising agency even commissioned a “Sunshine Pop” group (naturally christened “The Going Thing” and organized by the same team that later handled The Partridge Family) as support for the campaign, which included three LP releases.
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/going-thing-peek-inside-mustang-marketing-1960s-display-mcacn-2017/

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and a look at the hundreds of articles he's done at Hot Rod
http://www.hotrod.com/contributors/jerry-heasley/
Jerryheasley@gmail.com if you have a barn find or know of one.
Or call him at 806-236-3681.
He will feature you in the video and/or buy the car, or pay a finder's fee if you don't own the car and just know where it is, etc.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=612830348740468&set=pb.100000405254415.-2207520000

The Going Thing mustang

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/03/going-thing-special-edition-mustang.html
http://www.mustangandfords.com/featured-vehicles/1503-the-going-thing-special-edition-1969-ford-mustang-sportsroof/photo-gallery/

The 1969 Limited Edition Mustang E, a car I've never heard of until now. Not to be confused the the "4.1 Liter Special" though they are both 1969 Mustangs with a 4.1l engine

While 1969-model-year cars were offered with a wide selection of V8s engines, ranging from 289 to 427 displacements, the Mustang E got its juice from a 4.1-liter 250 ci inline-six called the "Thriftpower"

Although it wasn’t the first six-cylinder available in the Mustang, the 250 incher was new for 1969 and came with a three-speed automatic (the C-4) equipped with a high stall torque converter and a high 2.33:1 rear axle ratio.

Output was rated at 155 hp and 240 ft lbs, identical to the standard six-cylinder, but the torque converter and revised ratio made it significantly slower.

Styling-wise, nothing set this car apart from the standard model except for the “Mustang E” letter on the quarter panels. Inside, it was again identical to the regular pony, but it didn’t have air conditioning

About 50 were produced. Ironically, this makes the Mustang E one of the rarest Mustangs ever built, more so since many have been converted to Mach 1 replicas.

The 1969 Mustang E is remarkable not only for its rarity, but also for the way it anticipated by more than four years the oil crisis of 1973

http://mustangattitude.com/mustang/1969specialmod.shtml
https://blog.americanmuscle.com/2016/10/06/rare-ford-mustangs-the-1969-mustang-e/

the "4.1 Liter Special" had about 150 made according to the Marti report, for the Indiana district under 6 different DSO#s.

There were coupes and fastbacks. The cars were produced in 3 different colors, Green (WT7034), Orange (WT5108) and Yellow (WT# unknown). 25 cars were produced under each DSO# with each car under each DSO# being painted the same color.

It is known that each of the 150 cars was equiped with the following: 250-1V I-6 Engine
C4 Transmission
2.79 Rear End gears
Sports Appearance Group (aka Non-functional Hood Scoop)
Dual Sports Mirrors (black on the orange cars, white on the green cars, yellow is unknown).
Tape Stripe (white-gold-white)
E78x14 white wall tires
Standard hubcaps
AM radio

Ford celebrated the 1972 Summer Olympics with a special limited-edition red-white-and-blue Sprint package for the Mustang, Maverick, and Pinto.

The Sprint Décor Group option was conceived to jumpstart sagging sales during one of the Mustang’s worst sales years. The package was one of the most striking in the marque’s history, which made it a popular seller.

50 of the 1972 Mustang Sprint convertible were produced and shipped to the Washington, D.C., sales district for the annual Cherry Blossom Parade.

http://www.mustangandfords.com/featured-vehicles/1608-special-edition-1972-ford-mustang-sprint-package-celebrates-the-olympics

Did you know that the Neiman Marcus christmas dream gifts catalog included a special Neiman Marcus edition Mustang

A Parnelli Jones edition Mustang

And this one was used, about 70 thousand miles on the odo... I was surprised to find it wasn't a garage queen held for investment