Photo: Escapade Silverstone
To mark the 60th anniversary of the iconic Ford Mustang pony car, the company's local division from the United Kingdom created a unique art car – an S650 seventh-generation GT with custom graphics that bear a wacky techno-emotional value.
The Ford Mustang series of American automobiles made by the Ford Motor Company is currently the longest-manufactured Ford passenger car nameplate – it's been in continuous production since 1964. Obviously, the company is celebrating a very important anniversary this year – six decades since the model's introduction.
At home in America, the 2025 Ford Mustang was treated to a 60th Anniversary Edition – a limited series with just 1965 examples, as a reference to the inaugural model year. But the celebrations occur elsewhere worldwide – including in Europe, where the S650 seventh-generation is available with GT and Dark Horse models.
For example, the latest wacky idea for the anniversary comes from Ford UK, where the local division partnered with fashion outlet Haus of Thrills – the latter received one of the very first S650 examples that arrived in the United Kingdom for a very special project. It's called 'Thrill Horse' now, and if you don't understand the apparent gibberish of red, white, and blue (an obvious reference to the USA origins) horizontal stripes, bear with us.
To mark the significant milestone as it celebrates 60 years since its debut, Ford UK and Haus of Thrills revealed Thrill Horse at Escapade Silverstone – the legendary track's new restaurant and hotel. The circuit, which now has a curated art department, was the venue for the 2025 Ford Mustang GT art car designed by Haus of Thrills and Kyle "KidThrill" Wilkinson. But what's with the striations?
Well, as it turns out, each of them bears technological and emotional importance because they're graphic representations of V8 engine audio recordings from all previous six generations of the Ford Mustang pony car – the seventh generation now bears the 'heartbeats' of all of its ancestors. Each line runs from the front to the rear to showcase a different era – recorded from cars of real owners and fans of the series, and another "six blue and white stripes span the car, symbolizing each decade and marking 60 years of this American icon."
By the way, if you want to know the donors of each 'heartbeat,' they're Jim's 1966 Ford Mustang GT350, Derek and Maria's 1972 Ford Mustang Convertible, Alex's 1993 Ford Mustang Fox Body, Mark's 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra R, Annmarie and Mark's Shelby GT500, and Harriet's 2023 Ford Mustang Mach 1. Additionally, this was Escapade Silverstone's first major event – the venue has an art program, and more art cars will be revealed through a series of collaborations with artists and automotive brands.
At home in America, the 2025 Ford Mustang was treated to a 60th Anniversary Edition – a limited series with just 1965 examples, as a reference to the inaugural model year. But the celebrations occur elsewhere worldwide – including in Europe, where the S650 seventh-generation is available with GT and Dark Horse models.
For example, the latest wacky idea for the anniversary comes from Ford UK, where the local division partnered with fashion outlet Haus of Thrills – the latter received one of the very first S650 examples that arrived in the United Kingdom for a very special project. It's called 'Thrill Horse' now, and if you don't understand the apparent gibberish of red, white, and blue (an obvious reference to the USA origins) horizontal stripes, bear with us.
To mark the significant milestone as it celebrates 60 years since its debut, Ford UK and Haus of Thrills revealed Thrill Horse at Escapade Silverstone – the legendary track's new restaurant and hotel. The circuit, which now has a curated art department, was the venue for the 2025 Ford Mustang GT art car designed by Haus of Thrills and Kyle "KidThrill" Wilkinson. But what's with the striations?
Well, as it turns out, each of them bears technological and emotional importance because they're graphic representations of V8 engine audio recordings from all previous six generations of the Ford Mustang pony car – the seventh generation now bears the 'heartbeats' of all of its ancestors. Each line runs from the front to the rear to showcase a different era – recorded from cars of real owners and fans of the series, and another "six blue and white stripes span the car, symbolizing each decade and marking 60 years of this American icon."
By the way, if you want to know the donors of each 'heartbeat,' they're Jim's 1966 Ford Mustang GT350, Derek and Maria's 1972 Ford Mustang Convertible, Alex's 1993 Ford Mustang Fox Body, Mark's 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra R, Annmarie and Mark's Shelby GT500, and Harriet's 2023 Ford Mustang Mach 1. Additionally, this was Escapade Silverstone's first major event – the venue has an art program, and more art cars will be revealed through a series of collaborations with artists and automotive brands.
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