1964 FORD MAGIC SKYWAY RIDE MUSTANG

1964 FORD MAGIC SKYWAY RIDE MUSTANG
Ted Ryan, Ford Heritage Brand Manager and Archivist, revisits the Ford-Walt Disney Company connection and showcases the 1964 FORD MAGIC SKYWAY RIDE MUSTANG. Well, that was fun! The Ford Motor Company Archives arranged the loan of one of the original “Skyway Mustangs” to the Walt Disney Company D23 Ultimate Fan Event, held in Anaheim, California. I was invited to talk about the Magic Skyway ride, which used twelve all-new Mustang convertibles to take visitors on a nearly half-mile, 12-minute rid...
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’65 MUSTANG GT: RANGOON RED & RESTORED

In 1964 at the New York World’s Fair, there was one car that caught Joe Amabile’s eye: A ‘65 Ford Mustang 2+2 Fastback GT, displayed on a rotating platform at Ford’s Magic Skyway ride. Decades later, he owns this ’65 MUSTANG GT: RANGOON RED & RESTORED. “I waited in line for three hours to ride in the newly introduced Mustang,” Amabile, said. “They had a red ‘65 GT up on display, Rangoon Red, and it just stuck in my mind." Over time, Amabile went searching for a Mustang, but it ha...
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