FORD SETS
NEW WORLD RECORD FOR LARGEST MUSTANG PARADE
SEP 9, 2019 | COLOGNE,
GERMANY
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Mustang
owners from all over Europe helped Ford set a new world record for the
most Ford Mustang sport cars in a single parade, at Ford’s Lommel
Proving Ground in Belgium
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Featuring
1,326 Mustangs, Ford’s world record-breaking Mustang parade beats the
previous record of 960 vehicles – also set by Ford in Toluca, Mexico,
December 2017
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Ford
Mustang, the world’s best-selling sports coupe, sold 5,500 vehicles in
Europe in the first half of 2019, a 3.7 per cent increase compared with
the same period last year
COLOGNE,
Germany, Sept. 10, 2019 – Examples from every generation of Mustang since
the iconic sports car’s launch in 1964 converged on Ford’s Lommel Proving
Ground on September 7, to help set a new world record for the largest
number of Mustangs in a parade.
Ford smashed its own record of 960 vehicles, set in Toluca, Mexico on
December 3, 2017, with 1,326 Mustangs from all over Europe making the
pilgrimage to the Ford testing facility in Belgium. To set the new record,
the Mustangs were driven in an uninterrupted convoy with no more than 20
meters between each car. Vehicles and drivers also participated in a
special choreography to celebrate Mustang’s 55th anniversary this year.
Watch a video of the
day – which included a fly-over by a P51 Mustang, the fighter plane that
gave its name to Ford’s iconic sports car – here.
More Mustangs are sold in Belgium per head than any other country in
Europe, making Ford’s Lommel Proving Ground the ideal location for the
world record attempt. Mustang was the world’s best-selling sports coupe
for the fourth year in a row in 2018. Sales continued to rise in the first
half of 2019, which saw 5,500 sales in Europe, a 3.7 per cent increase
compared with the same period last year.*
Lommel Proving Ground
Ford’s Lommel Proving Ground is where the company refines the
sustainability, technology and driving dynamics of its vehicles in Europe.
The facility covers an area of 3.22 km² and features 80 kilometres (50
miles) of track, some of which is designed to simulate public roads, while
other tracks feature differing road surfaces enabling engineers to
evaluate handling, braking, ride and comfort.
More than 100 staff from the facility volunteered as marshals and support
to help Ford’s world record-breaking attempt run smoothly.
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