Ford unveils Mustang 50th anniversary logo

Ford is gearing up for a year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Mustang in 2014, and revealed a logo Tuesday to be used on fan merchandise.

The anniversary logo uses the traditional galloping pony in silhouette, placed above the words “50 years.” Ford designer Michael Thompson is credited with creating the anniversary logo.

The logo will either be white on a black background or black on white, Ford says.

Ford says the logo will appear on variety on merchandise from 50 companies. Products include die cast models, videogames, watches and T-shirts.

The original Mustang, dubbed a 1964 1/2 model by Ford (but with vehicle identification numbers coded for the 1965 model year), debuted in April 1964 at the New York World’s Fair.

By Brad Constant