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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford Mustang Daytona 500 Pace Car - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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The 2011 Mustang was just introduced a few weeks ago in Detroit, and already one lucky buyer will be able to get his hands on the very first modern 5.0 Mustang available for sale. That particular Mustang also happens to be the pace car for the upcoming Daytona 500 next month, making it all the more special. It's the first time a Ford has set the pace for the Great American Racing in forty years. Yes, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/19/ford-to-produce-limited-run-of-daytona-500-mustang-pace-cars/">Ford announced that they will be 50 replicas of the car</a>, but this is the real deal. <br />
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There are quite a few other benefits that come with this particular car. Both Mark Fields and Carl Edwards were on stage with the car, and between the two of them they threw in a trip to the Daytona 500, VIP access to the Ford hospitality center, a tour of the pits, and a lap of the track in the passenger seat with Edwards. Not bad at all. Did we mention that proceeds from the sale will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation? With all those incentives, the final price of $330,000 made it the most expensive car of the auction so far. <br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-0/low/">2011 Ford Mustang Daytona 500 Pace Car</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/01d500pcmustangbj_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/02d500pcmustangbj_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/03d500pcmustangbj_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/04d500pcmustangbj_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/05d500pcmustangbj_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Photos by <a href="http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/">Drew Phillips</a></small></strong></em><em><strong><small> / </small></strong></em><em><strong><small>Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/23/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-brings-big-money-at-barre/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2011 Ford Mustang Daytona 500 Pace Car brings big money at Barrett-Jackson</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/23/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-brings-big-money-at-barre/">2011 Ford Mustang Daytona 500 Pace Car brings big money at Barrett-Jackson</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:13:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/23/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-brings-big-money-at-barre/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19328606/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/23/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-brings-big-money-at-barre/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford Mustang Daytona 500 Pace Car - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<br />
The 2011 Mustang was just introduced a few weeks ago in Detroit, and already one lucky buyer will be able to get his hands on the very first modern 5.0 Mustang available for sale. That particular Mustang also happens to be the pace car for the upcoming Daytona 500 next month, making it all the more special. It's the first time a Ford has set the pace for the Great American Racing in forty years. Yes, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/19/ford-to-produce-limited-run-of-daytona-500-mustang-pace-cars/">Ford announced that they will be 50 replicas of the car</a>, but this is the real deal. <br />
<br />
There are quite a few other benefits that come with this particular car. Both Mark Fields and Carl Edwards were on stage with the car, and between the two of them they threw in a trip to the Daytona 500, VIP access to the Ford hospitality center, a tour of the pits, and a lap of the track in the passenger seat with Edwards. Not bad at all. Did we mention that proceeds from the sale will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation? With all those incentives, the final price of $330,000 made it the most expensive car of the auction so far. <br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-0/low/">2011 Ford Mustang Daytona 500 Pace Car</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/01d500pcmustangbj_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/02d500pcmustangbj_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/03d500pcmustangbj_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/04d500pcmustangbj_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/05d500pcmustangbj_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Photos by <a href="http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/">Drew Phillips</a></small></strong></em><em><strong><small> / </small></strong></em><em><strong><small>Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/23/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-brings-big-money-at-barre/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2011 Ford Mustang Daytona 500 Pace Car brings big money at Barrett-Jackson</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/23/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-brings-big-money-at-barre/">2011 Ford Mustang Daytona 500 Pace Car brings big money at Barrett-Jackson</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:13:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/23/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-brings-big-money-at-barre/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19328606/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/23/2011-ford-mustang-daytona-500-pace-car-brings-big-money-at-barre/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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