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Mustang Mach-E First Edition Comes with Cool Sculpture
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If you’re one of the lucky ducks who scored a Ford Mustang Mach-E First Edition, you’re getting a little extra something-something. These ultra-limited ponies also come with an additional ultra-limited pony: a 3D printed wireframe sculpture of the iconic pony emblem.
The Mustang Mach-E statue comes in one of three colors: Rapid Red Metallic, Grabber Blue Metallic, or Carbonized Gray. Each sculpture’s color corresponds with the color of the vehicle ordered by the customer. How fancy!
This pint-sized pony trophy comes affixed to a black base with a message from the Ford Mustang Mach-E Launch Team: “Thank you for your support.” It also features the VIN of the owner’s vehicle.
This isn t the first time we ve 3D-printed a vehicle part, but this one is different, said Harold Sears, technical leader for additive manufacturing. It highlights a special connection with the customer and is really exciting because it showcases the potential to personalize. When you think additive manufacturing, you think of making parts, assembly fixtures, or jigs to help build a vehicle, but this is another place where additive manufacturing can shine.
Ford initially sold out of the Mach-E First Edition before offering a second batch to customers. The company has not disclosed how many First Edition models were ordered, but each was powered by electric motors producing 332 horsepower and 417 lb-ft of torque.
People who were eager enough to order the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E First Edition will be getting an extra little surprise with their car: a 3D printed pony sculpture.
The sculpture is made at the Ford Advanced Manufacturing Center and comes in one of three colors, just like the Mach-E First Edition. Printed in white, it’s then sent to a dye facility to be finished in Rapid Red Metallic, Grabber Blue Metallic, or Carbonized Gray to match the vehicle it’s handed out with.
To make doubly sure it matches the car it’s sent out with, the base plate comes complete with the VIN number of the owner’s car.
Ford Mustang Mach-E First Edition Customers Receive Extra 3D-Printed Surprise with Their Electric Ponies
DEARBORN, Mich., April 23, 2021 – Mustang Mach-E First Edition customers in the U.S. are getting a little extra surprise from their ponies, thanks to the team at the Ford Advanced Manufacturing Center.
Each Mustang Mach-E First Edition customer will receive a special collectible wireframe pony sculpture in the color corresponding to their vehicle’s paint job, created with the help of 3D printing.
The sculpture is based on the large-scale wireframe model of the pony featured at the global reveal of Mustang Mach-E in November 2019.
The wireframe pony sculptures are 3D-printed in white plastic in-house at the Ford Advanced Manufacturing Center in Redford. They are then sent to a dye facility where they are dyed one of three colors – Rapid Red Metallic, Grabber Blue Metallic or Carbonized Gray – to correspond with available color choices for First Edition. Included is a ba