Media Advisory: Mustang Mania Hits L.A.

WHAT:

A rare sighting of the all-new 2005 Ford Mustang highlights the Los Angeles stop of the 10,000-mile, round-the-country, Great American Pony Tour II, Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1. View 40 years of automotive history "on the hoof" from club members' 1965 Mustangs to the all-new 2005 model, hosted by Ford group vice president Anne Stevens, the highest ranking woman executive at Ford Motor Company.

The Mustang, which has starred in numerous Hollywood movies and popular songs, is a cultural icon in every sense of the word. The Pony Tour II, featuring Mustang fanatics from America, Great Britain, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand, is a grassroots celebration of the original pony car's 40th anniversary.

There are three great chances to see the Pony Tour II participants and the 2005 Ford Mustang:

* Friday morning, April 30, at the Peterson Automotive Museum (7 - noon)

* Friday evening, April 30 at Sunset Ford in Westminster, CA - hundreds of cars at a classic car show from 4 - 8 p.m.

* Saturday morning, May 1 at Village Coffee Roaster, Woodland Hills, CA - hundreds of Mustangs in a classic Mustang show - 9 a.m. - noon

Excellent interview opportunities and great visuals throughout the Tour stop.

WHO'S THERE?:

* Anne Stevens, Ford group vice president of the Americas, the highest- ranking woman executive at Ford Motor Company.

* Pony Tour II organizer Dave Turnbull of Florida, who quit his job to lead this tour around the country.

  *  His contingent of Mustang Pony Tour II fanatics from around the world.
  *  Local Los Angeles area Mustang owners.

  LOCATIONS:

  Friday 7 a.m. - noon
  Peterson Automotive Museum
  6060 Wilshire Blvd. (at Fairfax)
  Los Angeles, CA 90036
  323-930-2277

  Friday 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
  Sunset Ford
  5440 Garden Grove Ave. (adjacent to the 405 and 22 freeways)
  Westminster, CA  92682
  714-898-0744

  Saturday 9 a.m. - noon
  Village Coffee Roaster
  23351 Mulholland Dr.
  Woodland Hills, CA 91364

PRNewswire -- April 26