--- description: See how Ford's engineers managed to place a 2015 edition of the muscle car on the 86th floor observation deck of New York City's iconic skyscraper title: Ford's Mustang Stunt image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4b2fc805ef4b4940/69868ae1cd684861e30942b3/485059523.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ford Put A Mustang On The Empire State Building by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 16, 2014 2:47 PM CUT  The Ford Mustang turns 50 this year. The Ford Mustang turns 50 this year.Spencer Platt—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 16, 2014 2:47 PM CUT To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Ford Mustang, the auto giant planned a photo opportunity that would appear to stretch the limits of possibility — placing the 2015 edition of the iconic vehicle on the 86th floor observation deck of the Empire State Building in New York City for a celebratory photoshoot, in a repeat of their 1965 stunt. Engineers painstakingly assembled and reassembled the yellow muscle car, piece by piece, for the photo opportunity of the (half) century.  Workers unload a truck with 2015 Ford Mustang components at The Empire State Building on April 14, 2014 in New York City. John Lamparski—Getty Images  The Mustang was cut up into multiple parts for transport. John Lamparski—Getty Images  Each component had to fit into the Empire State Building's elevators. John Lamparski—Getty Images  Workers load 2015 Ford Mustang components into the elevators. John Lamparski—Getty Images  Workers move the components across the 86th floor of the Empire State Building. John Lamparski—Getty Images  Workers re-assemble the Mustang prior to its unveiling at The Empire State Building on April 16, 2014 in New York City. John Lamparski—WireImage/Getty Images  The Ford Mustang turns 50 this year. Spencer Platt—Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/64968/ford-mustang-empire-state-building/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/64968/ford-mustang-empire-state-building/"},"headline":"Ford Put A Mustang On The Empire State Building","datePublished":"2014-04-16T14:47:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:08:28.438Z","description":"See how Ford's engineers managed to place a 2015 edition of the muscle car on the 86th floor observation deck of New York City's iconic skyscraper","url":"https://time.com/64968/ford-mustang-empire-state-building/","keywords":["cars","New York City","Autos"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4b2fc805ef4b4940/69868ae1cd684861e30942b3/485059523.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4b2fc805ef4b4940/69868ae1cd684861e30942b3/485059523.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Ford Marks 50th Anniversary Of Company's Mustang By Revealing 2015 Model On Empire State Building","caption":"Ford Marks 50th Anniversary Of Company's Mustang By Revealing 2015 Model On Empire State Building","creditText":"Spencer Platt—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/64968/ford-mustang-empire-state-building/","name":"Ford Put A Mustang On The Empire State Building"}}]}] ```