PICTURES: How Ford Put A Mustang On The Empire State Building

Workers unload a truck with 2015 Ford Mustang components at The Empire State Building on April 14, 2014 in New York City.

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The Mustang was cut up into multiple parts for transport.

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Each component had to fit into the Empire State Building's elevators.

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Workers load 2015 Ford Mustang components into the elevators.

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Workers move the components across the 86th floor of the Empire State Building.

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Workers re-assemble the Mustang prior to its unveiling at The Empire State Building on April 16, 2014 in New York City.

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The Ford Mustang turns 50 this year.

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April 16, 2014 10:47 AM EDT

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.