The video screen at the back of the room began showing a video with clips from the Mustang's impressive heritage. They emphasized to those in attendance that the future of the Mustang looked bright. Despite the rumors and the apparent demise of the Camaro, Ford is willing to stand behind the Mustang, it's oldest continuing brand name car. Janine Bay , Mustang Project Manager spoke on the many refinements of the new 1999 Mustang. The most obvious is in the design of the exterior sheet metal.
Headlights are now a wrap-around unit with integrated turn signals.
The tail lights are extremely well done and are a vertical tri-bar unit that echoes back to the original Mustang. These units are much more appealing than those released in 1994 and 1996. Each segment protrudes out at a slight angle from it's neighbor providing an exceptional styling look. A revised 35th Anniversary Badge now adorns both the GT and the V6. Other minor badging changes will be apparent in the photos.