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Dealer-Built Mustang Gulf Heritage Edition Packs 800 HP, Costs $140k
Article By: Christopher Smith 8/12/2019
BROWN LEE PERFORMANCE GULF HERITAGE MUSTANG
Brown Lee Performance will build 119 of the retro-themed pony cars.
This year at Pebble Beach you’ll see not one, but two Ford Mustangs wearing the iconic blue/orange Gulf racing livery. Last week, Roush teased a bespoke one-off build for a special customer but we’ve yet to see the full enchilada. Today, we have yet another Gulf Mustang – this one from Tennessee-based Brown Lee Performance – and yes, you can buy it. That is, as long as you’re cool with spending $139,995 on a 2020 Mustang GT.
That is indeed a serious chunk of change for a pony car, but you do get more than just a classic livery on a modern 'Stang. Among other things, Brown Lee Performance says this is an official Gulf Heritage Mustang, made official apparently though a license agreement with Gulf Oil that mimics the livery from the LeMans-winning Ford GT40 in both 1968 and 1969. As such, the Mustang also wears Gulf branding, though we’re sad to see the GT40’s orange wheels aren’t part of the build.
As for what’s beneath the historic livery, let’s just say this Mustang isn’t hurting for power. The GT’s 5.0-liter V8 is supercharged and produces no less than 800 horsepower (597 kilowatts) that will go through either the 10-speed automatic or six-speed manual, depending on how buyers prefer to handle such thrust. The suspension is also upgraded, though details on the changes aren’t provided save to say it’s a “lowered sport suspension.” Body add-ons include a carbon fiber front splitter and side sills, a rear spoiler with a Gurney lip, a rear diffuser, and of course it wears special badging identifying it as a limited-production vehicle.
Brown Lee Performance is an offshoot of Brown Lee Ford in Morrison, Tennessee. 119 Gulf Heritage Edition Mustangs will ultimately be offered, available in either coupe or convertible trim and each will have a 3-year/36,000-mile warranty to boot. The car will make its first public appearance on Sunday, August 18 at the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
