Ford designer creates a one-off Mustang auction for charity

Ford designer Melvin Betancourt, The unique 2012 Mustang Boss 302 will be sold to the highest bidder during a auction.

Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca at an upcoming charity event to benefit cardiovascular care, research and highest bids from car collectors and ultimately the most money for heart and education at Henry Ford Health System. he says it was a labor of love that came straight from the heart.

I went to the doctor thinking I had a bad cold and the specialists at Henry Ford told me I had what is called an aortic dissection – a tear in the major blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the body,” recalled Betancourt. “As a result, my aorta had grown to the size of a softball, and I needed immediate open-heart surgery. The high-risk surgery that Betancourt needed to repair his damaged aorta was performed successfully by cardiovascular surgeons at Henry Ford Hospital.

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