Ford to reveal "another chapter in the Mustang story" in Detroit

One would think that the attention whore that is the 2010 Mustang would be happy to gloat in all of the glory that it has received from it's build up and official revealing at the 2008 L.A. Auto Show. But it's not satisfied just yet.

It appears that Ford will be bringing forward more Mustang news before the '10 even hits showrooms. At the live unveiling of the car, Mark Fields hinted at the possibility that we would be hearing more about the new 'stang at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Sure enough, Fields says that Ford "will reveal yet another chapter in the Mustang story" at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show.

We've been giving a lot of thought to what this announcement could be, and the most obvious choice would be the next generation Shelby GT500. Spy photographs have been snapping prototypes running around Detroit since early summer, and if Ford keeps the same powertrain setup as the GT and V6, then it would simply be be a matter of making the cosmetic changes.

The second possibility is an all-new variant of the Mustang, most likely a concept that would later hint at a production version. Since we are purely speculating, we're going to go ahead and say what we'd like to see: Boss Mustang, 5.0-liters, 400 hp and a six-speed manual tranny.

A Mustang commemorating Parnelli Jones' 1970 Trans-Am win would be perfect except that Saleen already did it two years ago. Mark Field's wording seems to hint at something all new, but the possibility of a new motor could have potential buyers waiting another year to make a purchase. It looks like we'll just have to wait until January to find out.