Would You RTR a 60th Anniversary Mustang? Curious What Owners Think

[LuisG]

Hey everyone,

I just read the RTR Vehicles blog about Christina’s 60th Anniversary Mustang build ( From Showroom to RTR: 60th Anniversary Mustang Build - RTR Vehicles ) and I’m genuinely curious how other owners and enthusiasts feel about it.

She took a Wimbledon White 2025 60th Anniversary Edition—complete with the commemorative badges, grille, wheels, and graphics—and transformed it into an RTR Spec 2. Most of the factory anniversary elements were removed or replaced, except for the rear badge she asked to keep.

I get the appeal of personalization and performance upgrades, especially with RTR’s pedigree. But this was a limited-edition tribute to six decades of Mustang heritage. For those of us who value provenance and collector-grade documentation, this kind of mod raises questions.

So I wanted to ask:

• If you own a 60th Anniversary Mustang, would you ever consider converting it to an RTR?
• Do you think this kind of transformation enhances or diminishes the car’s legacy and future value?
• Was anyone else surprised by how much of the original package was stripped away?
• Is there a middle ground where RTR styling can coexist with anniversary authenticity?

Would love to hear from fellow owners, historians, and modders alike. Legacy vs personalization—where do you stand?

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[somckinney]

I don’t know if the 60th anniversary will ever have great collector value, but I would have done this to a regular GT. Otherwise why pay for the anniversary package or take a chance at losing any collector’s value?

 

[Bear376]

You buy a 60th anniversary model because it is unique. There are performance enhancements that would not take that away, but not to the of it being a dedicated track vehicle When you buy a car, it’s yours to modify as you desir, but it makes no sense to strip away its identity to make just another performance car.

 

[Gojiras breath]

Is a 2004 (40th anniversary) mach 1 more valuable than a 2003? My guess is no. I think it takes a very unique high performance mustang to increase value. Mach 1 didn't make that cut. Seems to need the shelby nameplate. You have to exclude the recent inflation though. Most cars bought before 2020 increased in value.

 

[Neggytive]

ask anyone who bought a 2003 Harley because it was the 100th anniversary if they got more money for their bike when they sold it than a say 2004 bike.

The answer is no

I held off on getting my 2024 because I wanted to see what the 60th was going to be, and Ford gave us was a huge disappointment to me

10 minutes after Ford released the info on the 60th I ordered my 2024

in 8 years when Ford stops supporting that bodywork OEM those take off parts will be worth something to someone who needs to replace theirs and Ford says it is a discontinued item

When I worked at Tasca, one of my body shop accounts had a Lightning they had sitting around to fix up for themselves, I was looking for parts for another customer one day and saw the parts were discontinued, current stock only so I called the other shop and told them if they were serious about fixing that truck they better get the parts now because I would not be able to get them later.

 

[Big Bird]

As already mentioned by just about everyone else in here, I cannot image that the 60th Anniversary Edition of the S650 will ever be worth much more than a similarly equipped GT Premium as folks look towards resale value in the coming years.

With the exception of potentially owning the only Wimbledon White RTR Spec 2 (for now), I'm mostly just perplexed as to why someone would spend the additional dough on the 60th Anniversary Edition just to then turn around and pay RTR to replace/remove all of the edition-specific visual flare.

I'm a big fan of the RTR look, but I'm also confused by Christina's thought process here. Either way, it seems like she's enjoying it and that's all that really matters at the end of the day.

 

[turtletim]

I won't touch mine because it's unique but agree it most likely won't affect value long term. I think owners should do what ever they want. It's a cool car no matter what you do. Driving it is why we buy them.

 

[schuvwj]

NEVER touch it!

So sad!

 

[LuisG]

NEVER touch it!

So sad!

I felt the same way. Regardless of whether it holds value or not, I think Cristina’s decision defeats the purpose of getting an Anniversary Edition. That’s like throwing almost $4K in the trash. If you want to be part of the 60th Anniversary gang that way, you can just buy an emblem on eBay for $150. If I ever modify my 60th Anniversary, it definitely won’t be on the visual side—that’s exactly why I ordered it the way I did.

 

[Big Bird]

NEVER touch it!

So sad!

I'm sure the next owner of your Mustang will be very appreciative of this mindset.

 

[Bear376]

Everyone is entitled to do any legal modification they want to their Mustang. I have made some changes (and will make more) on mine, but nothing that will affect the ability of a future owner to return it to as built. Other than special recognition given at some events for being a unique offering, it will have very little value over a similarly equipped regular GT. My opinion on the Roush/Shelby/RTR modifications is that they are interesting, but not worth it to me for a daily driver.

 

[noac]

Anniversary cars aren’t coveted cars. Never have been. Do as you please to any Anniversary Mustang.…..or any Mustang at all for that matter. Have fun where fun is to be had. Life is short.

 

[LouG]

I'm betting on the last pure ICE V8 Mustang to be a collectors item.
If there's anyone who values tradition, history and fun left by then.

 

[AZ_Ryan]

To everyone who says anniversary cars aren't worth more, the 50th Anniversary Mustangs are definitely worth more. I'm seeing those regularly go in the high 30-low 40s. I saw a clean, low mile example go for 42k at Barrett Jackson earlier this year. Of course, they also only made 1,964 of them, so there's that.

As far as using a 60th anniversary car to make an RTR car goes, I think its a terrible waste. The anniversary package is NOT cheap. Why pay the premium and take all the badging off? Keep it the way it is and use a base GT for an RTR car. This is a no-brainer.

 

[LuisG]

To everyone who says anniversary cars aren't worth more, the 50th Anniversary Mustangs are definitely worth more. I'm seeing those regularly go in the high 30-low 40s. I saw a clean, low mile example go for 42k at Barrett Jackson earlier this year. Of course, they also only made 1,964 of them, so there's that.

As far as using a 60th anniversary car to make an RTR car goes, I think its a terrible waste. The anniversary package is NOT cheap. Why pay the premium and take all the badging off? Keep it the way it is and use a base GT for an RTR car. This is a no-brainer.

This.... 100%, couldn't say it even better.

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