In the late 1960's and early 1970's, Ford and their regional district sales offices collaborated on a bunch of regional special edition Mustangs. These promotional special editions were typically intended to either reward a sales district for outstanding sales, to stimulate sales in a sales district or to commemorate a special event. The original Twister was a high performance version of the Ford Mustang and Torino and was an immediate sell-out hit with performance car buffs. The 1985 Twister II is a Mustang with 210- horsepower V-8 engine, 5 speed manual transmission and special exterior trim.

Because they were only advertised locally within a sales district and sold in very limited numbers, little is known about many of these "special edition" cars. While some are fairly well known such as the 1968 California Special (since over 4,000 were produced and sold in a relatively large area), many regional specials are still being discovered and documented to this day (read more about many of these regional specials). While most regional special packages consisted mainly of only badges or decals and special paint colors applied to any standard Mustang, some specials did receive distinctive performance and/or appearance equipment. One such regional special was the 1970 Twister Special out of the Kansas City District.

Over the years, marketing methods changed and Ford’s interest in producing promotional "regional specials" through their district sales offices waned. However some long-time Mustang enthusiasts did not forget the excitement generated by these promotions and, early in model year 1985, some Kansas City area enthusiasts and the Kansas City Ford District Sales Office came up with an idea to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 1970 Twister Special by issuing a 1985 Twister II Mustang.

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-Anthony Dulling of GMP