In 1964, Ford placed a new Mustang on the 85th-floor observation deck of The Empire State Building. The skyscraper’s freight elevators have not grown since then. The Ford Mustang, on the other hand, has. At the 2014 New York Auto Show, Bill Ford was speaking with a measure of reverence about the company’s pony car; mentioning that his very first automobile was a 1975 Mustang II. As he spoke, a photo splashed across the screen; an original 1964-1/2 ’Stang and the new model. The image of the pair was even more jarring than the 901/991 press shots Porsche’s been bandying around over the last year. The original car looked positively dainty and delicate when paired with the new, slab-sided, elongated behemoth. It makes sense, then, that this new Mustang had to be cut into twice as many pieces to fit into the iconic skyscraper’s elevators.After the first press day of the show, we walked the mile or so down to the Empire State Building. After getting lost on the 79th floor, we finally made it up to the 85th. There was no hoopla. No signage. But tucked off in a corner of the observation deck stood the 2015 Mustang, a crowd milling around it, but not necessarily focused on it. They were just as interested in the view of Manhattan from the Midtown landmark. The yellow car just seemed like a nice little bonus.