Pony up for Valentine's Day
Mustang arrives in time for sweet-toothed sweetheartsFrom the ‘tenuous links’ department of Ford USA’s PR machine comes news that the US giant has created chocolate Mustangs you can munch on for Valentine’s Day.
The “all-new miniature chocolate and peppermint candy” were made using a 3D printer. The tenuous link to motoring.com.au – Ford is saying it used 3D printing extensively in the development of the new 2015 pony car.
“3D printing is one of the hottest buzzwords in the news today and it’s great to see more consumers learning about the technology and its applications,” said Paul Susalla, Ford supervisor of 3D printing.
“We wanted to create something fun to show that while 3D printing made these edible Mustangs, manufacturing-level 3D printing was used in the development of Ford’s all-new sports car.”
Ford teamed up with 3D Systems and its edible branch, The Sugar Lab, in Los Angeles, to make the mini chocolate Mustangs. 3D Systems’ treats also include 3D-printed sugar candies in flavours including white peppermint and sour apple.
Although the 3D-printed chocolate Mustang was made for this one-time-only special Valentine’s Day celebration, Ford claims it is in talks to potentially license the product.
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