Hey you there, Mustang fan. Did you know that next year is the 50th anniversary of the Ford Mustang, and that an all-new Mustang is set to be unveiled soon? Ya, we bet you did, but you better get ready for Ford to start reminding you every second of every day…and it is already beginning, almost 49 years to the date when the first Mustang went on sale.

Just ahead of the New York Auto Show, Ford has revealed a special logo for the 50th anniversary the Mustang, and we’re sure we’re going to see it pretty much everywhere for the next 365 or so days. Brace yourselves, Mustang marketing is coming.

This logo is simple, effective, and the winner of an internal design competition among Ford’s many talented, creative types. Along with this logo comes news that Ford has selected 50 companies to produce and sell 50 products in the next year, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Mustang. So we have a lot of stuff to look forward to.

Ford is kicking off the celebration early with a Mustang party, which leads us to wonder…might Ford surprise us all with reveal in New York of the new Mustang? We won’t hold our breath, but on the same token, Ford pulled the rug out from underneath GM at the Detroit show with the Atlas concept. Do they dare to do it again?

The official 50th anniversary of the Mustang falls on April 17th, 2014, so we still have more than a year to go. But you can bet it’ll be all but impossible to ignore the Mustang for the next year, so you better be ready. We sure as hell are.