Spoiler alert: Old Yeller, the most loyal of hounds, gets rabies and dies at the end of the book/movie.

So "Ole Yeller" feels like a weird moniker for Ford's latest special edition Mustang, until you realize it's not named for that most loyal of hounds, at least not directly. The name actually comes from the famed P-51D Mustang fighter plane still flown by stunt pilot Bob Hoover. And it actually makes sense once you know Ford plans to auction off the ride and give the proceeds to charity.

Anyway, on to the car. This Ole Yeller is actually a Shelby GT350 Mustang, powered by a 5.2-liter V8 engine that barks out 526 horsepower and 429 pound-paws of torque. Because there's some measure of justice in this world, the driver controls all that power with a six-speed manual transmission.

To make this GT350 extra special, Ford threw in “Ole Yeller” accents and badging, Recaro racing seats, and gauges inspired by plane cockpits. Of course, there's extra carbon fiber, and the mirrors apparently project images of the P-51.

Just don't park it near any rabid wolves.