One look at this matte black S197 Mustang, and you’d probably assume it’s just a normal vinyl wrap job. But you’d be wrong. Introduce some heat to this Mustang’s paint job, and the whole exterior will transform before your eyes into an awesome collage of an American flag and the Mustang’s ‘running horse’ signature.

Images Source: Torsten Meyer

The owner of this semi-translucent Coyote powered Mustang is Torsten Meyer. Meyer is a German native who’s been into Mustangs for as long as he can remember. He had always dreamed of owning a Mustang, with his dream finally coming true after picking up his ’13 GT.

Like many Mustang enthusiasts, Meyer started things off right with his 5.0 by adding some appropriate modifications. He upgraded the Mustang’s OEM exhaust system by adding a custom-fabricated exhaust system using components from Magnaflow and Ford Racing. Coupled with a modern billet fog light delete grille, a set of 20-inch wheels from well-known German tuner Schmidt Wheels, and a Roush cold-air-intake, Meyer’s Mustang GT puts down a healthy 450 horsepower at the crank.

But Meyer craved more. He had the performance, but he wanted a unique and unmistakable look to go with it. After meeting René Turrek, a German local famous for his graffiti art, Meyer knew this was an opportunity to push the envelope and create a vision of his dream Mustang even further.

To say it’s cultivating to watch the paint on Meyer’s Mustang transform before your eyes would be an understatement.

Meyer explained that his Mustang was heavily influenced by garnering the name Hidalgo, as a tribute to the Mustang in the novel and movie by the same name (by screenwriter John Fusco).

Meyer says, “On the hood of the car under the matte black finish is an American flag with stars and stripes which extends over the entire car. The passenger side features the outline of the Ford Mustang’s ‘running horse’ emblem. The exterior needs to be warmed up to temperature higher than 28 degrees Celsius (around 83 degrees fahrenheit) for the artwork to become visible. This can be accomplished by heat from the sun or hot water. When the exterior cools in temperature, the Mustang becomes matte black again. It’s an absolutely amazing transformation!”

It’s obvious that this extraordinary paint finish is certainly rare and unusual. But what can this mean for the everyday enthusiast? Can we expect to see this type of memorable artwork and exclusive detail for our own cars in the future from a manufacturer, or does it look like this commodity is being limited to only residents of Germany at this time?

One thing is for sure, we definitely would love to get our hands on this for our own cars. We can think of some pretty crazy and specialized graphics that we’d go for on a few of our project cars.

Check out some of the additional work René Turrek has performed on other cars on his Facebook page here to get some ideas for your own car.