Editor's note: The author is the only child of Phil Clark, the man who sketched the Mustang's original running-horse emblem. She, like the Mustang, celebrated her 40th birthday in 2004.

Shane Adams poses with his horse Mongo and his children, Owen and Anna (left). Mongo (circled on the right) is believed to have been running with wild mustangs during his years away from home.

Mongo the horse disappeared during a camping trip in the West Desert in 2014. He recently returned home -- after running with wild mustangs for 8 years.

Shane Adams had given up hope he would ever see his beloved horse Mongo again after the stallion made a run for it while they were camping in Utah’s West Desert eight years ago.

The Mustang Dark Horse NASCAR race car is based on NASCAR's Next Gen design introduced for the 2022 season. The design currently relies on a 5.9-liter V-8 paired to a 5-speed sequential ...

The GT's V8 makes 480 hp (487 ps/358 kW) and 415 lb-ft (563 Nm). Ford's Mustang Dark Horse currently tops the lineup with an MSRP of $62,180 in the Premium grade and $58,185 in the regular flavor.

Shelby’s limited-run Super Snake-R adds 850 horsepower, track hardware and a six-speed manual to Ford’s Dark Horse platform.

He thought he would never see his four-legged companion again. That was until Bureau of Land Management agents recently found Mongo running with a herd of wild mustangs. “I mean, it’s crazy.