Factory 1 of 1 ! 1971 Ford Boss 302 Mustang 4 Speed in Yellow on My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On “My Car Story” we're in Rosemont IL at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals on 11-16-23.
We’re looking at a 1971 Ford Boss 302 Mustang in Grabber Yellow Paint. The car comes with a 302 CI V8 and a 4 Speed manual transmission.
The car's Owner is Bob Perkins. Bob’s had this car since 2017. Bob shares this Factory built 1 of 1 car with us today. He shares he’s always been a Boss Mustang Guy and this one when it became available was needed to complete his Boss Mustang collection. Congratulations Bob on completing the collection.
To see details on the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals show, go to www.MCACN.com
ENJOY!
Bob Perkins absolutely knows his Ford stuff.
The previous owner did most of the research I heard, but I'm glad Bob ended up with the car. He's possibly the only person on the planet, who either already had or could source all the parts it needed, including the engine... as well as the knowledge to put it all together. Congratulations on a fantastic job, Bob, and thanks for a great interview, Lou! 👍
Hi 1969, Happy to read you appreciate Bob and that he has this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and glad to read you enjoy the interview. I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Here's the backstory of how Bob got the car. Fascinating.
ua-cam.com/video/MKgDjJCKz68/v-deo.htmlsi=O1ASzUZPqp4JBA8e
This car is with perfect caretaker.
Hi Matt, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
The '71-'73 Mustangs have always been my favorite body style!! This is an amazing piece of history here!
Happy to read "The '71-'73 Mustangs have always been my favorite body style!!" :-) My pleasure sharing this "amazing piece of history" with you.
Not typically a fan of yellow, but this yellow is spectacular...and on that car, WOW! What a great show car. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Hi Rick, Happy to read you appreciate the color on this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Even though anybody could make a replica out of this, it's very crazy that in factory terms only ONE was ever built...
Hi LITTLE, ....and yet....here it is!
WOW what a car He got lucky finding this car It's Awesome You can tell he knows what he's doing Every single detail stickers parts nothing missing He collects Mustangs My kind of guy I love Mustangs n All Ford's
Hi Frank, Happy to read "it's Awesome" :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you, Lou
@@loucostabileà1
Awwww,She's so beautiful.
Hi Brian, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Well, you don't get any rarer than 1 of 1! Add in the fantastic sports roof/fastback and all the other Boss goodies and you have a pony car for the ages. What a treat it is meet Mr. Perkins and to see his one of a kind Mustang. Thanks, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Happy to share this "you have a pony car for the ages" with you :-) Fun to get this one on the Channel. You're welcome, Lou
Hi, If you like this video, please click on SUPER THANKS ❤ with the $ in the middle which is the SUPER THANKS button under the video. Thank you! Lou
Nice car. I was a service repairman for Wickes Furniture in the early '70s and they special ordered a Ford van with a Boss 302. It had three on the tree and it was amazingly fast even full of bins of tools and parts.
Hi Flynn Stone, ...a 70 Ford Van with a Boss 302! Yabba dabba do!
@@loucostabile I believe it was a '72 but never the less it was fast.
@flynnstone3580, No damn way. NOT from the factory did that van come that way.
@@godsowndrunk1118 it sounds like that old Johnny Cash song where he did that.
@@godsowndrunk1118 Not possible.
Very cool Mustang! Just love it.
And thanks for being such a tireless documenter of all sorts of cars, including rare classics like this one.
Hi Jeff, Happy to read "Just love it." :-) My pleasure sharing this 1 of 1 with you. I appreciate all of your support. You're welcome, Lou
X2!!
WOW!!! What a beautiful car, and definitely one of the most interesting finds. Thank you Bob for sharing your beautiful '71 Boss, and thank you Lou for finding this one!
Hi Mikey B., Hapy to receive a "WOW!!!" from you :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you. You're welcome, Lou
Very cool car!! I love really rare cars! Thank you so much for sharing Lou.
Hi Doug B. Happy to read "I love really rare cars!" :-) You're welcome, Lou
"One of one" sure must be a thrill! Congrats Mike on an incredible Stang. Lou great job bringing this special piece of history to all of us - really enjoyed this, wow, thanks.
Hi Bruce H., My pleasure sharing this "special piece of history" to you. You're welcome, Lou
Absolutely amazing. I had always wondered why there was no Boss 302 in 1971.
Hi Marc, Happy to read you appreciate this "Absolutely amazing" car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
🙋♂️THANKS LOU,BOB…FOR SHARING A SPECTACULAR🤩 ☝️ OF A KIND …BTW a close friend of mine, and his wife bought brand new boss mustangs. His was a yellow BOSS 302 and hers was a red BOSS 429 😁🤗💚💚💚
Hi Budget Audiophile Life-long, Happy to share this car with you :-) His & Her Boss Mustangs. NICE! Lou
This was a time travel to a 1971 Ford dealership 😍😍😍😍😍 Thanks Lou!
NICE! You're welcome motorTranz!
Lou, I don’t even know where to begin. 👍
DWH072, :-)
Awesome piece of work. I've always loved the 71' Boss 351, Mustangs. I was in awe when I heard about this 1 of 1 Boss 302. The car is absolutely beautiful, love the yellow paint on it. 71-73 Mustang is the Sweetest looking car ever made. Keep up the cool videos.
Hi BIDEN SUCKS, Happy to read "Awesome piece of work." :-) My pleasure sharing the videos with you, Lou
@@loucostabilewas the door sticker pasted over and hid. Orignboss callout
Not a ford or really a mustng guybut this car is a piece of history. If you ever get the chance to tour his shop..take it. it will blow you away. as always, thankms for sharing Lou. Love the videos.
Hi Russell, Happy to share this "piece of history" with you :-) Appreciate the kind words that you love the videos, Lou
Absolute historical deliciousness
Hi Ralph, High praise. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Love these old muscle cars! Please keep doing what you do!
Hi Jacob YouKnowWho, Happy to read "Love these old muscle cars!" :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Sweet car Lou!! Great story and caretaker (Bob). Thanks.
My pleasure sharing with you. You're welcome Dastardly Dave!!
Amazing ! I’ll be sharing this video with some of my hardcore Ford friends. They will love this. THANKS LOU !!!!
Happy to read you have a fun one to share with the Hardcore Ford Friends :-) YOU'RE WELCOME DAVE !!!!
I envy the snawt outta Bob! Bt in a good way! LoL. WOW! I'm totally in love with this 1 of 1, 1971 302 Stang, bro!!! I couldn't afford this car even if it were given to me. The reason being, it would never get driven and I'd have to hire no less than 8 guards, taking shifts 24/7. And then I'd have to have guards to watch the guards. I know - its an endless vicious cycle. Am I right? You know datsa right! (smiles)
Thanx for bringing this unique Stang to the table, Lou! Its amazing
Hi ImTheDaveman, Happy to read you're in love with this 1 of 1 :-) Watch Guards for the Guards...NICE! Lou
Bob Perkins is the man ! He has exquisite taste . I use to watch him on speed vision back in 98 or so .
Happy to read "Bob Perkins is the man !" :-)
That car reminds me of the original Eleanor Mustang (the yellow 1973 Ford Mustang) from the original Gone in 60 Seconds (1974).
NICE :-)
Hi Lou, what can i say, a great looking Boss 302, great colour as well. 👍👍
Hi Philip, Happy to read you enjoy the looks and colour of this car :-) Lou
An amazing car. Thanks Lou.
Happy to read you enjoy this "Amazing car" :-) You're welcome David.
71 Boss 302 and yellow. All original, not molested. One thing I noticed that you didn't point out in keeping with the originality of this car. The 1971 Michigan manufacturer's license plate mounted on the back. That is exactly what the plate looked like, but I realize that one could be a replica. In my hometown, the grandson of the richest man in town had a yellow 71 Boss 302. He would cruise Main Street and park in the parking lot of closed businesses and hang out with other guys that had muscle cars, and there were plenty of them back then. Those were the days of 25 cents per gallon gasoline. Great car, it brings back memories.
Hi Daniel, Happy to read this car brings back memories :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I never knew a Boss 302 existed. Breathtaking and incredible, to say the least. The owner has an amazing encyclopedia like knowledge of this one-off great car. Nobody could have done better than what he has done with her, bringing her to assembly line condition. He says Ford had 7000 engines ready to go for this Boss production run. I wonder what Ford did with the other 6999 motors....... put them as stock spares for 69-70 Boss 302's? Made available to SCCA racers in the trans am circuit? Inquiring minds want to know! Thank you Lou, for finding one of the rarest of unicorns I've ever seen on your channel. And happy Thanksgiving, too!
Hi Michael, I never knew there was a 1971 Boss 302 either. My pleasure sharing this car with you. Happy Thanksgiving, Lou
@@loucostabileyou should do the 1970 Torino cobra boss 429 early brochure cancel project
Man this a unicorn, in the truest sense. Spectacular. I wonder why it had 2 manufacturer tags...the 2nd one shows an H code which wouldn't be right for either a boss 302 or boss 351... Maybe Ford was going to repurpose it? He did say that it had some Mach 1 trim on it, but neither tag shows a Mach body code. Who knows what all permutations this went thru at the beginning. Wonderful car!
Hi Steve, Happy to share this "unicorn" with you :-) Lou
wow.....needless to say I'd wager that Bob has a 1 of 1 boss collection as well....awesome story. Thanks Lou!
Happy to read "Awesome story" :-) You're welcome Bruce.
Great looking Mustang!! 👍👍
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this Mustang!!
awesome LOu thank s for sharing
Happy to read "awesome" :-) You're welcome acts2211.
Very nice car. Lucky you. Good luck with it. Probably worth a lot of money .
Hi poorjoey20, Happy to read you appreciate this "Very nice car" :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Amazing, thanks
You're welcome Steve.
Lou as always awesome video and awesome car
Jerry, Happy to read you enjoy this "awesome car" :-) I appreciate the kind words on the video.
What an amazing car
High praise :-)
Very interesting car. You find the rare ones! Thanks Lou
Hi John, Happy to share this "rare one" with you. You're welcome, Lou
Very nice, a truly unique one. As usual, good job Lou, you da man.
Holy cow, the details this guy has are amazing.
Hi Scott, Happy to read you enjoy this one....of one :-) Lou
Nice! 😎👍
:-)
Incredible piece of history! Thank you for posting this. Wow. Absolutely priceless.
Hi Doug, Happy to share this "Incredible piece of history!" with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
Thank you, and Bob, for sharing this car. I saw the video a few years ago where it had been found and was being restored. It's so nice to see the final result.
I was excited to see this one too. My pleasure sharing this car with you.
Amazing mustang. I have followed this great car since it was in mustang monthly years ago. Lucky for all of us it wasn't crushed like the other prototypes. And luckily it ended up with Bob Perkins. It's like he bought all those 1971 Boss 302 parts knowing that the car would appear someday.
Good grief, what a special car. That makes a '72 Chrysler 440/6 B-body look common. Thanks again, Lou!
Happy to share this special car with you :-) You're welcome SolamenteVees
That's truly a holy grail car 1 of 1.
You're right.
Outstanding Lou,
I first learned of Bob and his Boss 302 on Revin Evins show a while back before she was completed.
Always loved the look of the '71-73s but this one takes the cake.
Still recovering from Thanksgiving so this was a perfect end to my evening.
Thanks👍🏁
Hi Neal, Happy to read this one is "Outstanding" :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you. You're welcome, Lou
WOW Lou! POW! And this Boss has me easily knocked out 😵😵on my bed, yellow stripes like his color on top of my tubesocks, in my chick crazy JV baseball jock stocking feet. My floppy sneakers airborne and well on thier way to ol' Abe's Illinois to see you guys😂🤪! Please catch 'em like Robin Yount and hold onto them for me till I wake up, OK, big brother Lou😜?! This car is EPIC, big bro. That super long hood and radical fast back rear end are just wild to behold. I had to stop the video several times just to see that sweep back again and again...AWESOME! Seeing my big bro there in that like-new interior brought a big grin to my goofy and hyper Irish/English JV mug, too. Thanks for all the car guy inspiration, Lou! JV Johnny ⚾
Hey JV Johnny, WOW & POW = KNOCK OUT! Floppy Sneaker Pop fly to IL caught in the outfield. happy to share this "sweep back" with you. You're welcome, Lou
Wish it were mine !
:-)
Wow!! That is sweet. Not one of one really. The only One!😅
Happy to read "That is sweet" :-) "The only One!" You're right!
Love seeing prototype cars like that. Thanks Lou!
You're welcome Jerry!
@jerrycook9802, this car is bogus/fake. There's a long list as to why.
Цікава історія і чудове авто! Дякую!
Hi Сергій, Happy to share this "Great car" with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
I love Mustangs! I've owned 7! Thanks Lou
7 times the FUN. NICE Robs Big Tent Revival!
Wow Factor....for sure....
:-)
Spectacular....I can't help but wonder what this vehicle would bring at a well promoted auction...?
Happy to read "Spectacular" :-) Hmmm, not sure the value of this car.
1 OF 1 RARE BREED VERY INTERESTING SHOULD OF MADE MORE 😮
Hi Billy, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
This car Looks fantastic 😍😍😍
Happy to read "This car Looks fantastic" :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you.
It's a bit odd looking, but at the same time cool. I like it.
Happy to read "I like it." :-)
A girl I was seeing in 79 had a 71 MACH 1 blue and white , I love the
razorbacks . I know where one is sitting now in Illinois only 50 miles from my place . I would love to make an offer .
Hi Jimmy, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the girl you were seeing car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
There is information that there was another 71 boss 302 that was in medium blue metallic with silver stripes and decals and a black interior. It’s said that car was crushed. The thing is we don’t know for sure it was crushed. It could be very well hidden away either complete or in pieces. I sure hope it wasn’t crushed. If it wasn’t, it would be a holy grail find
Hi Will The Trill, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
It’s touched on briefly with the sticker on the door jam. In the original video where Bob acquires this car it was the only way he knew it was a 302. He said had the car been restored before he got it then it would have been lost forever. If a blue one exists and possibly restored then it’s likely just another Mustang.
This video in question if you want to check it out.
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Love the video Jerry Heasley did on this
Happy to read you "Love the video" :-)
And Lou discovered yet ANOTHER hen's tooth 😳
Hi Terry M, Happy to share this "hen's tooth" with you :-) Lou
That 1 did come with the 302 in it when built from the factory in 1971.
Correct.
My step- brother Mike had a '71 Mach 1. One day he took me fishing with him and he handed me a funny looking cigarette. After that the Bob Segar 8 track sounded MUCH better.
Hi Swilko Barfington III, Good times, good times :-) Lou
@@loucostabile -Lou, I didn't catch any fish that day but I had a lot of fun playing with the bait. :)
Wow! They were gonna build 7000 of them, then built just one.
Hi K. Ferguson, Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
👍🔥😎🔥👍
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Thats what I love about Fords. The VIN ID's the engine. I had a 1970 Camaro Z-28 and there was no way to know for sure if the Van Nuys cars were real by looking at the VIN (yes I know there is a "V8" I.D. but that is not an LT-1 designation). So many fake Z-28's!
Hi Eddy B6, Thanks for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Lou
Embarrassed to say I missed this gem. It was across the aisle from the twin engine Toronado. Checked that out and headed straight to the who's the boss exhibit. In doing so I missed the most important boss. Duh.
Hi Richard, Good news! You may have passed by this car, however you have all the details now right here.
@@loucostabile thanx, still it woulda been nice to see it in person. thank you for covering this car.
I am probably wrong but I was lead to believe there were actually two 71 Boss 302's built.
....I'm not aware of a 2nd one. I wasn't aware of this one either :-)
@@loucostabile for many years I have heard of there having been 2 built and the second one has supposedly been missing after some executive at Ford got it but it could be nothing more than an urban legend or it may be true. I don't have the answers but have been interested to find out about it
There was one other in blue that was crushed strait away. It's on youtube "Bob perkins Million dollar barn find".
@@philspurling6414 well, at least I was right about there being more than just 1 built
Yeah a blue one but was supposed crash this resell as regular Mach 1
lucky lonesome 💥 *53*
:-)
So much misinformation about this era. Nice to see you presenting the correct stories.
My pleasure sharing with you.
An absolute one-off right enough!! Lou, there seems to be a distinct lack of values mentioned on car videos in general - is this deemed as "rude" over in the USA? I'm sure I'm not the only one who's thinking "HOW MUCH IS THAT THING WORTH?!!", as unique as it is! You could maybe get around any awkwardness by asking what the insurance valuations are on the cars you feature. Anyway, just a thought and thanks again for another fabulous video!
Hi bandagefreak, Happy to share this 1 of 1 with you :-) Mecum and or Barrett Jackson covers car values. I'm interested in the passion of why someone likes and takes care of the car they have. Lou
Why did Ford decide not to build the 1971 Boss 302?
Was the new body so heavy that the 302 was too weak to move it along, so they updated to the 351 out of necessity?
Is this particular car slow?
Hi Michael, Hmmm, I'm not sure, however I'd guess the Ford Executives might have thought, let's update the 1971 with a bigger cubic inch motor to impress the performance minded buyers! However the design was nowhere near as popular as the 1970 design (which the 1960's Mustangs designs were a big hit) so there were few sold. Good news! The rarity has made the car popular now. Is it slow? In 1971, it was ok. Technology advances, quickly, so compared to V8 Mustangs of today, yes it would seem slow. Lou
Ford was out of racing and didn't need to build the B302 or B429 to the general public to qualify for entry into racing in '71. Thus, Ford's engineers released a beefed up 351c that became the B351. Exclusively a street machine. No racing pedigree, no qualifications for anything. Just pure street machine.
My only question about the restoration of this car is why does it have black interior when the original photos of the car from 1970 you can clearly see that it has red interior (or at the very least red seats). You can see the seat backrest is red in one of the photos. I agree that the black interior makes more sense but if the prototype originally had red/vermilion seats…then it should’ve been restored back to that version…no matter how horrendous that color combo might be.
Hmmm, not sure.
Very impressive! What is the color and what is the value?
Color = Grabber Yellow & Value = No idea.
Lou please do the Shelby gt350 302 too
If I see it and the Caretaker is willing to share. You'll see it too.
I wonder what that one would fall at auction…
Hmmm, no idea of car values.
How many miles has it travelled? Could have shown the odometer while you were in there.
Not sure.
One test drive probably convinced the Ford execs... "better go with the 351".
Hmmm, that might have been the case.
Great ride too bad it became a trailer queen ive enjoy the trink in yreats on ut
Hi Larry, Happy to share this "great ride" with you :-) Lou
You can imagine their ins .😅 both under 25
Yikes !
Very desirable
:-)
That was a kit car made after the fact not a real OEM Ford car
Hi Har wol, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Beautiful Mustang ! He did a fantastic job ! Unbelievable he found all factory parts. 👍🇺🇸
High praise :-)
Ford put the best high performance engine they ever made into the ugliest mustang ever made
.....ahhh let's not forget the 1974 Mustang Ghia......on second thought....let's forget the Mustang Ghia :-)
Ugliest are you nuts I think it's one of the best ever looking Mustang Mach I. You are nuts probably a Chevy guy cause a Ford guy would never say that it's gorgeous stunning I wish I had it the front grill wow The back just the entire car is put together so we'll designed
Lou, this car is bogus. A long list as to why. Most important is those door ID stickers are available as blank for restoration purposes. All the blank spaces can be typed in as wanted/needed for a restoration. Dash ID plate is not shown in your video, but it shows the engine code as a 351 2v which is what was in the car when obtained through Ebay. Perkins has access to the components needed to create/build this bogus car. I've had a successful vintage/classics restoration shop since the mid 80's and I was with Ford for 40 years as a master level factory certified auto/truck tech.
Sergeant Masson, can't agree with you on this car. It's the real deal.
@@loucostabile That's your option, but I know the car is bogus. As I stated, there is a long list as to why.
@@loucostabile Unlike you, I did research over 3 months about this car. Nothing about this car is the real deal, period.
Envious much... Bobby is the best in the biz. If it's out there to be found, it ends up in his hands. It's the Perkins way, the hardest working man you could ever know. There is a video you can watch right on flippin youtube, with the man he purchased it from, which will most likely answer many of your unfounded, frankly foul accusations. Better yet, make an appointment with him to see the car, I'm sure he would be glad to school you.@@sergeantmasson3669
Kool👍
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