A "REAL" Boss 351 would have "hood pins" (locks)! I should know, I ordered a Boss 351 in the Fall of '70. The only option I had was a STEREO FM (no AM or tape)which set me back a WHOPPING $450 (back then). I had power steering DELETE, 3.73 rear. The best 1/4mi was 14.68 @ 103, running G60x15 RADIAL tires. I swapped the Polyglass F60s because I wanted better handling in the corners. I paid $4800 as delivered in 1970. I really wanted a '71 Trans-Am, but the Pontiac dealer was only going to give me $1800 for my '69 Boss 302, while the Ford dealer upped that to $2300 (huge difference). I should have gone with the Trans-Am, a MUCH BETTER (faster) car. Oh well, live and learn!!!
Beautiful car man!! Love the 71 -73 mustangs. My dad hadda 71 Mach 1 when I was a kid. I remember ridding in backseat n how loud it was back there. Good memories 😁
236 mph in a one mile stretch .im going to do some reading up on that. But the Bugati Veron on the Nerberg ring course had to build up to get that fast. . Anyways. Not really a ford man. But only that shape Mustang i like. Ill follow along. See how she cleans up. Take your time. Not heavy with the presure washer. Paint look savable. Good luck. Nice find.
The 'best" that my NEW '71 Boss 351 with 3.73 rear and Doug Thorley tuned headers running straight pipes through "cherry bombs" was (estimated, no GPS back then) was about 140mph. Estimated because the speedo only went to 120, needle was about an inch beyond!
I'm in no big hurry. Still have a ton of work to do getting the shop sorted out and set up before even thinking about getting started on this car. I still have my '02 aprilia rsv1000 mille track bike project to finish ahead of the car. I have been building/restoring bikes and cars for a lot of years and just recently began documenting and making videos and stuff. I have ALL the toys and experience to sort this car out like she deserves.
@TheOzthewiz this car is far from stock and was built for sustained top end go fast. A built 460, built c6 tranny, very tall gears in back. We do not know the absolute top end potential of this car as the runway it was tested on was only 1 mile. It is currently sitting about 30 miles from the runway used for the Texas Mile event every year. When I'm done with her, she will likely make an appearance.
I remember a car like this somewhere by East Central High School or a few miles away. It sat in front of a house outside, and I always thought that was a rare car. Now I know it is, and I have always wondered what happened to it.
Boss 351 only had a manual transmission, so that cars been changed to auto, or is not a genuine Boss. If it has an 8,000rpm tach, it's more likely to be the real deal !!
You notice that there are NO "hood pins" , locks! Every Boss 351 had these pins along with CAST ALUMINUM valve covers and BOTH bumpers were CHROME plated!
It is now equipped with a c6 auto to hold up to the 460. Still unknown weather it was originally a real boss or a mach 1 dressed up to look like a boss.
@andrewslagle1974 door plate is missing. Vin decodes to '71 Dearborn Michigan plant mach 1 body h code car. Originally equipped with 351c. Somebody just put boss decals on it at some point in the late 80's.
Plus, it has the wrong hood decal for a Boss 351 (they were wider), wrong steering wheel and a few other things, but that could've been changed somewhere along the way. Still a decent car to do something with. It seems to have fairly good bones to take it further.
@TheOzthewiz the front bumper could have been replaced with a mach 1 painted plastic bumper... I just don't know any of the real history of the car in its original configuration.
That body style reminds me of the '71-'72 B-body Mopars. It's look very dependent on the colors & trim on them- literally makes or breaks the car for me.
This was never meant to be a 1/4 mile car. It was built for sustained very high top end speed. If you listen carefully, I explain in the video the test run was on a 1 mile airport runway. I have not been in the motor yet, but the story goes that it was built up. The c6 behind it as well, and the rear end setup with tall gear ratio. Nothing confirmed yet, just relayed info as the story was told to me. I have nothing to prove, and don't really care if the story is received and believed. Just thought I'd share this journey of resurrection with anyone who cares to watch. With the assistance of folks who don't need to feed the ego, it is now known this car started out as a '71 mach 1 with a 351c from the Dearborn Michigan plant and was decaled with the boss stuff in the late '80's. I can't confirm it yet but I think the guys who built this car had their sights set on Bonneville. When I get this car back to being happy, I will put it back on a runway in Victoria Texas at the Texas Mile event. Follow along, subscribe... and enjoy the journey.
@@ellisonlowrimore7751 I'll clean it up and fix the rust cancer and whatnot, but have no intention of doing a restoration. If anything, I'll modify the motor to eat more fuel and air. Maybe a 250 or 300 shot of giggle gas on top of whatever else it gets to ad horseponies.
@@OccultEngineering it’s still in really good shape. If it was a basket case I’d agree. That damage isn’t too bad. That does look like a Cleveland under the hood
What a maroon as Bugs says...236mph you're on really good drugs. Also, HIGHLY doubt that's a Boss 351, automatic, NOT, also the brake pedal is for an auto.
This car was completely rebuilt 30ish years ago. Built 460, built c6, and a built rear end with tall gears. It was never a boss. Maybe get in the habbit of reading the comments and video description prior to chiming in. Like it or don't, but the calibrated police radar clocked this car at 236 on a 1 mile airport runway. I wasn't there, but that was the story the cop that clocked it told to the whole damn county way back when.
236mph, on a 1 mile airport runway in Edna, Texas. The car was driven during the test by a fellow named Bobby Fielder, a police officer with Edna P.D. and the director/manager of the Edna airport at that time. The car was clocked by a calibrated radar rig in an active Edna P.D. patrol cruiser and operated by a lifetime card carrier fcc commercial license holder who has forgotten more about rf than most PhD double e's will ever learn. 😉
Still not confirmed. I will identify for sure which motor it is when I can get out to it with a generator and shop vac to clean the rat nests out from under the hood. It came from the factory with a 351c, but the story goes that it was swapped, towers cut and plates welded in to fit, and a c6 behind it. The shifter mount plate appears to be a custom fit job. Will be documenting and posting video of everything I do with this car. Subscribe and follow me on this journey.
Always been a fan of those boss 71,the build make it into a video series
Thats awesome machine! Good luck!
Thanks o.g.
Don't need luck tho. Just time and effort!
@@OccultEngineering can't wait to see
A "REAL" Boss 351 would have "hood pins" (locks)! I should know, I ordered a Boss 351 in the Fall of '70. The only option I had was a STEREO FM (no AM or tape)which set me back a WHOPPING $450 (back then). I had power steering DELETE, 3.73 rear. The best 1/4mi was 14.68 @ 103, running G60x15 RADIAL tires. I swapped the Polyglass F60s because I wanted better handling in the corners. I paid $4800 as delivered in 1970. I really wanted a '71 Trans-Am, but the Pontiac dealer was only going to give me $1800 for my '69 Boss 302, while the Ford dealer upped that to $2300 (huge difference). I should have gone with the Trans-Am, a MUCH BETTER (faster) car. Oh well, live and learn!!!
Beautiful car man!! Love the 71 -73 mustangs. My dad hadda 71 Mach 1 when I was a kid. I remember ridding in backseat n how loud it was back there. Good memories 😁
236 mph in a one mile stretch .im going to do some reading up on that. But the Bugati Veron on the Nerberg ring course had to build up to get that fast. . Anyways. Not really a ford man. But only that shape Mustang i like. Ill follow along. See how she cleans up. Take your time. Not heavy with the presure washer. Paint look savable. Good luck. Nice find.
The 'best" that my NEW '71 Boss 351 with 3.73 rear and Doug Thorley tuned headers running straight pipes through "cherry bombs" was (estimated, no GPS back then) was about 140mph. Estimated because the speedo only went to 120, needle was about an inch beyond!
I'm in no big hurry. Still have a ton of work to do getting the shop sorted out and set up before even thinking about getting started on this car. I still have my '02 aprilia rsv1000 mille track bike project to finish ahead of the car. I have been building/restoring bikes and cars for a lot of years and just recently began documenting and making videos and stuff. I have ALL the toys and experience to sort this car out like she deserves.
@TheOzthewiz this car is far from stock and was built for sustained top end go fast. A built 460, built c6 tranny, very tall gears in back. We do not know the absolute top end potential of this car as the runway it was tested on was only 1 mile. It is currently sitting about 30 miles from the runway used for the Texas Mile event every year. When I'm done with her, she will likely make an appearance.
@@OccultEngineering well good luck my friend. It sure would be something to see. Stay safe.
@@OccultEngineering we with you all the way. Documented for life and old age. Good luck with your venture. 👍
What a beauty 😀😀😀
Well, she's a little ugly right now, but I will remedy that soon!
Thank you for watching, and for the compliment!
I remember a car like this somewhere by East Central High School or a few miles away. It sat in front of a house outside, and I always thought that was a rare car. Now I know it is, and I have always wondered what happened to it.
Best of my knowledge is that no boss 351s had a/c .
Boss 351 only had a manual transmission, so that cars been changed to auto, or is not a genuine Boss. If it has an 8,000rpm tach, it's more likely to be the real deal !!
You notice that there are NO "hood pins" , locks! Every Boss 351 had these pins along with CAST ALUMINUM valve covers and BOTH bumpers were CHROME plated!
It is now equipped with a c6 auto to hold up to the 460. Still unknown weather it was originally a real boss or a mach 1 dressed up to look like a boss.
@@OccultEngineering The vin will tell the tale and the door id plate simple to find out.
@andrewslagle1974 door plate is missing. Vin decodes to '71 Dearborn Michigan plant mach 1 body h code car. Originally equipped with 351c. Somebody just put boss decals on it at some point in the late 80's.
Plus, it has the wrong hood decal for a Boss 351 (they were wider), wrong steering wheel and a few other things, but that could've been changed somewhere along the way. Still a decent car to do something with. It seems to have fairly good bones to take it further.
A BOSS 351 with an automatic???
Check for a 780 Holley !!
Also, cast ALUMINUM valve covers and a CHROME front bumper!
@TheOzthewiz the front bumper could have been replaced with a mach 1 painted plastic bumper... I just don't know any of the real history of the car in its original configuration.
Do the tags say its a boss 351?.
Please read the description. Your question has been asked and answered several times in this comment section already.
That body style reminds me of the '71-'72 B-body Mopars. It's look very dependent on the colors & trim on them- literally makes or breaks the car for me.
Well you didn’t get that out of no low compression 460. FYI the 351boss mustang was the fastest 1/4 mustang fomoco ever manufactured
This was never meant to be a 1/4 mile car. It was built for sustained very high top end speed. If you listen carefully, I explain in the video the test run was on a 1 mile airport runway. I have not been in the motor yet, but the story goes that it was built up. The c6 behind it as well, and the rear end setup with tall gear ratio. Nothing confirmed yet, just relayed info as the story was told to me.
I have nothing to prove, and don't really care if the story is received and believed. Just thought I'd share this journey of resurrection with anyone who cares to watch.
With the assistance of folks who don't need to feed the ego, it is now known this car started out as a '71 mach 1 with a 351c from the Dearborn Michigan plant and was decaled with the boss stuff in the late '80's. I can't confirm it yet but I think the guys who built this car had their sights set on Bonneville.
When I get this car back to being happy, I will put it back on a runway in Victoria Texas at the Texas Mile event. Follow along, subscribe... and enjoy the journey.
What is the fifth digit? It’s not a BOSS. Not with A/C and auto.
5. Came as a 351c originally. Mach 1, Not a boss.
Sorry I meant h for engine code. 05 is the body code.
Still worth restoring
@@ellisonlowrimore7751 I'll clean it up and fix the rust cancer and whatnot, but have no intention of doing a restoration. If anything, I'll modify the motor to eat more fuel and air. Maybe a 250 or 300 shot of giggle gas on top of whatever else it gets to ad horseponies.
@@OccultEngineering it’s still in really good shape. If it was a basket case I’d agree. That damage isn’t too bad. That does look like a Cleveland under the hood
What a maroon as Bugs says...236mph you're on really good drugs. Also, HIGHLY doubt that's a Boss 351, automatic, NOT, also the brake pedal is for an auto.
This car was completely rebuilt 30ish years ago. Built 460, built c6, and a built rear end with tall gears. It was never a boss. Maybe get in the habbit of reading the comments and video description prior to chiming in. Like it or don't, but the calibrated police radar clocked this car at 236 on a 1 mile airport runway. I wasn't there, but that was the story the cop that clocked it told to the whole damn county way back when.
That's a 429 or a 460
It's a 460. Supposed to be a modified 460, but have not been in it yet. I don't know anything about it yet beyond it being a 460 block.
230mph😂😂
236mph, on a 1 mile airport runway in Edna, Texas. The car was driven during the test by a fellow named Bobby Fielder, a police officer with Edna P.D. and the director/manager of the Edna airport at that time. The car was clocked by a calibrated radar rig in an active Edna P.D. patrol cruiser and operated by a lifetime card carrier fcc commercial license holder who has forgotten more about rf than most PhD double e's will ever learn. 😉
What a joke
That's a 351 Cleveland, which is a big block.
Still not confirmed. I will identify for sure which motor it is when I can get out to it with a generator and shop vac to clean the rat nests out from under the hood. It came from the factory with a 351c, but the story goes that it was swapped, towers cut and plates welded in to fit, and a c6 behind it. The shifter mount plate appears to be a custom fit job. Will be documenting and posting video of everything I do with this car. Subscribe and follow me on this journey.
385 series 429 my guess or 460