1971 351 BOSS MUSTANG

[zr1 368]

Anybody out there got one running or in bits interested in finding how many survive. Ihave a grabber lime 71 351 Boss {stripped at the moment}.

[malc350]

Hi ZR1368. A friend of mine in East London owned one for years up till about 3 years ago. It was a yellow 1971 Boss 351 with 4 speed manual (got a feeling they're all manual?) Damned fast though I couldn't get used to that old hurst shifter! What is it with yankee manuals? - even my zf 6-speed (I know it's a German box)in my vette is rubbery with excessively long travel.

Anyway the mustamg was in pretty good condition and was sold to a dealer in Leytonstone, E11. Never seen it since and I've never seen another Boss 351 in the metal.

[zr1 368]

Hi malc350 you right all boss 351 are 4 speed manuals i also used to own graham barrs {president of mustang owners club of GB}old yellow boss 351 reg no mhx 60L. I sold it to a guy called colin from hemel hempsted. He sold it on 5 years later but i dont know who got it now.As for the hurst shifter you get used to it after a while.

[GTA]

My Dad used to read all the Street Machine mags years ago. I remember loads of ads in there for various different shifters. Can you retro fit something a little easier to use? Also, do people generally upgrade the brakes and suspension to modern standards?

[zr1 368]

Hello gta yes some people upgrade the brakes,shifter etc.but on mine i'm leaving it all stock,it's too rare a car to start changing things.

[GTA]

Fair enough. One day I'd love to build up a Mustang or something similar from scratch and make a real show stopper from a rat. I guess it will be a very long term project over the years - to while away the summer evenings. I just need a double garage first!

[elms]

Ha ha... i dont believe it. I havent seen you GTA for at least 12 years and i find you on the Mustang thread! Have you seen the new one in CAR this month? There is another thread for it so not to hijack this one!

>> Edited by elms on Saturday 1st November 22:17

[GTA]

Jeeeesus! Have you got ANY work to do man!?

Yep - I also love the stangs. And no, I havent seen the new one. Ford seem to re-do everything now don't they.

[ZR1415]

Nearly bought a Light Blue with white interior 'Boss 351' from a a garage in goldhawk Rd W London back in the Eighties.
Went down the pub to think it over and changed my mind over a drink,,it was only going for 3grand (which was a lot at the time)but something didnt seem right

[malc350]

That actual Boss 351 was tested in an edition of "Classic and Sportscar" magazine against a 1971 Trans Am 455 (quick cars those Trans Ams, I used to own one and a friend still has a 72 that runs 13.2 @ 105 mph on street tyres - automatic left in drive!)

The Boss in the magazine was a real bright "Morris Marina" blue. As for the price, who knows, all these cars were cheap and unloved in those days. I love old muscle cars but I don't know how anyone can use them that regularly - my old Trans Am used to get 6-8 mpg in "normal" driving, less when I really hit it! Plus the gearing meant that 70 mph was about 3500 rpm and top end about 130 mph (@ 6,000 rpm!)