I want a Cobra,

[69boss429]

Originally Posted by BossCER

Beautiful car. Good luck with the sale.

Thanks BossCER,
I have looked at the pics of your Cobra with the Boss engine many times and still drool over it.It looks like it was meant to be in there.
That is my dream Cobra(what kit did you use),but I wouldn't mind having a beautiful little slabside with a proper 289 in it.After dealing with the Boss crowded engine compartment having some room to work would be a pleasure.
Dave

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by 69boss429

but I wouldn't mind having a beautiful little slabside with a proper 289 in it.

Sorta like these?

[69boss429]

Originally Posted by Mark IV

Sorta like these?

Yes,in basic black of course !

[MRGEORGE077]

Kinda like this?

Originally Posted by 69boss429

Yes,in basic black of course !

[Bartruff1]

Originally Posted by MRGEORGE077

Kinda like this?

Car porn....I likey...

[69boss429]

All good ideas and point taken,however,I decided to post the sale here because most if not all of the members of this board seem the type to enjoy their cars on the open road.
A good many of the "Boss 429" community rarely ever do that,simply content to look at their piece of history.
Don't get me wrong,I enjoy looking at perfectly restored cars as well,just not row upon row of the same ones.
Being the original owner I went through the initial phase of babying,washing,waxing,and just enjoying ownership.
That lasted for the first couple thousand miles.
Oh I still cared loveingly for it but also drove the snot out of it and drag raced every chance I got.That was phase 2
Then came the modifications,I worked at Hank's Speed Shop in Berwyn Pa in the early 70's and it was like being in the candy store with carbs,headers,traction bars,etc at my disposal.
Then came the gas crisis,a tour with my Uncle Sam,marriage children,etc,and the Boss was tucked away for over 30 years.
In early 2002 I decided it was time to bring back the Boss and with a Boss cars Reunion coming up in 2005 at Carlisle I had a deadline.
I didn't want a concours trailer car I wanted a performance car the way it should have come from the factory if you could build it the way you wanted.

At the Boss cars reunion I got a lot of looks and comments including many saying why did you do such and such and not restore it to stock.
Boring !
The highlight of the reunion was an award from Dr.John Craft,author of several Ford and Mustang books

John wrote to me.
"I really liked your Boss '9.I especiallyliked the fact that you clearly built it to drive!That made it much more interesting to me than the typical run of the mill concours car.Of course,the incredible attention to detail and the overall quality of the work done to the car speak for themselves"

I really respect the fact that the vast majority of members here drive not only their hand built replicas but the original Cobras as well.
So,if anyone has a Cobra that they want to trade along with a pile of cash I'd rather the Boss go to someone here that can appreciate and enjoy it then to a garage to be uncovered once in awhile to be stared at

[mrmustang]

The other problem I see is that you are asking above private party "concourse" pricing for a car that is not concourse level. Most who are willing to spend the big bucks, expect the car to be 100% stock. While yours is ultra clean, and tastefully modified, it is not anyone elses idea of the dream except yours as the owner. One day you'll understand what I am saying, but speaking with you last year at the LVSAAC show in Hershey(among other venues we were both at), you were still not ready to hear, or understand where I was coming from.

Respectfully submitted,


Bill S.

Originally Posted by 69boss429

All good ideas and point taken,however,I decided to post the sale here because most if not all of the members of this board seem the type to enjoy their cars on the open road.
A good many of the "Boss 429" community rarely ever do that,simply content to look at their piece of history.
Don't get me wrong,I enjoy looking at perfectly restored cars as well,just not row upon row of the same ones.
Being the original owner I went through the initial phase of babying,washing,waxing,and just enjoying ownership.
That lasted for the first couple thousand miles.
Oh I still cared loveingly for it but also drove the snot out of it and drag raced every chance I got.That was phase 2
Then came the modifications,I worked at Hank's Speed Shop in Berwyn Pa in the early 70's and it was like being in the candy store with carbs,headers,traction bars,etc at my disposal.
Then came the gas crisis,a tour with my Uncle Sam,marriage children,etc,and the Boss was tucked away for over 30 years.
In early 2002 I decided it was time to bring back the Boss and with a Boss cars Reunion coming up in 2005 at Carlisle I had a deadline.
I didn't want a concours trailer car I wanted a performance car the way it should have come from the factory if you could build it the way you wanted.

At the Boss cars reunion I got a lot of looks and comments including many saying why did you do such and such and not restore it to stock.
Boring !
The highlight of the reunion was an award from Dr.John Craft,author of several Ford and Mustang books

John wrote to me.
"I really liked your Boss '9.I especiallyliked the fact that you clearly built it to drive!That made it much more interesting to me than the typical run of the mill concours car.Of course,the incredible attention to detail and the overall quality of the work done to the car speak for themselves"

I really respect the fact that the vast majority of members here drive not only their hand built replicas but the original Cobras as well.
So,if anyone has a Cobra that they want to trade along with a pile of cash I'd rather the Boss go to someone here that can appreciate and enjoy it then to a garage to be uncovered once in awhile to be stared at

[BossCER]

Originally Posted by 69boss429

Thanks BossCER,
I have looked at the pics of your Cobra with the Boss engine many times and still drool over it.It looks like it was meant to be in there.
That is my dream Cobra(what kit did you use),but I wouldn't mind having a beautiful little slabside with a proper 289 in it.After dealing with the Boss crowded engine compartment having some room to work would be a pleasure.
Dave

Dave,
I used a little known company out of Manteca, Ca. They basically built the car around the Boss motor. Cutting Edge is the name of the co. While they are still in business as a CNC machining co (DKW Machine) I believe they have stopped producing their Cobra chasis.
Again, good luck with the sale of your car.
Chris