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I would love to see some marketing stats of the ages of todays model kit buyers overall and not just people in model car clubs. Despite what you may think if you put this new kit next to a plain jane four door Chevy in the Hobby Lobby’s and big box stores I’m willing to bet which kit would sell more. We all put out own personal bias on what we like but I think they would not invest in this kit unless it was going to sell well.

I like the Ford blue for 69 as painting the red white and black color scheme would be tough. The blue one is a modified AMT 1/43 kit.

Even better in person.

I would not refuse to test drive one that’s for sure. ? I wonder if anyone will do a model kit. ? The diecast is pretty but $$$.

I guess you guys are right. I see 74 Mach’s with their high output V6 with 102 hp ?sell at auctions all the time for big bucks because they look cool. To each his own. ?

Ouch. ? I know I give these kits a lot of grief but when they tried to pass of the MPC one as a Boss 351 that sort of put me over the edge. It looks like now Revell will save me a whole lot of time piecing parts together from various sources. People will still pay crazy money on Ebay for the older kits no matter how incorrect they are if they were never reissued in that form. One Palmer kit was all I needed to see in person to realize we have come a long way from having to paint a car multiple colors to hide all the flaws. ? The 71 Palmer kit is even more hideous.

The drag pack was the SCJ which was the 429 in 1971. The Boss 351 was supposed to replace the Boss 302 and there was actually one 71 prototype with the 302 Windsor block and the 351C heads more commonly known as a Boss 302 engine. Ford even did a run of decals for a 71 Boss 302 that ended up being the only one made. http://www.mustangandfords.com/featured-vehicles/1803-prototype-1971-boss-302

No. The ones you see are aftermarket ones on any 71-73 Mustang. I bought a set in the 1990’s from a speed shop. They did keep the car cooler but it sure did not improve the limited visibility. ?

Seven races with the top driver winning five of them. ZZZZZZZZZZZZ Reminds me of the Gordon and Johnson reign in NASCAR for a long time. The Indy 500 had little drama as well with the no spectators Allowed postponed version. Just my 2 cents.

I should have been one of the first to know. ? Thanks to Ed Sexton for not giving up on this one.

Come on Snake - get on the bandwagon like Cobraman will. ? I will say the Boss 351 was short lived but it was one of the best factory engines that was not a big-block to come out in the 70’s. With the Z28 and TransAm’s and AMX’s and Challenger TA’s roaming the streets it was an era not seen again for decades. Non Ford diehardS may not know the Boss 351 name was dropped in 1972 but the engine was renamed the 351HO (or High Output) but with lower compression and was an option in any Mustang body style in 1972 but not many were built as buyers may have just opted for the standard 351C 4v that year which was available with a C6 automatic. I guess Ford realized buyers were buying more Mach1’s (most of which had the 351 with a 500 cfm 2 barrel carb and a FMX automatic) and most people were not interested in car that would do zero to 100 in 14 seconds for fear maybe those hubcaps would fall off. ?

Jim Morrison would like it too. Very nice Shelby. It is odd AMT did not make a GT500 version As maybe they figured Revell beat them to the punch with the diecast kit version. I’d love to see a new mold for a 68 GT500 plus a 68 GT350 but with the old AMT kit going on over 50 years of countless reissues that is very doubtful even though it would not require any radial changes to the 67 GT350 molds. Morrison drove a 67 GT500 and the car is presumed gone forever under mysterious circumstances but I would not bet against Craig Jackson miraculously finding the car someday. ?

That is very true. There are some decent resin copies of the Ford trim ring and hub caps that can be used. I just hope they get the engine compartment and engine and ram air plenum right.

Not sure when the Revell NEW release Of a 71 BOSS 351 will be out but I am going to put on hold many of those MPC and AMT 71-73 Mustang kits I started unless I am almost done. Needless to say I am looking forward to the new tooling and I may just leave the hoods glued shut on the MPC and AMT kits as I cannot stand the promo type chassis that is not realistic especially compared to what the fenders and shock towers look like in Ford’s of that era.

There’s literally only one person on the planet (Kevin Marti) that would know who would know how many came with that hubcap becuase he has all of the original Ford records. I suppose if someone liked them the could install them themselves of course but I have cars that are restored to almost perfect and original but just have a few things that are just make you wonder why. If they came on the car put the nice set in the trunk when you sell it and go with the wheels that everyone expect to see otherwise you just create doubt in peoples minds. There are always one off factory goof ups too but I’d go with whatever is one the “window” sticker on the car unless someone has a receipt from a Ford Dealer showing they were “changed” before the car was deliver to the customer. Marti’s book Mustang by the numbers (67-73) does not breakout every option but does note that of the over 40K Mustang sportsroof (including the Boss and Mach1) that only a little over 4K came with Magnum 500 wheels. My guess wold be that most of those 4K found their way on the 1,806 Bosses and over 36K Mach1’s in 1971.

Yes - they ended up on that Kit in name and decal only MPC version that was not a Boss 351 by any stretch of the imagination. Those “Sport” hubcaps looks okay on a plain fastback or coupe but NOT a 71 Boss or Mach1.

Oh my. Dreams may come true. The hubcaps in this picture are no big deal as most Boss 351’s that have been restored have either the trim ring and hub cap or the chrome and black Magnum 500’s with Goodyear or Firestone F60-15 tires. I am pretty excited if this kit comes out in the next year or so as is will probably lead to a Mach1 version which would be only slightly different (front bumper and hood paint name a few things). Here are specs I found on line. Hopefully the model will not have the standard steering wheel and standard interior which you expect to see in a striped down 6 cylinder coupe. The decor Group or “deluxe” interior and the optional rim-blow steering wheels are much nicer looking. I have never seen the argent painted Magnum 500’s on a 1971 Boss 351 but I could not say for sure if none came with them. Also, the rear spoiler was not standard and the fold down rear seat was an option but all of them came with the space saver spare tire. I am pretty sure all 1,806 built had the rear fold down seat. The book Boss Mustangs but Donald Farr only spent a page and a half on the Boss 351 and the rest of the 170 plus pages on the 69-70 Bosses and 2012-2013 models. Everyone knows I am biased when it comes to 71-73 Mustangs but the 351 was faster in the 1/4 mile than the 69 or 70 Boss 302 and was ignored because Ford pulled out of the TramsAm racing series and Bunkie was out and Iacocca was more interested in developing and selling the much smaller Mustang II In 1974 that did not even have a V8 engine as an option. As for the T/A Boss 302’s, they were race cars and only resembled their street namesakes to sell cars.

Very nice and unusual color. I wish Revell made the 2003/2004 Cobra kit. All I can find is the 1/18 Maisto diecast.

Model and Decals look great but I bet they were a pain to do.?

Very nice modifications. Some day ?I will finish a 70 Boss 302 T/A I started about 25 years ago. ?

It should look great and I will be following too. I remember the 289 I saw with the hood scoop that was added later on was pretty rough underneath and was not painted the body color - just raw aluminum.

I am curious of what brand this is and the scale. Is it a snap lit similar to the Lindberg ones or is it made in Japan?

Sometimes I think you are raiding my closet for kits. ? But seriously I forgot about the fastback roof that came with the kit. Other than that and the color will you make and other mods (like different wheels or tires? I built one box stock in many year ago and the fit is typical of IMC kits from that area. At least Lindberg reissued some of the older kits as finding an original one can be pricey. YOu have to hand to IMC for making a kit with opening doors and a trunk in this scale which is till not the case with most kits 50+ years later.

More pictures to follow as the car needs some work. It is NOT mine but it is also not very far from Gary (maybe 40 miles) so hopefully I can get together with them and see the progress on this ex street 289 Cobra that has had quite a few modifications for vintage racing.

Simply awesome and great story and research. ?