boss 351

[Justbad Joe]

Looking for a ballpark figure on the value of a Boss351,white, numbers matching, paperwork with owner history, minor paint touchup, no rust. Motor has been rebuilt. Odometer shows 40-60 thousand. Going off 2nd hand info.
Thanks,
Joe

[agtw31]

this one sold for around 25 with wrong motor

http://www.cars-on-line.com/50346.html

Anyone here ever drive one of these Boss 351 Mustangs. Just wondering how they were in the performance dept. Back in the day I street raced a 69 Mustang with a 351 Clevland with my 70 L78 Chevelle. That Mustang surprised the hell out of me.

[442w30]

Frank, the Cleveland didn't come out till '70. It's been my observation that the heads were a bit too much for a showroom stock car, but the '71 Boss 351 had everything work together just right. Maybe someone who owned one will be able to chime in and say if that's accurate.

[old5.0]

I've driven two low mile, original owner stockers. Grew up a block and a half away from one of them; I've known both cars since I was old enough to walk. A Boss 351 with a sharp tune-up is an animal in stock form.

I'll put it this way. If I was lining up next to a solid lifter big block Chevy or Street Hemi car, I'd pick a Boss 351 before a 428 Cobra Jet, Boss 429, or any other Mustang from that era. At least in stock or near stock form.

[wagonman]

Two good buddies of mine here in town own a boss 351 and the other a boss 429.They constantly bicker back and forth as to who’s car held better numbers…..Apparently the boss 351 had better ¼ mile times then the boss 429! That’s ok….I’ll take the slower car.

[69hurstSC]

Value is around 40-60K on the 351's right now.

[429scj]

The Boss 351 is a perfect combo of performance, handling and comfort. A 1 year wonder, that was and still is an overlooked car. Much like the 70 429scj Cobras, great performance at bargain prices.

[ScottG]

A matching numbers complete and correct show car will bring 60-65k . A very nice looking car with a non matching B351 engine will bring 25-35k.But remember this is a one year only car. Good parts are scarce , rev limiter,exhaust manifolds, harmonic balancer, distributor are high dollar parts. The correct carb is a 3k part restored. This is a car that will run low 13's stock with a good tune up.

[Bill Pritchard]

I've never driven one, but I have most definitely taken a ride in one....

Back in 71, a good friend's brother-in-law was working for Ford Motor Co. powertrain engineering dept in Detroit. He drove back to IL (where I lived at the time) in a silver 71 Boss 351 that had some 'special enhancements' [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img] performed by him and some co-workers. That car was SCARY fast [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]