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[Mark White]

Hello everyone!

I have a 1971 Mustang Convertible, one owner, 60 k miles. It is a rare 'Executive Demo' made for Regional Ford Sales Managers. I have a book that shows the options available, and it does not have the Boss 429 option. But it does have everything else. Power windows, tilt wheel, rim blow, 351 Boss motor, power everything. Magnum 500 wheels, etc. etc. I have some questions, in the drivers window is a sticker, decal, from 'FORD Marketing Corporation' and it says...'Reconditioned to FORD Marketing Corporation Standards'. Ok, I bought this car on a lien sale out of a barn in California, and the story I got was the car was ordered by a Regional Sales Manager, in the Bay Area. He sold it to his niece, who was the person who stored it for about 35 years. Could it have been sent to the recondition service before the relative took the car? Is the Boss motor a Ford recondition service? My understanding is there are no Boss motors with C6 automatics. The car is original paint and interior and almost everything else. The tires and oil filter have been changed. I did make two changes.... the exhaust was rusted, so I installed 2 1/2 inch 316 stainless steel pipes and mufflers. I replaced the plastic convertible top with the most expensive canvas top I could find, so it matches my Z4 M BMW top. What can you tell me? Thanks! Mark

 

[caspianwendell]

Welcome from Arkansas, I would really like to see pics of your car. A marti report should tell you what your car was born with.

 

[jbojo]

Welcome from TriCities WA.

 

[OLE PONY]

Welcome to the site. Sounds like a great find. Post up some pics.

 

[rpmcarter]

a shout out from my VAN ...down by THA RIVER

http://www.martiauto.com/reports2.cfm

will tell you everything you want to know. the best option is the is the elite report for a car that rare and full details.

http://www.martiauto.com/secure/report_chart.cfm

 

[John J]

Welcome to the site and get a elite marti report Like RPMCarter said and it will tell you everything you want to know about the car.

John J

 

[cudak888]

Hello everyone!

I have a 1971 Mustang Convertible, one owner, 60 k miles. It is a rare 'Executive Demo' made for Regional Ford Sales Managers. I have a book that shows the options available, and it does not have the Boss 429 option. But it does have everything else. Power windows, tilt wheel, rim blow, 351 Boss motor, power everything. Magnum 500 wheels, etc. etc. I have some questions, in the drivers window is a sticker, decal, from 'FORD Marketing Corporation' and it says...'Reconditioned to FORD Marketing Corporation Standards'. Ok, I bought this car on a lien sale out of a barn in California, and the story I got was the car was ordered by a Regional Sales Manager, in the Bay Area. He sold it to his niece, who was the person who stored it for about 35 years. Could it have been sent to the recondition service before the relative took the car? Is the Boss motor a Ford recondition service? My understanding is there are no Boss motors with C6 automatics. The car is original paint and interior and almost everything else. The tires and oil filter have been changed. I did make two changes.... the exhaust was rusted, so I installed 2 1/2 inch 316 stainless steel pipes and mufflers. I replaced the plastic convertible top with the most expensive canvas top I could find, so it matches my Z4 M BMW top. What can you tell me? Thanks! Mark

Welcome. Looks like you got yourself a nice find.

You'll definitely want to run a Marti report, though a few things can be cleared up now:

No R-code Boss 351's were ever produced as convertibles. A similar R-code known as the 351HO 4V - without the Boss moniker - was available in all '72 models, though convertible production was all of 13 cars, all of which came with wide-ration 4-speed toploaders. Next down from an R-code would be an M-code 351C 4V. These were plentiful in all models, and found with U-code C6 transmissions. What's your VIN? The letter after 1F03 will be your engine code. Prefix will be 1T03 if New Jersey production, 1R03 if San Jose. "F" is Dearborn and the most common.

What color combo do you have? Can give you production stats on that. A few random things I pulled out from Marti's Mustangs, By the Numbers book:

One convertible was produced in '71 as an Executive Car - but that's entirely different from a demonstrator made for executive purposes.

380 convertibles in '71 with tilt wheels,

462 '71 convertibles with power windows,

104 with factory Magnum 500's (beware - common dealer add-on!)

-Kurt

 

[GravY]

This will be an interesting one to follow..

Welcome from SE Michigan.

 

[Austin Vert]

Welcome from Brisbane, Australia.

Greg.

 

[Luke]

Welcome from another Aussie. Great find. Photos Sir we must have pictures of this beasty.

 

[goodnigh]

Welcome from northern California.

mike

 

[luxstang]

::welcome:: from Luxembourg, Europe.

+1 on the Marty report, especially as this seems to be quite an interesting car. It'd be really cool to know what it's all about.

 

[will e]

Howdy from Phoenix!

 

[73MustangCoupe]

Welcome from western Tennessee!! ::welcome::

 

[Boss1Ray]

Welcome from Oklahoma.

Kurt (cuda888) mentions some valid info. Dounds like you have an interesting car but do your homework.

We have a few other '73 owners with Ford Marketing ties. You guys could help each other out a lot!

Ray

 

[Mark White]

Hello everyone!

I have a 1971 Mustang Convertible, one owner, 60 k miles. It is a rare 'Executive Demo' made for Regional Ford Sales Managers. I have a book that shows the options available, and it does not have the Boss 429 option. But it does have everything else. Power windows, tilt wheel, rim blow, 351 Boss motor, power everything. Magnum 500 wheels, etc. etc. I have some questions, in the drivers window is a sticker, decal, from 'FORD Marketing Corporation' and it says...'Reconditioned to FORD Marketing Corporation Standards'. Ok, I bought this car on a lien sale out of a barn in California, and the story I got was the car was ordered by a Regional Sales Manager, in the Bay Area. He sold it to his niece, who was the person who stored it for about 35 years. Could it have been sent to the recondition service before the relative took the car? Is the Boss motor a Ford recondition service? My understanding is there are no Boss motors with C6 automatics. The car is original paint and interior and almost everything else. The tires and oil filter have been changed. I did make two changes.... the exhaust was rusted, so I installed 2 1/2 inch 316 stainless steel pipes and mufflers. I replaced the plastic convertible top with the most expensive canvas top I could find, so it matches my Z4 M BMW top. What can you tell me? Thanks! Mark

 

[Boss1Ray]

Thanks for posting a pic. Get that Marti report!!!! (plz... )

Ray

 

[rpmcarter]

Hey that Pic is a great start!! We wont to see more !!! and the Marti Report... Post them to the 71-73 Mustang Talk board you'll get a LOT of conversation about that car!

 

[Mark White]

Hello everyone!

I have a 1971 Mustang Convertible, one owner, 60 k miles. It is a rare 'Executive Demo' made for Regional Ford Sales Managers. I have a book that shows the options available, and it does not have the Boss 429 option. But it does have everything else. Power windows, tilt wheel, rim blow, 351 Boss motor, power everything. Magnum 500 wheels, etc. etc. I have some questions, in the drivers window is a sticker, decal, from 'FORD Marketing Corporation' and it says...'Reconditioned to FORD Marketing Corporation Standards'. Ok, I bought this car on a lien sale out of a barn in California, and the story I got was the car was ordered by a Regional Sales Manager, in the Bay Area. He sold it to his niece, who was the person who stored it for about 35 years. Could it have been sent to the recondition service before the relative took the car? Is the Boss motor a Ford recondition service? My understanding is there are no Boss motors with C6 automatics. The car is original paint and interior and almost everything else. The tires and oil filter have been changed. I did make two changes.... the exhaust was rusted, so I installed 2 1/2 inch 316 stainless steel pipes and mufflers. I replaced the plastic convertible top with the most expensive canvas top I could find, so it matches my Z4 M BMW top. What can you tell me? Thanks! Mark

WOW! Thank you for all of the responses! What a forum, I am over whelmed! I ran down to the garage and got some pics. The vin is: 1F03M...San Jose is where it was sold. 9 inch rear. Offset shocks, front disk brakes. Front and rear anti roll bars. GT guages, 8 track needed a new belt, but plays as good as they ever did. Ha! I found a build sheet tucked in the passenger side carpet under the dash, and it says Magnums are factory. They have a white paint mark on the inside of the rim. It has a factory aluminum intake and dual point distributor, with solid lifters. My real concern is if the wife can out run me in the 1/4 mile with that bimmer.....she is a hell of a driver, and has 329 hp in 3,024 lb car with a 6 speed. The Mustang is kinda scarry, makes a big noise, and goes like hell. This car is pretty cool, even the old original floor mats are in pretty good shape. I cleaned it up for a year, then went to another project. I am ordering the Marty Executive report today. What can I get for this time capsule? Should I get the Hockey stick stripes? I think they look cool. The paint is OK, but I would like to have it 'restored'. If this car is worth anything as a survivor, I do not want to lower its value by changing too much. Again, many thanks to every ones responses, the good advice is very much appreciated!


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