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'70 QUARTERHORSE MUSTANGS

One quarter Shelby, one quarter Boss 429, one quarter Mustang, and one quarter Cougar. Kar Kraft built this big-block Mustang as a proposed replacement for both the Shelby and Boss 429. Interestingly, Ford's proposal for the car came in September 1969, around the same time Henry Ford II fired Bunkie Knudsen, the Ford president who supported the Boss 429 program. Prior to Bunkie's firing, there had been talk about a possible '71 Boss 429. Even though Knudsen was gone, Ford continued with the horsepower theme to sell Mustangs, so the Quarter Horse was explored because the Shelby was soon dropped (November) along with the Boss 429 (January).
Officially, the Quarter Horse was known as the "Composite Mustang" because it used parts and pieces from cars already in the Ford lineup.

Details: A chassis from a Boss 429, a dash of Cougar XR-7, the fiberglass fenders and hood from the '69-'70 Shelby, and the fastback body and interior of a Mustang. To make it different from the Shelby, the Ford production studio, still headed by Larry Shinoda, placed a large Mustang running horse in the center of the grille and filled in the Shelby hoodscoops.Two prototypes were built, the Grabber Blue Quarter Horse seen here and a Candyapple Red version.

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Meer rare ones:
http://www.freewebs.com/mustangtechlink ... reones.htm

Jammer dat die nooit in productie gegaan is.

oh jawel hoor,

er zitten iets verschillen in, maar niet veel

de 70-er GT350/500
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Het grote verschil is de motor.

Cobra302 schreef:oh jawel hoor,
er zitten iets verschillen in, maar niet veel

Zoals je hier op deze foto ziet, de verschillen zijn duidelijk zichtbaar

De uiterlijk optische verschillen zitten 'm vooral in het ontbreken van de scoops aan de zijkant en de nasa induction scoops in de motorkap en de standaart tail light panel en achterlichten.

Ratrod schreef:Het grote verschil is de motor.

428 Cobrajet versus Boss 429 hemi
335hp 440 ft./lbs. of torque @ 3400 RPM. versus 375hp 450 ft./lbs. of torque. (beiden under rated,lag in werkelijkheid rond de 400)

En toch waren de standaard CJ's sneller op de strip dan de standaard Boss vanwegen de low end torque die ze op het asfalt brachten. De boss was in werkelijkheid nooit bedoelt voor "de straat", er moesten er echter 500 verkocht worden om een NASCAR homolegatie te verkrijgen.
Met de juiste mods echter !!
We zullen ben ik bang nooit weten wat voor een Boss 429 Ford in gedachte had bij de quarter horse in verkoop/straat uitvoering.

1970 shelby's zijn trouwens nooit geproduceerd, wel '69 shelby's met een '70 VIN De '70 wagens waren niet verkochte '69ers die onder FBI supervisie (jawel lol) werden voorzien van een andere '70 VIN.

Nou waren de '69/'70 shelby's al "minder" Shelby dan hun voorgangers.
Ford had namelijk het design en de productie in handen en voor Shelby was maar een klein deel in deze wagens weggelegt. '69 was tevens ook het laatste jaar van samenwerking tussen Ford en Shelby.

Mooi nieuws !
Hier ben ik dus zeer benieuwd naar, project is meen ik in Juni 2009 reeds van start gegaan.

Goodguys is proud to announce the 2010 Grand Prize Giveaway Car --the 1970 BOSS Snake. Boss Snake is a 429 Ford powered super muscle car designed by Kaucher Kustoms being built and assembled by Max-G Systems of Fogelsville, Pennsylvania. Max-G Systems is bringing new and innovative products and designs to the automotive aftermarket suspension industry led by their new Max-G Bolt-In Chromoly 4130N Aircraft Alloy chassis system. The BOSS Snake is a concept based on the ultra rare QuarterHorse Mustang of which there were only two prototypes ever built.
The car's finish will be PPG/Goodguys yellow. It will feature a complete Max-G suspension system powered by a Jon Kasse-built 429 Ford hemi motor, custom one-off Intro Wheels and many other unique muscle car performance parts and accessories.
Conceived as a possible replacement for both the Boss 429 and Shelby Mustangs, the so-called QuarterHorse Mustangs were built from actual Boss 429 Mustangs by the Kar Kraft company in Brighton, Michigan. Also referred to as the "Composite" Mustang, it contained several different parts and pieces than the original BOSS 429 Mustangs. The body was standard 1970 Boss 429, the front clip was Shelby Mustang, less the hood scoops, and the dash was Cougar. The first Quarterhorse, KK 2061, was painted Grabber Blue and was initially fitted with a Boss 429 engine. It was soon replaced with a 429 SCJ and sent to Hollywood to star with Burt Reynolds in a short-lived TV series called "Dan August". The second Quarterhorse was Candy apple Red and was fitted with a 429 SCJ engine. Amazingly, both Quarterhorses survived the crusher and are in the hands of collectors.
Max-G will be at this year's Great American Nationals (Sept 25-27 at Pocono Raceway) to display the chassis and give fans an up close look at the vehicle's chassis and suspension system. Look for the BOSS Snake to debut as a finished car in Scottsdale.
Project sponsors include: Vintage Air, Classic Instrument, Painless Performance, BFGoodrich, Flaming River, Ricks Hot Rods, Dynacorn, Baer Brakes, Tremec, Optima Batteries, Herculiner, PEAK, Grundy Insurance, Flowmaster Exhaust, Comp Cams, Performance Rod & Custom.

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The new Dynacorn body just after it arrived in PA at Max-G Systems

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The model built for the Good guys Give away car for 2010

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You can see the bowed fenders from this angle

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Scale elevations of the car. You can see the fenders are bowed out

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Progress pics from RPM Performance the shop building the Boss Snake. Getting ready to tub the car

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The actual wheel diameter will be 19" these are 20" mock-up wheels.

En dan tot slot nog iemand die zelf met het quarterhorse idee aan de gang is gegaan in combinatie met de roemruchte 427 SOHC "Cammer" motor.

1970 Cammer Quarterhorse link

Michel.

Boss Snake Giveaway Car Update!
Warrendale, Pennsylvania’s Redline Performance Motorsports (RPM), builder of Bill Steele’s 2009 Hot Rod of the Year and a shop full of other groundbreaking hot rods, customs and street machines have taken over the build of the Goodguys BOSS SNAKE 2010 Grand Prize Giveaway Car. The BOSS SNAKE will make its grand debut at the Goodguys 1st Spring Nationals in Scottsdale, Arizona March 12, 13 & 14, 2010 at Westworld.

We just received word that Jon Kaase Racing Engines has completed the engine featuring Billet Specialties, Tru-Trac and COMP CAMS components to make over 770 hp. Wow!

RPM will now begin massaging the Dynacorn body designed by Keith Kaucher in the coming weeks as well as working on the car’s final assembly. Stay tuned for more updates and plan on attending the brand new Goodguys Spring Nationals next March in Scottsdale to see the BOSS SNAKE up close!

Project sponsors include: Vintage Air, Classic Instrument, Painless Performance, BFGoodrich, Flaming River, Ricks Hot Rods, Dynacorn, Baer Brakes, Tremec, Optima Batteries, Herculiner, PEAK, Grundy Insurance, Flowmaster Exhaust, Comp Cams, and Performance Rod & Custom.

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