I was there 1967 - 1975 ('71/'72) and had never heard this story.
Only 2 of these "Lawman" Super BOSS 429 Mustangs were ever made by Ford for tours to U.S. troops in Vietnam, Japan, Guam, Hawaii, & Mainland military bases. It's the only Ford Made BOSS 429 Mustang that's automatic in the world,1,200hp, runs a quarter mile in 8.4 seconds at 185mph.
Top speed depends on how it's geared, but it's well over 185mph.
1970 Mustang Boss 429
 For the Vietnam tour the cars were shipped through a private shipping agent. I flew later but was 3 days there before the cars arrived. General Barrow was excited and looking forward to see the SUPER BOSS, because he wanted to make a trial run. But his main idea of course was to do something good to his guys. While we were having dinner, I got a telegram that a container with "application forms for wrecking" was fallen on one of the Mustangs. I was really upset - it was not clear at that time, on which Mustang the container had fallen. Later my thoughts were confirmed that it was the SUPER BOSS. I pulled the general over and informed him about the bad news, but he took it like a true Marine. He offered me a military airplane to get the second SUPER BOSS over and no, he would not accept any 'NO,SIR'. When I told him, it would take another 5 weeks to finish the second SUPER BOSS, he shook his head and said: 'You have 72 hours to bring it here. Get your stuff and we'll gonna make it". Well, I flew back and within short time we gathered everything that was needed. A military cargo airplane picked us up and back we were. A general - especially if he got the SILVER STAR in the Korea war - never accepts an 'impossible'. A true Marine makes it possible. My lesson back then. |
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