Eleanor's Bitch Sister......

Ford Purists sometimes turn up their noses, but I always liked the 1971-73 Mustangs, mainly because of Action Movies when I was a kid. Sean Connery led the baddies on a great chase through Las Vegas in the Bond flick "Diamonds Are Forever" if a red '71 Mach 1 fastback. Bikini clad Jill St John got my attention too. Then Jan-Micheal Vincent had a red '72 Mach 1 that was blown up in the finale of  the Charles Bronson classic "The Mechanic". And who could forget "Eleanor" the Yellow 1973 Mach 1 that H.B. Halicki piloted through 90 minutes of automotive mayhem in the original "Gone in 60 Seconds?"  I saw one on a Mustang website that-I'd sell my soul for-if I had any left to sell-( the Judge, two Trans-Ams, two Harleys, two Venturas, and the Hurst / Olds took most of it ) Any how this was a '71 Boss 351 with a 4-speed and 3.91 gears. It was red with black stripes and a blacked out hood and black front and rear spoilers. It had 17" American Racing Torq-Thrust mags shod with 275 / 40ZR17 Falken rubber all the around for maximum handling traction, although the seller said he had the original 15" Magnum 500s shod with 235 / 60R15 BFG T/A's for show duty as well. If you don't know-the Boss 351 had 11.3:1 compression, a hot solid-lifter cam, and an aluminum high-rise intake . This bumped output from the standard 351CJ's 285 hp to 330. Right off the showroom floor they'd run 13 second 1/4 miles and except for maybe a Pontiac Trans-Am handled better than anything else on the planet. Until the current Boss 302 debuted in 2011 this was arguably the best balanced Mustang ever. Yes, I know 428CJ Mach 1s are quicker in the 1/4 but their so nose-heavy that they corner like a UPS truck. No, the Boss 351 is like Jule's Wallet from "Pulp Fiction"- it has "Bad Mot$#%cker" written all over it. Or as I would call it-Eleanor's Bitch Sister. I want one. Except their were only 1,806 ever made and they usually sell for $40,000  on up. The guy wanted $58,000 for this one. Bummer. However.....On the same Website I saw a red an black 1972 Mach 1 with the 266 hp 351CJ, a 4-speed and 3.50:1 gears for $12,900!!!  I have a guy that's supposed to buy the H / O. If that happens, I could buy the Mach 1, add some aluminum Edelbrock heads and Performer RPM intake, a hot Crane Cam, some headers, some 16" Center Lines with 245 / 50 ZR16 Comp T/A's.....I think I'll call her "Priscilla".....anyone that cheats on Elvis is a Queen Bitch badder than the Mama in "Aliens".  Much more appropiate than "Eleanor". I might have some soul left to sell after all......Or not. But we all have some unattainable bitch we fantasize about. Mine is 41 years old and weighs 3,400 lbs.....Mastermind