Boss Shinoda

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Originally Posted by Mr 5 0

Unlike Carroll Shelby, Larry Shinoda never had his own production facility. The Boss Shinoda 429 - a '94 Mustang with a 429 that was loaded with performance options and ran low 11's in the quarter - was designed and developed by Larry Shinoda. Unfortunately, the 429 Shinoda Mustang had a fantasyland price tag, making it more dream than reality. Basically, it was a 'concept car'.

However, there was also a limited edition, 5.0-powered version of the 'Boss Shinoda' that actually was sold in Ford showrooms a decade ago and is still around, today.

FYI: Larry Shinoda died in 1997 at age 67.

Here's a link to the '94 'Boss Shinoda' 429 specs and an owner's 302 Boss Shinoda Mustang that you might find interesting:

http://www.streetclassics.com/mustangs/boss1.htm

You mean the Boss 604? Hehe. They punched that 429 out to 604ci, and mated it to a C-6 automatic to handle the 800lb/ft of torque it made. It was built to answer the challenge of aa 572ci Camaro produced by the Bowtie guys. I believe both cars broke before the complete test was done, but it was obvious the Boss was a superior vehicle. It took out the engine during some hot laps at a road course. The deep sump oil pan allowed the engine oil to slosh too far to one side and starved the pickup tube, if I recall correctly. Really cool concept, though. I wonder what Ford could really do with a 427, 428 or 429 these days.