2008 Young Owners Club Sweepstakes Rules

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

2. Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:01 A.M. EST on May 15, 2008, and ends at 11:59:59 P.M. on December 15, 2008.

3. Sweepstakes will be open to males/females, ages 16 to 25, with a valid driver's license as of May 15, 2008, who are legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia. Employees of Mustang Monthly and Mustang & Fords Magazines ("Sponsors") Mustangs Plus, YearOne, Competition Cams, TCI Automotive, Tire Rack, National Parts Depot, and Mustang Racing Technologies (all collectively "Prize Suppliers"), their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies and their family members and/or those living in the same household are not eligible to enter.

4. Enter by filling out an official entry form available within the magazine issue, or at www.mustang monthly.com and www.mustangandfords.com, or by sending your name, address, date of birth, phone number, year/make/model of car, color of car, engine type, length of ownership, and primary use of car on a 3" X 5" card. Send your entry, along with a photo of your Ford vehicle, to YO Club Membership, Attn.: Young Owners Club Registration, 9036 Brittany Way, Tampa, FL 33619, or e-mail the required information to yo.club@sourceinterlink.com. Entries must be received by dates listed in the Monthly Deadline, Drawing and Prize Schedule below (the "Schedule"). Multiple entries are not permitted. Only one entrant per entry. Sponsors and Prize Suppliers shall not be responsible for lost, late, mutilated or misdirected entries. Entry forms or requests that are printed by machine, mechanically reproduced, tampered with, illegible or incomplete are not eligible.

5. The sweepstakes will take place under the supervision of the Sponsors. Participants agree to be bound by these rules and the decision of the judges, whose decisions are final. The winners will be notified by mail or email by dates listed in the Schedule below for each drawing. To obtain a list of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope, after December 16, 2008, to: Young Owners Club Registration, 9036 Brittany Way, Tampa, FL 33619.

6. The Sponsors will randomly draw one winner each month from each drawing as indicated in the Schedule below. Each entry received is eligible for all subsequent drawings which have not yet taken place at time of receipt of entry. Each month's winner will be awarded the prize as indicated in the Schedule below. Odds of winning each drawing will be determined by the number of eligible entries received. Sponsors and Prize Suppliers make no warranties with regard to the prizes. Prizes are not transferable. No substitutions of prize allowed by winner, but Sponsors and Prize Suppliers reserve the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Prizes are not redeemable by winner for cash value.

7. Total approximate value of all prizes is $3,200.00.

8. All entries and requests become the property of the Sponsors and will not be acknowledged or returned. The Sponsors will have the right to photograph the winner. Entry constitutes permission to use the winner's name, picture, likeness and city and state of residence for purposes of trade, publicity or promotion for no additional compensation except where prohibited by law.

9. All entrants release the Sponsors and Prize Suppliers, their affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, and agents, and all others associated with the development and execution of this from any and all liability from injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from participation in this promotion or acceptance or use of any prize.

10. Prizes must be claimed by the dates listed below in the schedule below or a new winner will be chosen at the discretion of the Sponsors. At time prize is claimed, winner may be sent an affidavit of eligibility/publicity/liability release, which must be returned within the time frame specified before the prize, is awarded. Failure to execute and return any requested document within the time frame specified or return of notification or prize as undeliverable may result in forfeiture of the prize. An alternate potential winner may be selected at the sole discretion of Sponsors. All reasonable effort will be made to contact the winners. All taxes on all prizes are the responsibility of the winners.

11. Entries made by Internet will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry in the event of a dispute. The "authorized account holder" is deemed the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, service provider or other online organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. A potential winner may be requested to provide Sponsors with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure, human error or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, Sponsors reserve the right in their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. The Sponsors are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Sponsors on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, any combination thereof, or otherwise, including any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in the Sweepstakes. Sponsors are not responsible for late, lost, illegible, incomplete, stolen, or misdirected entries. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

12. The Sponsors and/or Prize Suppliers of this sweepstakes are Mustang Monthly and Mustang & Fords Magazines, 9036 Brittany Way, Tampa, FL 33619; Mustangs Plus, 2353 N. Wilson Way, Stockton, CA 95205; YearOne, 1001 Cherry Dr., Ste. 1, Braselton, GA 30517; Competition Cams, 3406 Democrat Rd, Memphis, TN 38118; TCI Automotive, 151 Industrial Dr., Ashland, MS 38603; Tire Rack, 7101 Vorden Pkwy., South Bend, IN, 46628; National Parts Depot, 900 S.W. 38th Ave., Ocala, FL 34474; Mustang Racing Technologies 21850 Garfield Rd., Northville, MI 48167.

13. Monthly Deadline, Drawing, and Prize schedule:

If you are a Mustang or Ford owner between the ages of 16 and 25 and have a valid driver's license as of May 15, 2008, sign up for a chance to win gift certificates from our YO Club sponsors!

You Could Win!
Each month, you could be eligible to win a $400 GIFT CERTIFICATE from one of our sponsors: National Parts Depot, Mustangs Plus, YearOne, TCI Automotive, Tire Rack, Comp Cams, and Mustang Racing Technologies.

How To Enter

The official rules are available here or in Mustang Monthly and Mustang & Fords magazines.

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Owner: Ian Bailey
Location: Redlands, CA
Vehicle: '66 Mustang Hardtop
Color: Red
Engine: 200 ci I-6
Length Of Ownership: 2 Years
Primary Use: Restoration Project

Ian Bailey shared his story with us via an e-mail:

Upon my way home from work, I saw my dream girl. There she was, with "for sale" signs all over her. My first thought was, It's probably already sold. I peeked through the window, felt the roof, closed my eyes, and just imagined fixing her up and driving her.

Well, it wasn't sold, and the owners liked me the most out of everybody who called and stopped by. Immediately following New Year's weekend of 2005, they sold it to me for $1,200 cash. I can't describe the feeling of maturity and pride after being handed the keys to my first car-and dream car at the same time. It was quite moving.

In August 2005 the unimaginable happened. My engine caught fire on the highway. Forty years of dirt, oil, and grime had caked the entire engine block, and the seals/gaskets had never been replaced-basically, the engine hadn't been properly maintained.

It was at this point in time I realized that if I was going to do this, I would do it once, and do it right. I decided to do the full-on restoration. My mom and dad sold me their family car so I would have something to drive.

Now I have my project car and a daily driver. So far, I've stripped the entire exterior and interior to just a shell. I'm slowly building it back up like a hot rod. I replaced the original '66 four-lug rear axle with a V-8 five-lug axle to accommodate my American racing 17-inch rims. The car will be equipped with a fully adjustable Air Ride suspension system from Air Ride Technologies. I need to buy new control arms and spindles before the front airbags, brakes, and rims can be mounted.

Soon to be installed are Stainless Steel Brake disc brakes on all fours; a TCP rack-and-pinion steering kit; a Flaming River stainless steel tilt steering column; an original, wooden Grant steering wheel; and a compressed-air tank in the trunk (to control the suspension system) with switches running up to the center console.

I'm keeping the original six-cylinder engine because it's not common, it gets better gas mileage, it's original, and I've already spent money on having the transmission rebuilt. The engine will also sport a chrome Clifford "6 into 2" header running through a Dr. Gas exhaust kit bringing the exhaust pipes out either side of the body kit's side skirts, just before the rear tires.

Lastly, I'll tackle the interior and stereo system, but I have a long way to go before I get to this point.

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It's hard to believe that a Boss 302-powered '69 Shelby Mustang, the only one ever built, has stayed nearly unknown for all these years. Now the car has been fully restored to the way Kar Kraft assembled it in 1969.

Near the end of Shelby's '65-'70 production run, Ford and Shelby planned to use Boss 302s as the foundation for a special run of 36 GT350 fastbacks. Essentially, the cars were going to be Boss 302s in Shelby clothing. Furthermore, each Boss Shelby would be Grabber Yellow with black stripes and black interior. Interestingly, Dearborn Assembly provided an early production Boss 302 in Acapulco Blue, one of the four available colors for '69 Boss 302s, as a pilot car.

The solid-lifter, Trans-Am-bred Boss 302 was a perfect fit for the Shelby. After all, Shelby Mustangs got the top engine offerings. Or did they?

Ford's introduction of the 428 Cobra Jet on April 1, 1968, provided a healthy dose of in-house competition for the Shelby GT500, which was powered by the lower performance Police Interceptor 428. Shelby quickly remedied this situation by introducing the '6811/42 GT500KR with Cobra Jet power in the spring of 1968. In mid-April 1969, in-house competition from the small-block side arrived with the Boss 302 Mustang. Shelby had upped the ante for the '69 GT350 by going from '68's 302-4V to the 351-4V Windsor, which matched the Boss 302 at 290 hp. But the Boss 302 was clearly the performance leader in the small-block lineup with features including four-bolt mains, canted valves, and a Holley four-barrel on an aluminum intake. The design had more potential than the 351W.

Nothing had higher performance in the Mustang lineup than the Boss series. Ford homologated the Boss 302 for Trans-Am with a run of production Boss 302 fastbacks in 1969 and 1970. The Boss series also included the '69-'70 Boss 429s and the Boss 351 for 1971. These cars came from Ford's Bunkie Knudsen, who defected from General Motors to become president of Ford in January 1968. He brought with him Larry Shinoda, the talented designer who created the Boss name and image. With Boss Mustangs competing against his GT350s and GT500s, Shelby could see the writing on the wall. Figuring his time at Ford was over, he ended his program in June 1969, with leftover '69 Shelbys sold as '70s updated with front spoilers and hood stripes.

Luckily, this Boss GT350 pilot car escaped after the program was scrapped. Although there are still mysteries and unknowns surrounding this particular '69 model, the following facts are clear.

Ford's Dearborn Assembly plant built this Mustang with a Shelby consecutive unit number on May 6, 1969, just weeks after '69 Boss 302 production began. The car carries a Boss and Shelby VIN, 9F02G482244-the G denotes the Boss 302 engine; the consecutive unit numbers beginning with 48 were designated as Shelbys. From the car's inception, it was an executive order, with DSO number 9999. The car is listed in the Shelby American World Registry with its G-code VIN conspicuous among the M-code (351) and R-code (428 Cobra Jet) numbers.

Mustangs from the "48" series went to the A.O. Smith Company in Southfield, Michigan, for final assembly into a Shelby Mustang. However, Ford shipped 9F02G482244 to Kar Kraft, the same facility where Boss 429s were built on a special assembly line.

A "999" report from Ford's Customer Assistance Center reveals this '69 Shelby GT350 was built May 6, 1969, with the 302 H.O. engine, a close-ratio four-speed transmission, 3.50 Traction-Lok, power front disc brakes, Acapulco Blue exterior paint, a knitted high-back bucket interior in black, F60x15 tires, a rear sports deck, the deluxe appearance group, an AM/FM multiplex radio, tinted glass, deluxe seatbelts, racing mirrors, a heavy-duty battery, and a tachometer with a 140-mph speedometer.

The car's current owner, who has requested to remain anonymous, contacted Carroll Shelby for more information about the car. Carroll explained that the engineers on the project are all deceased, including Shelby-American's head engineer, Fred Goodell. Shelby himself didn't spend much time in Dearborn in the late '60s. He never saw this Boss 302-powered GT350.

The current owner wanted to call this '69 GT350 a prototype. However, Carroll was more comfortable with "pilot car," which is more appropriate because prototype implies extensive engineering and mechanical work. In reality, 9F02G482244 was a standard Boss 302 with Shelby fiberglass and equipment, including front fenders, a grille, a hood, foglamps, side scoops, a unique interior trim, a rollbar, and other Shelby-specific features.

When the current owner restored this car to the concours condition seen here, he took note of the factory-drilled firewall holes to carry the foglights unique to the Shelby. Boss 302s, of course, didn't come with foglights.

A previous owner found a set of Shelby wheel centercap decals and an extra foglight switch under the original carpet. Another past owner, George Huisman, owner of Classic Design Concepts in Detroit, researched Ford Archives and had no luck finding original photographs, despite his access. It's possible Ford didn't document the car with photographs.

The car also proved to be the only '69-'70 Shelby with manual steering. Another unique feature is what's known as a "single-key locking system." One key opens the trunk and the doors. Other Mustangs, of course, used separate keys.

At this stage of the car's saga, we enter a gray area. Speaking with past owners, the current owner believes the Boss GT350 stayed at Ford for about two months. Then a Ford engineer, whose name is unknown, managed to get the car. He removed the stripes, fiberglass, and scoops to make the Shelby less noticeable. The Shelby items that remained included the interior, rollbar, roof snakes, and five-spoke Shelby wheels. The engineer kept the car for about 10 years before selling it in 1979 or 1980.

Luckily, the car survived major rust damage in its journey through the 11 owners who took the car from Michigan to Texas to Kansas to Tennessee, then back to Michigan and finally to Indiana. Other than replacing the quarter-panels, metal repair was minimal. During the restoration, the owner checked close to 50 date codes on the sheetmetal. "Ninety-five percent of them were stamped within two weeks of the build date," he says. For example, a sheetmetal date of 4-24-3D decodes as April 24th, third shift, Dearborn.

The interior is 75 percent original. The transmission has the original VIN stamp, and the original C8FE block is stamped X48. The C7FE crank, rods, and heads are original for this Boss 302 as well.

As a final check on originality, Carroll Shelby and Edsel Ford II have signed documents citing this Boss 302 Shelby as the one and only Shelby built with a Boss 302 engine. Shelby even signed the glovebox door with his autograph and the words "One of One."

Owner: Amber Brush
Location: Springfield, NE
Vehicle: '66 Ford Mustang
Color: White with blue racing stripes
Engine: 302
Length Of Ownership: 2-1/2 Years
Primary Use: Driver

Amber Brush is quite the Mustang fan. She purchased this '66 hardtop a little less than three years ago after finding it listed for sale in her local paper as a project car.

The car was in extremely rough shape when she looked at it (it needed floors and had body rust everywhere). While the owner said he had a lot of people look at the car, the condition it was in scared most of them away. Amber felt the tired Mustang deserved another chance, and she made an offer. With cash changing hands, she became the hardtop's latest owner and brought the Mustang home.

Originally straight-six powered, she put a 302 and FMX transmission into the Mustang, along with a five-lug, 8-inch rear. The entire suspension was replaced and upgraded as well. After two years of hard work and several thousand dollars, Amber's Mustang now runs like a top, and she drives it every chance she gets. "Whenever I'm cruising in my Mustang, I get several thumbs-up and lookers. No one ever believes a girl did all this work. I'm already starting my next project-a '65 Mustang fastback."

The '00 Mustang GT in the background is another of Amber's Mustangs. She'll make some Ford guy the perfect wife someday, don't you think?

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