If the car listed just before this one is “Goliath,” the yellow 5-window 1933 Ford coupe here must be “Boss!” Starting with a Ford steel body, it was built by Magic City Rod and Custom in Minot, North Dakota, and is a far cry from what Henry first unleashed on America’s roads back in 1933. Featured in Northern Rodder Magazine (volume 4 issue 1), this repurposed custom is now powered by a 1969 NASCAR Boss 429 CI V-8 engine. As most people know, this engineering release was created to give Ford a new weapon on the Grand National Circuit, and this engine was purportedly used by ARCA champion Jack Bowsher in speedway competition before being installed into this car. Machine-balanced by Adams Auto in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and detailed with chromed accessories, the Boss ‘9 uses aluminum cylinder heads, an experimental d-ported Spyder intake manifold, Mallory Unilite electronic advance distributor, a Speed Demon 750 CFM carburetor fed from a custom stainless fuel tank, and Jet Hot-coated custom exhaust with capped-end headers. This is backed by a Ford C6 automatic transmission using a Lokar shifter and Hughes converter, with 3.50 Positraction final gearing in the differential. The chassis starts with a Pete and Jakes frame that’s been stretched 2-inches, to which was added a Kugel stainless Phase II independent front suspension, Kugel custom independent rear suspension and custom stainless lower control arms. The body features a chopped and filled roof and custom rear roll pan and an all-business appearance thanks to the removal of fenders, engine sides and running boards, with everything refinished in PPG Venom Yellow. The interior upgrades include custom red upholstery with Teas bucket seats, Auto Meter carbon fiber gauges in the dash, custom overhead console, Vintage Air, an Ididit steering column, power windows, custom door panels, and an upgraded wiper system. Details seen outside are body-matched headlamp housings, the Walker radiator in a modified frame, Budnik 16x6 front and 17x7 rear wheels, and blackwall rubber. With power to spare and a sense of notoriety, it is indeed “Boss!”
