Surprising none of the "purists" or "enthusiasts" hit on the fact that Ford should never have offered the California Special package on a convertible in the first place. Defeats the whole purpose of bringing back the package.

That being said, a mustang is great car regardless of what stripes are on it. Without owners doing all manner of modifications to thier cars, the market wouldn't be there for aftermarket parts and owning one would be far less fun...ok maybe just slightly less fun. Even if you dont like it, at least it isn't antother frickin Elenore clone....

 

I realize you're just trying to be funny, but you CAN get a Shelby with a 5.0 in it, either as a GT-350, or as a GTS.

 

Amen, brother - ugliest mustang on the planet, and incorrectly referred to as a Shelby more often than not...

 

I think it doesnt bother people because its not a different model. The CS is a package that can be added to any normal gt ad ordered. I its like heated seats or nav. But the Boss and shelby have to be ordered as such. The dealer has to have the ability to do the ordering which some do not and those who can order are limited.

 

No, the "appearance package comment was for the GTS reference.

 

I am surprised at the comments on here. Life is short, enjoy it. I am not sure why people ask for opinions on something they have done to the car, and are happy with. There will always be negative comments, no matter what you have done, so ignore all comments, and be happy!

We are all individuals, and that is great, otherwise all of the cars would look the same. Keep smiling'

 

This! I like the way the 13' front looks so I'm considering getting a fascia from a 2011 gt500 and the black mamba hood. Now i won't be putting any snakes or lettering on the car but it will look like a Shelby. I have also learned that if you ask what people think you can't get mad when they give it to you. Also if you post on a public forum you have to take the good with the bad. Opinions are like ********, everybody has one. Its your car, like Digital Underground said, duwhatchalike!

 

They should not have put it on a fastback coupe either... The original California Specials were only 2-door notched roof hardtops that used select Shelby parts to dress it up.

 

I don't care what people do to their own cars. I just politely state that for myself I prefer not to badge or label my car something that it is not. Now I do love the Boss "C" and "L" stripes but my personal discretion is to leave the Boss name off them like I did when I put the C-stripes on my 08.

 

True, true. The new mustangs would be considered fastbacks, but at least it's a coupe. For me I like the fact that current design decisions and models are based on the heritage of the classic mustangs. I'm a little wary of the "European" design cues rumored to be going into the '15. Mustangs were built to beat the European cars not join them.

I lean towards the purist side, but as long as its American I'm good with it.

If you look at the '11 numbers, regardless of how you order it, the CS optioned cars were a small group, not much more than the '68 production numbers. I'm guessing that '12 will be similar. IMO this makes the car deserving of a special model category, of course I'm bias...

 

Wow....was going to keep quiet but he keeps going on saying he didnt say this. Its right here in black and white. Just fess up or stop saying you didnt say it. Its ok just accept it when someone corrects you or steers you in the right direction like we did. Thats how you learn

 

Since we're all sharing our opinions, here's mine. I like C Stripes. You could get them on a variety of Mustangs in the late sixties. However, only the Boss 302's say Boss 302 on them, and I don't think it's appropriate to use C Stripes with the Boss 302 lettering on any car that isn't a legitimate Boss 302.

Non-logo'd C Stripes would look great on our S197's. I would encourage the OP to remove the Boss 302 stripes and replace them with non-logo'd C Stripes.

 

I think this all goes back to the main question "its not a boss so why call it one?".

 

Thank you

 

all you jokers with the boss intake.. Any one grinding off the letters or are you leaving it when opening the hood for the "wow factor"?
same goes for Shelby rear spoilers, Saleen grills, CS Fascia, etc....
It aint a California Special so how dare you put a CS fascia on.....
When you look at it this way, you nay sayers should realize how silly your argument is (but you wont, lol)

 

those are simple parts being installed. Those can be done in a way that would look poser ish.. but its not putting a large label on the side on the car labeling it. Most people installing those parts are gaining hp and in some cases adding basic styling cues. How much hp does a boss 302 stripe pack add?

 

I'm a nay sayer, but I haven't added anything to my GT to pretend I have a limited edition car when I really have just a regular old GT.

If you think we're being unreasonable about your Boss 302 stripes, just wait til you see what happens if someone slaps snake emblems to anything other than an SVT Cobra or a Shelby.

 

Fail logic on display here.

 

My car is a perfect example of why you don't even have to do *that* to receive the full experience from Shelby owners.

0) I have a GT500 spoiler (from 3D Carbon) because I like that spoiler more than any of the rest of the spoilers available. It looks just like the GT-500 spoiler, right down to the Gurney flap).

1) I have 2010 GT500-like wheels (from American Muscle), not because they're "GT500-like", but because I prefer them over the other wheels available and they're **** cheap at $139 each.

2) I have a Cervini Type-4 hood that looks kinda like a KR hood, which is exactly why I chose the hood.

3) I have a white car with Guardsman Blue Le Mans and rocker stripes because it's a classic look. There is not "GT-xxx" text in the rocker stripes. The blue over white color scheme is the US international racing colors, and was used by more than just GT-350 (Corvettes, Sunbeams, Cunninghams, Firebirds, Camaros, Falcons, etc), so I don't see this as exclusive to Shelby.

4) I have the new style Powered By Ford fender badges on the car. I was originally gonna go with the old style ones, but I got these for just $48 (1/3 of the price everyone else seems to sell them for). Despite the fact that you only saw them on the 07-09 Shelby's (and Factory Five Cobra kit cars), I don't consider them to be sole property of Shelby because it's just an update on the original design of the same badge, and the car is indeed "powered by Ford".

I didn't add any other Shelby-like parts to the car, and no Shelby-specific badges, yet Shelby owners continue to incorrectly identify the car as a Shelby (and they really should know better), or treat me as if I'm trying to create a Shelby clone. So to hell with everyone that objects to anyone else doing something similar, whether it be a Shelby, Boss, or whatever.

To the OP - you need to go further. The car needs more than just side stripes to look like a Boss. It needs lowering, the boss grille, fascia, and splitter, and the pony faux gas cap. Since it's a convertible, I'd also consider putting something from this web page in it:

http://www.americanmuscle.com/mustan...bars-1012.html

 

That wasn't the original question. The *original* post was more along the lines of, "Here's what I'm doing, and if you don't like it, you can suck it."