Gift From My Dealer

[RoushF150]

I was fortunate enough to have been able to order a 2nd '13 BOSS. (#1479) My dealer who knows the story of Parnelli Jones being a boyhood hero of mine came up with an idea to surprise me with delivering my 2nd BOSS with a little something extra to say thank you for my loyalty. I won't bore you with the whole boyhood story but in 1970 I was 12 years old, my bicycle was a Fastback 100 painted SBY with black stripes and BOSS 302 painted on it by hand. Needless to say I have always dreamed of having that car.

Fast-forward 42 years and I can finally afford to have that car. This time around I picked up my new BOSS with PJ's autograph on the dash. Sure anyone could have signed it but I also got the original airbag cover without the autograph and the box with the shipping labels showing it's 2 way trip to get autographed.

Thanks so much Jim Carson, Blackstock Ford in Orangeville Ontario, Jim's partners at Ford and Ford of Canada and of course Mr Jones!!!







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[VoodooBoss]

That's a very cool story. You and I are the same age and although PJ was not a childhood hero of mine I met him when I was about 12 and got his autograph. I grew up close to the Ontario (California) Motor Speedway in Montclair. When the speedway opened PJ opened up a PJ Firestone store close to my home. He was there every year doing promos for the California 500 and my brother and I would go there and stuff the free ticket box and usually win tickets to the race.

 

[RoushF150]

That's cool. I still have not been able to meet him. I hope I can find him at SEMA this year.

 

[suprmn]

Great story! I too feel the Parnelli Jones signature sets the final missing piece in a remarkable automobile. Check out the same signature and Paul Brown's on my 2012 Yellow Blaze.

It's nice to have loyalty still mean something in today's world!!

 

[four-walling]

Roush,

Classy dealer.

Congrats.

 

[mach1]

hi there i had him sign mine also great guy. when i sent it to him i sent a camara with it and now have some great pics of him signing it to. Like carroll Shelby he asks for a donation to a great cause. And your signature looks just like mine so its real

 

[maddog]

I have spoken to PJ and had him sighn my #15 die cast mustang. He is a super nice guy and says he loved racing in that Trans Am series. Congrats on the signature thats really cool.

 

[JohnW#88]

Very nice. Great dealer.

My dealer etched the windows so I'd refuse the car and their gift (to themselves) was to market it up $15k.

Nice to see there's ONE good dealer out there.