Richard Bosley traded his first car, the Mark I, for the #6 Sebring Racer Corvette of Dick Done of Raceway Enterprises. The 1956 Corvette served as the basis for the Interstate. Bosley, a horticulturist and nursery owner by trade, spent the next nine years "coach building" the Interstate. Assisted by his wife Carol there was over 5,500 hours of labor involved in the hundreds of handcrafted parts as well as items outsourced to Reutter of Germany (seats and grill) and Sibano-Bisano of Italy (side and vent windows).
The Intersate made it's debut in the 1967 Sports Cars in Review at the Henry Ford Museum highlighting many of its revolutionary features (high mount stop lamp, retractable driving light, heads up dash display and seats with side bolsters and passenger headrest). Even though it has the appearance of a "Dream Car" it was built for driving on the new highway system hence the name "Interstate".
Bosley kept the car until the late 1980s. The second owner allowed the car to fall into disrepair. It was rescued in 2000 and acquired by the current owners in 2015. A full forensic concours restoration ensued and was completed in the summer of 2017.
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You may purchase a print of the 1966 Bosley Interstate Mark II in our dElegance 2018 online gallery.
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