The early 1970s may have ended the golden muscle car era, but Detroit automakers were still battling for horsepower glory on showroom floors and race tracks in 1969. Ford, for instance, introduced ...

Say what you will about the first-generation Mach 1 or the Shelby GT350/GT500 duo, there’s just something about the Boss 302 specification that may just make for the perfect late-first gen Mustang. It ...

Though some car fans flit from brand to brand, many know what they like and stick with it. So a classic Dodge obsessive probably isn’t going to be interested in making room for a Ford Mustang in his ...

Few of us can dream of owning a legendary Trans-Am race car. Jeff O’Neill achieved that dream and is putting his Mustang to good use With four Trans-Am pole positions and two wins under its ...

The story of the Boss 302, a modern homage to an iconic nameplate.

Officials of MCACN seemed to agree. They were impressed enough to award the Boss 302s assembled by ringleader Bob Perkins (with help from friends Jim Cunningham and Rick Campbell) with the ...

When Ford developed the original Boss 302 for the 1969 and 1970 model years, it needed to homologate a production car for the Mustang race car contesting the Trans-Am series, and it wanted to beat the ...

Ford’s Boss 302 V8 arrived as a purpose-built weapon for road racing, yet it ended up redefining what a small-block could be ...

It was one of Ford's best-kept secrets. In fact, team members were not even allowed to use the "B-word" in company meetings or hall conversations, although Ford dealers got a private hint during a ...