The sixties were a great decade for Ford. The Mustang broke cover, followed by its Shelby spin-off, the Mach 1 athlete, and ultimately, the Boss brothers, the 302 and the 429. These two were ...

The 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 arrived at a moment when Detroit’s muscle wars were defined by quarter-mile bragging rights, yet it quietly rewrote the rules for how a street car could handle, rev and ...

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 ...

To counter the Chevy onslaught, the decision was made to produce a special version of the Ford Mustang aimed almost exclusively at Trans-Am, whose rules required that ...

The racing series had under- and over-2.0-liter classes, with all of the V-8-powered American iron running in the latter, which allowed displacements of up to 5.0 liters. Those were exciting times, on ...

The Boss 302 Mustang was still a desirable car in 1970, especially as the power under the hood continued to catch the attention of buyers specifically interested in performance. The Trans Am racing ...