FORD MUSTANG BOSS 302
Dec 10, 2020
4 minutes
For most car-makers, the only reason to spend money racing your cars is to make money selling them.
‘Win On Sunday, Sell On Monday’ was an adage coined by Detroit and motivation enough for Ford to heavily back its Mustang to win the Trans-American Sedan Championship. From 1966-67 it took the Over Two Litre title then for 1969 produced a model specifically designed to dominate TransAm events.
With the capacity limited to 5.0 litres, Ford’s 302 cubic inch V8 was a perfect choice for the provocatively-named Boss 302. Tweaks for reliable racing included a crankshaft with four-bolt main bearings, cylinder heads came
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