One of the era’s nimblest golden-age muscle cars proved a fierce road racing warrior. It was also reborn as a modern Mustang track star. By the tail end of the 1960s, Ford was heavily involved in SCCA ...

We love the Ford 302. Its short, 3.00-inch stroke encourages flinging the tach needle to 7,000 or even 8,000 rpm, and its fat, 4.00-inch bore allows mucho cylinder head breathing. We've punished a ...

In 1969, Ford gave its Mustang a high-revving, race-derived, 302-cubic-inch V-8, and the resulting Boss 302 became something of a legend. Ford is resurrecting the famous nameplate for the 2012 model ...

This 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 was refurbished back in 2007, losing its original Boss 302 engine in favor of a 351 ci Cleveland V8. As far as this car being a collectible, the engine swap was ...

The 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 was built with a single purpose in mind: to turn a street pony car into a Trans-Am title ...

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 ...

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 ...

Themistoklis is passionate about everything that has 4 wheels. He has a postgraduate degree in Automotive Engineering and was the founder of the only University Automotive Union in Greece. He has also ...

Sidd started as a freelance writer for TopSpeed back in 2017 and took up a full-time position a year later. 2,100+ articles later, he got into the editorial side of things and is now the sitewide ...

"I grinned when I read the VIN, 0F02G100081, followed by the words, 'Cleveland Intro Show, Cleveland Sheraton' from an issue ofMustang Monthlya couple years ago." Bob Waters immediately recognized the ...

In 1969 and 1970, the hot Mustang Boss 302 was essentially a race car for the street. Now the Boss 302 is back as a completely modern version of the original that even has Ford veterans excited. "I ...

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 ...