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This title in other editionsMustang Boss 302: From Racing Legend to Modern Muscle Carby Donald Farr
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The Complete Story of the Mustang Boss 302, from beginning to end to new beginning. . . Of the legendary names in the history of the Ford Mustang, one stands apart: BOSS. Originally created to homologate the new Boss 302 engine and option package for SCCA Trans-Am racing, the Mustang Boss 302 debuted for the 1969 model year and was built in limited numbers for the street through 1970. Designed by the legendary Larry Shinoda, the Boss cars were easily distinguished from their less potent stablemates by their racebred powerplant, standard front spoiler, and bold graphics. For the 2012 model year, Ford revived the most revered of all Mustang models. With a new racing counterpart and a modern street version that delivers more than 440 horsepower, the Boss is truly back! To mark this historic occasion, Mustang historian Donald Farr has written a complete history of the Boss 302, from its late-1960s origins in Ford’s boardrooms, through its Trans-Am successes and untimely demise in 1970 up to the conception and development of the spectacular new 2013 Mustang Boss 302. Packed with brilliant photography and firsthand accounts from the people who created the original Boss as well as the team that resurrected Ford’s most iconic Mustang, this is the story every Mustang enthusiast has been waiting to read! Synopsis:Donald Farr has been on staff at Mustang Monthly Magazine for 30 years. In addition to his magazine work, Donald authored Mustang Boss 302: Ford’s Trans-Am Ponycar and co-wrote How to Restore Your Mustang with Mustang Monthly founder Larry Dobbs. He currently owns the 1966 Mustang GT that his grandfather purchased new. Rufus Parnell "Parnelli" Jones is an American racing legend. As a driver, he has won races and championships in a wide variety of machinery, including sprint cars, midget cars, stock cars, off-road vehicles, sports cars, Trans-Am cars, and Indy cars. A winner of three Indy 500s (one as a driver, two as a car owner), among his many other career highlights was winning the 1970 Trans-Am Championship in a Mustang Boss 302. Synopsis:Mustang Boss 302 From Racing Legend to Modern Muscle Car Boss 302: The name invokes visions of stripes, spoilers, and Parnelli Jones screaming to a Trans-Am championship in a School Bus Yellow Mustang. When Ford needed a muscular Mustang to homologate a special engine for Trans-Am racing and to compete against the Camaro Z/28 on the street, the Boss 302 met the challenge—and became a legend in muscle car and racing history. For over 40 years, Ford waited for the right Mustang and the right 5.0-liter engine to bring back the Boss 302 name for a modern reincarnation of the original. Like its 1969–1970 predecessor, the 2012 Boss 302 Mustang was bred for racing, by racing. Donald Farr’s Boss Mustang: From Racing Legend to Modern Muscle Car is the complete story of the Boss 302 Mustang, from trans-am victor to modern muscle. Donald Farr has been on staff at Mustang Monthly Magazine for 30 years. In addition to his magazine work, Donald authored Mustang Boss 302: Ford’s Trans-Am Ponycar and co-wrote How to Restore Your Mustangwith Mustang Monthly founder Larry Dobbs. He currently owns the 1966 Mustang GT that his grandfather purchased new. About the AuthorLakeland, FL Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword by Parnelli Jones Prelude by John M. Clor Introduction by Mickey Matus Chapter 1: 1963–1968 Ford Goes Racing Chapter 2: Building the Boss Chapter 3: 1969: Look Out Z28, Here Comes Boss 302 Chapter 4: 1969 Trans-Am: Boss for the Track Chapter 5: 1970: Hot Performance, New Graphics Chapter 6: 1970 Trans-Am: Championship Mission Chapter 7: Forty Years in Waiting Chapter 8: Project 747 Chapter 9: “R” Is for Race Chapter 10: The Boss Is Back Chapter 11: Laguna Seca: Boss to the Extreme Appendices 2012–2013 BOSS 302 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 1969–70 BOSS 302 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 1969–70 BOSS 302 MAGAZINE ARTICLES 1969–70 BOSS 302 DRAG TEST RESULTS BOSS 302 OPTIONS Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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