Wednesday, April 15, 2020

1970 FORD BOSS 302 ORIGINAL PHOTOS

1970 FORD BOSS 302 ORIGINAL PHOTOS
REFERENCE FOR DETAILED RESTORATIONS











The Boss 302 was created as part of Ford’s

homologation efforts. These rules allowed Ford to certify cars to race.

At the time, Ford was pursuing the strategy of

“Race on Sunday, Sell on Monday.” For the Mustang at least,

the strategy worked out very well.

When the Mustang first debuted,

Ford asked for Carroll Shelby’s help to make it a race-ready machine.

The GT350R held the B-class Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) title,

and made people pay attention to the race-potential of the Mustang.

By 1969, Carroll Shelby was looking to

take a break from designing cars.

Ford needed a new contender for the SCCA league.



















































































































1970 FORD BOSS 302 ORIGINAL PHOTOS

1970 FORD BOSS 302 ORIGINAL PHOTOS REFERENCE FOR DETAILED RESTORATIONS The Boss 302 was created as part of Ford’s...