Using the new-for-1969 Mustang, the production Boss 302 was an impressively engineered homologation special. A lot of that was centered on its unique thin-wall, high-nickel engine block with racy things like four-bolt main bearing caps and screw-in freeze plugs, plus canted-valve 351 Cleveland cylinder heads with huge ports and a solid-lifter bw2GL. The Boss 302 was a performance variant of the 1969-1970 First Generation Ford Mustang. In response to the growing racing competition offered by the Chevrolet Camaro, Ford decided to create two new performance focused Mustang variants in order to regain the company's foothold in North American motorsports. These variants were the Boss 302, which Only 767 of these special cars were produced in 2012, and now, an extremely low mile example is going up for grabs at Mecum’s Kissimmee sale, which starts this week. This particular Boss 302 Laguna Seca isn’t just in fantastic original condition, it also has traveled a mere 85 miles in its lifetime. In fact, the window sticker is still in With $1,100 trade-in for his '65 Mustang and his parents listed as co-owners, Richard ordered his Boss 302 and signed off to pay $110.73 per month for the next three years. Richard also remembered 1069 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Vehicle Type: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 2-door coupe. Displacement: 302 in 3 Power: 290 hp @ 5800 rpm Torque: 290 lb-ft @ 4300 rpm. PRICE AS TESTED Government Fuel Economy Ratings for the Ford Mustang BOSS 302 are 17-City and 26-Highway. After driving it like it was meant to be driven, we averaged 19 miles-per-gallon of regular. The Energy Impact Score is a fairly reasonable 17.1 barrels of oil consumed per year with a Carbon Footprint of 9.3 annual tons of CO2 emitted.

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