The original Boss 302 had a sibling, a model even more powerful and performance-oriented: the Boss 429. The 429 was released in 1969, and also got its name from its engine’s displacement.

If you’re going to buy a late first-gen Boss 302 Mustang, you should probably look for a 1969 model year variant first, before switching your focus to the 1970MY option.

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Next month: a 3,800-mile '66 Hi-Po fastback. On May 4, 1970, James Awalkowiak from Hastings, Minnesota, drove away from Livingston Ford Sales in a brand-new '70 Boss 302.

Ford built the original 302 at their Windsor plant from 1968 to 1979, and further production of the 5.0 from 1982 to 2001 means that, like the 305, there are tons of engines out there.

Ford built two different race cars based on the Boss 302: the 302R and the 302S. The 302R was the first to be built, with all the modifications one would expect of a race car, such as a gutted ...