Ford’s Boss 302 V8 arrived as a purpose-built weapon for road racing, yet it ended up redefining what a small-block could be on both track and street. By blending high-rpm cylinder heads with a ...

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 ...

The Boss 302 name has always stood for a particular kind of Mustang, one that trades brute-force excess for a sharp, almost single-minded focus on going quickly around a circuit. From its original ...

Ford's Boss 302 Mustang is a real-life supercar in every sense. None of the "if you do this" or "after you add that" nonsense. It starts out good, and outclasses most of the world's big-engined muscle ...

In 1969, Ford introduced a heavily updated Mustang with sportier looks and new engines. It also added three new performance versions to the lineup. The lineup now included the Mach 1 and two ...

Invented by Frenchman Leon Levavasseur to power airplanes, the mighty V8 has become an icon of American automotive history. Cadillac introduced America to the V8 motor in 1914, and the car industry ...

The sixties were a great decade for Ford. The Mustang broke cover, followed by its Shelby spin-off, the Mach 1 athlete, and ultimately, the Boss brothers, the 302 and the 429. These two were ...