Forty years ago, Parnelli Jones won the 1970 Trans-Am championship in a Mustang BOSS 302.
Well the BOSS is back.
Ford restarted its racing car business back in 2005, when Ford began selling the FR500C, a full-bore race car that private race teams could order from Ford Racing. The successor to the FR500C is the newly revealed is BOSS 302R, which honours its 1970 counterpart.
The 5.0-litre block and architecture in the BOSS 302R is the same as in the 2011 Mustang GT.
The 302R comes standard with six-speed manual transmission, roll cage, race seats, safety harness, data acquisition and race dampers/springs, and a Brembo brake and tire package, starting at an MSRP of $79,000 (US).
With the Gram-Am Homologation Package (BOSSR1), the price goes up to $129,000. But this BOSS would then be ready to compete in the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge series (formerly known as KONI Challenge). As of this writing, five R1 cars are preparing to take the green flag at the first race of the series on Jan. 29, 2010 in Daytona.
These R1 models feature a sealed high-output race engine with upgraded cooling system, a close-ratio six-speed transmission with integral shifter, a seam-welded body, race suspension/KONI dampers and ABS brake tuning, race exhaust, and a high-speed balance one-pieced drive shaft.
If you want either model, better get your order in. Ford racing will build only 50 this year, for delivery in the third quarter of 2010.
photo:Ford
Well the BOSS is back.
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Ford restarted its racing car business back in 2005, when Ford began selling the FR500C, a full-bore race car that private race teams could order from Ford Racing. The successor to the FR500C is the newly revealed is BOSS 302R, which honours its 1970 counterpart.
The 5.0-litre block and architecture in the BOSS 302R is the same as in the 2011 Mustang GT.
The 302R comes standard with six-speed manual transmission, roll cage, race seats, safety harness, data acquisition and race dampers/springs, and a Brembo brake and tire package, starting at an MSRP of $79,000 (US).
With the Gram-Am Homologation Package (BOSSR1), the price goes up to $129,000. But this BOSS would then be ready to compete in the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge series (formerly known as KONI Challenge). As of this writing, five R1 cars are preparing to take the green flag at the first race of the series on Jan. 29, 2010 in Daytona.
These R1 models feature a sealed high-output race engine with upgraded cooling system, a close-ratio six-speed transmission with integral shifter, a seam-welded body, race suspension/KONI dampers and ABS brake tuning, race exhaust, and a high-speed balance one-pieced drive shaft.
If you want either model, better get your order in. Ford racing will build only 50 this year, for delivery in the third quarter of 2010.
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photo:Ford