Photo: Barrett-Jackson
No matter how you look at them, all early versions of the Mustang have something special about them. This is why so many of them are still around, repeatedly selling for ever-increasing sums. In the case of this one here, the something special translates into the rare spec, but also some drag racing history.
Born in 1970 as a W-code Mustang of the Boss 302 variety, the car wears both the original paint and the native interior specification. There were a bit over 7,000 302s made back then, but just 575 or so had the Calypso Coral paint sprayed over the body. Of them, fewer still (78 as we’re told) matched that with a Vermilion Red interior. This one has them both.
The Mustang is for sale as part of the Barrett-Jackson auction scheduled to take place in March in Scottsdale, Arizona, and as such, it comes with a verified story.
Apparently, the car was shipped as new to the Oklahoma Panhandle region, from where it was sold. It arrived in Texas in 1972, and for a while was used as a road-going car. The owner of the machine then decided the 302 was up for some racing, and entered it in various events in Amarillo.
Apparently, the Boss was raced so hard that at one point, the engine blew, and the car had to be parked.
Now it’s back in working order, and it uses the same matching-numbers 302-ci (4.9-liter) engine wrecked while racing. The powerplant, still linked to the stock 4-speed manual transmission, was remade during work on the car that brought the entire overall package back to its former shine.
Showing 30,000 miles (48,000 km) on the clock, the Mustang probably can’t wait to get all of its four Magnum 500 wheels dirty again, and for a better chance of that happening, it goes with no reserve during the Barrett-Jackson event in March.
The Mustang is for sale as part of the Barrett-Jackson auction scheduled to take place in March in Scottsdale, Arizona, and as such, it comes with a verified story.
Apparently, the car was shipped as new to the Oklahoma Panhandle region, from where it was sold. It arrived in Texas in 1972, and for a while was used as a road-going car. The owner of the machine then decided the 302 was up for some racing, and entered it in various events in Amarillo.
Apparently, the Boss was raced so hard that at one point, the engine blew, and the car had to be parked.
Now it’s back in working order, and it uses the same matching-numbers 302-ci (4.9-liter) engine wrecked while racing. The powerplant, still linked to the stock 4-speed manual transmission, was remade during work on the car that brought the entire overall package back to its former shine.
Showing 30,000 miles (48,000 km) on the clock, the Mustang probably can’t wait to get all of its four Magnum 500 wheels dirty again, and for a better chance of that happening, it goes with no reserve during the Barrett-Jackson event in March.
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