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When owners who left muscle cars to rot are asked about their reasons, one of the most common answers is 'I left it until it would become valuable.' And while that's plain sad, the Ford Mustang Boss 302 we have here certainly fits the description.
The Blue Oval toy was rescued less than a month ago, with the vehicle sitting underneath the threes. According to its saviors, the 'Stang had spent north of 25 years in that situation. And it looks like we're dealing with a Grabber Blue example of the American icon. In fact, the Boss 302 deserves plenty of credit for making the said hue popular.
While we're talking about the folks who gave this Ford the attention it deserves, the vehicle surfaced thanks to Travis Barnes, who explains his father came across the machine.
An Air Forces veteran, Travis helps the car community via the Snail Performance shop and the sheer caption of the Instagram post showcasing the car is enough to get one excited: "When your Dad texts you "look what we found". Childhood dream car is happening, 1970 Boss 302 saved from the woods."
As you'll notice in the second Insta post below, the past weekend saw the muscle monster being "scanned" for issues (that's the papa standing through the trunk).
Now, at least judging by what we can see in these photos, the car could've been in a much worse shape following its prolonged nature experience, with this applying to both the exterior and the interior.
Keep in mind that Ford only offered the classic Boss 302 for the 1969 and 1970 model years, with this being a homologation special that allowed the company to compete in the SCCA Trans-AM series, hence the 305 ci (5.0L) displacement limitation.
And here's to hoping the Grabber Blue Boss 302 sitting before us returns to the road as soon as possible (who knows, perhaps the said gearheads are willing to find a new home for the Mustang).
While we're talking about the folks who gave this Ford the attention it deserves, the vehicle surfaced thanks to Travis Barnes, who explains his father came across the machine.
An Air Forces veteran, Travis helps the car community via the Snail Performance shop and the sheer caption of the Instagram post showcasing the car is enough to get one excited: "When your Dad texts you "look what we found". Childhood dream car is happening, 1970 Boss 302 saved from the woods."
As you'll notice in the second Insta post below, the past weekend saw the muscle monster being "scanned" for issues (that's the papa standing through the trunk).
Now, at least judging by what we can see in these photos, the car could've been in a much worse shape following its prolonged nature experience, with this applying to both the exterior and the interior.
Keep in mind that Ford only offered the classic Boss 302 for the 1969 and 1970 model years, with this being a homologation special that allowed the company to compete in the SCCA Trans-AM series, hence the 305 ci (5.0L) displacement limitation.
And here's to hoping the Grabber Blue Boss 302 sitting before us returns to the road as soon as possible (who knows, perhaps the said gearheads are willing to find a new home for the Mustang).
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