THIS CAR MATTERS: 1969 Ford Mustang Trans Am Boss 302

This Skunkworks racer was driven by George Follmer in period is one of two remaining cars produced by Ford Motor Company, Kar Kraft and Bud Moore, for the 1969 Trans Am racing season and is raced today by Vic Edelbrock.

[@sacooper802]

rest in peace Vic, i met vic and got a photograph with him during this event in carmel calif back in 2012, its hanging on my garage wall, i see it everyday while i build my dream cars

[@markw208]

Holy crap. Vid Edelbrock!

[@bamknm90]

Besides drag racing ,I loved watching the Trans Am cars.

[@rogeragent7159]

My favorite race paint scheme on a mustang!

[@mikekorn6968]

I have family pictures of those cars ( and more....) at Sears Point in my personal collection. I grew up in Novato & my dad raced SCCA 1968-1978

[@edge2sword186]

BUDD KNEW HOW TO PORT THE EXHAUST PORTS ON THE BOSS CLEVELAND HEADS TO GET THE MOST POWER OUT .

[@plantfeeder6677]

Didn't have to go far. Those Boss Cleveland heads were it's advantage over everyone else. Nothing made power like the Boss 302 in Trans-Am.

[@suzyjohnson4667]

Awesome!!

[@martinchabot571]

I watched the1969 Trans-Am race held in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. George Follmer #16 took the pole at 1:48.0 which was very fast. Early in the race it was Mustang first and second (1-Parnelli Jones 2- George Follmer). Then one the Mustang lost all its oil, created a big crash with many cars, three of them were Mustangs (including Peter Revson's blue #1).

[@plantfeeder6677]

Revson's would've been a Carroll Shelby entry. My favorite Trans-Am car of all time. Just looked so good in Shelby Racing Blue

[@stephendemyer5829]

Great Preservation - History ...

[@ehrldawg]

I bet it does matter!!

[@slickmet]

I...want...one =P

[@plantfeeder6677]

If this car had raced on the Goodyear Tires it now wears back in '69....Panelli Jones would've been a 2-time Trans-Am champion. Their Firestone tires being SHIT singlehandedly cost them the title in 1969.

[@happyfreeliferc]

im sure it had a Holley on it !!

[@plantfeeder6677]

If course it did. But the Holley is just a carbon copy of the Motorcraft 4-brl carburator only way better internally.

[@1youwatch]

Boring answers, let me show you how it’s done. Track car - Kar Kraft/Bud Moore 1969 Boss 302 originally driven by Parnelli Jones, Daily Driver - Bullet proof AMG G-Wagon or Toyota Hilux with a rocket launcher(it’s rough out there), Show car - the #7 Ferrari 250 GTO.

[@sparkymike83]

at 00:38 he says it was black with white speckels in the paint. what was the purpose of that?

[@Gearz70]

+sparkymike83 Like he said, to hide the welds (made to stiffen up the chassis).

[@FIXR7]

+sparkymike83 to make it hard to see the weld lines where they sectioned the body to angle the front fenders down.

[@FIXR7]

+FIXR7 although it looks like that one isn't angled too much? I remember the moffat one was more noticebly angled.