1970 Ford Mustang

Boss 302 Other

8 - Cyl.

Manual

0F02G205324

Clear

Gasoline

This is a 1970 Boss 302 low-option project car. It came from the factory in Grabber Orange with only four options: Four Speed Close Ratio Manual Transmission, Traction-Lok Differential, F60X15 Belted Tires, Tinted Glass, and an AM Radio (which is still in the car). This was not a "full dress" car with rear window slats, Magnum 500s, a shaker hood scoop, or even the rear deck spoiler -- this Plain Jane was built for one reason: street racing on the country roads of 1970s Tennessee. This Boss was ordered in Gallatin, TN to run against the other Mustangs, Camaros, Chevelles, Goats, and even a Century or two that pounded the ground around Nashville, and it never left - partly due to the fact that the owner's little brother ran it off the road (driver's front sheetmetal and door) in 1975. After that, the car sat under tarps or in garages in Gallatin until today. The owner began purchasing parts to fix the damaged front body work but never finished it while he worked to keep other cars on the road (like the orange Roadrunner that's still out there). The Bad: the car has a non original driver's door and non-original (non-Boss) drivers front fender. The floor pan will need to be replaced (holes in the foot wells), and from a rust perspective, there are some spots on the body that need attention (rear wheel well) and surface rust in the engine compartment and on suspension components. I'm not an expert on determining the integrity of torque boxes and such, but a restorer told me that replacing the floor pan should be easy and there was nothing structurally bad with the car. If you have any specific questions or would like photos of specific areas, I'll do my best to get you what you need. Now for the Good stuff: the owner pulled the engine in 1975 and stored it. He claims it is the original block, though I have no way to verify this as there is no partial VIN stamped on the rear deck surface. It is a D0ZE-6015-C block and the casting date code is Mar 12, 1970 which is four months before the July 2 build date. The block has been recently freshened and bored .0030 over. The heads are complete and were freshened at some point prior to me getting the car, but I don't have any info on when or what was done. The original intake is there, still with vacuum trees and such, but the carburetor was lost (stuck on another car, I'm sure) long ago. The original valve covers are there along with the alternator, power steering pump, pulleys, water pump, fan, fan spacer, flywheel, some bracketry, the windage tray, and lots of original bolts. However, there is no oil pan, crank, pistons, rods, etc. The original radiator is there but needs to be refinned. The original transmission is still in the car along with the Hurst shifter. The owner purchased OEM Ford replacement parts between 1975 and 1980 including the rear valence, the drivers headlight bucket, the grill, the upper and lower grill trim, and the front and rear bumpers which are still in brown Ford wrapping paper. The grill trim is slightly tweaked but can be bent to proper shape easily. The replacement chin spoiler has no part numbers and is made of some sort of fiberglass -- I'm not sure if this is OEM, but it definitely doesn't look like the plastic ones they make today. The original hood is off the car but in great shape, and you'll have to analyze the engine bay photos to determine what's still there (the rev limiter and drip rail are). The rear deck lid has been replaced with salvage parts, as the original rusted out, but the original is available if desired. The original bucket seats are there but will need to be recovered, while the rear seat and seat back could probably be polished up and remain original. Lastly, the vintage Keystone wheels are obviously not original, and frankly don't look functional, but if you plan to go back original, I've got a set of the Boss-correct dogdishes that I'll throw in. This Plain Jane Boss is certainly a project that will require ground up restoration and deserves a rotisserie build, but it's rare that you get to start with a stack of numbered OEM Ford parts. The car is currently it Gallatin, TN and will be available at to view at any time between now and the end of the auction. Contact me through eBay to set up a time. I'll do my best to answer any specific questions that you guys may have. Thanks, and good luck!On Jun-19-11 at 15:25:00 PDT, seller added the following information: UPDATE !!! Block DOES have the correct partial VIN. While showing the car to an interested party, we did uncover the partial VIN stamp on the rear mating surface. It reads F05324 (where the 0 is actually stamped sideways). Thanks.