![]() ![]() Heading up design efforts related to the Boss 302 was Larry Shinoda. From these efforts, the 1969 Mustang Boss 302 was born. The goal was simple build a Mustang which was capable of dominating the Trans-Am racing circuit in its respective class, and toppling the Z/28 Camaro in the process. With the right team assembled, the development of the newest road-track-derived Mustang got underway. Both had previously been employed by General Motors. To facilitate such efforts, engineer “Bunkie” Knudson and designer Larry Shinoda were brought on board. Ford knew that they had to counter immediately. ![]() ![]() In fact, the then-newly released Z/28 Camaro was making waves across the automotive landscape. However, the vast majority of such critics were oblivious to the fact that Ford was already in the midst of creating their next street-dominating Mustang.Īt the time, Ford was quickly falling behind Chevrolet in the power wars, as the Camaro’s star was rapidly rising. Consumers often voiced discontent toward the manufacturer’s growing efforts toward appeasing those who desired outright straight-line performance. By the late 1960s, Ford had seemingly abandoned ambition toward road track dominance, or so many thought. ![]()
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