Manufacturers knew that winning on sunday meant sales on monday, so the stakes were high. Paul has jimmy fee in fresno begin the painstaking task of restoring the body and paint to asdelivered condition. A specific section for ta cars as viewed separately from other sedans began with the 68 rule book. Originally known as the trans american sedan championship, the name was changed to the trans american championship for 1967 and henceforth. The untold stories from the men who built the cars. Mustang boss 302, fords trans am pony car by donald n farr, 1983, mustang publications edition, unknown binding in english.
In addition to his magazine work, farr authored mustang boss 302. Right at january 1966, we bought a mustang notchback and made it into a trans am car. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. The ford mustang was the first pony car, introduced midyear in 1964. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. According to mecums description of the car, the mustang remained competitive that year, with subsequent buyer keith thomas at the wheel. The trans am series was created in 1966 by sports car club of america scca president john bishop. The current president of the trans am race company is john clagett. A tale of two mustang boss 302 trans am cars unfolds in monterey kurt ernst on jul 21st, 2016 at 8. My boss 302 has been constructed following the guidelines outlined in those publications, including the engine and all suspension. Start by marking mustang boss 302, fords trans am pony car.
Published on oct 28, 2017 watch old footage classic muscle cars such as mustang, camaro, cuda, challenger, javelin and cougars battle it out. General motors designers had already created some custom honda and kawasaki cafe racer motorcycles for bill mitchell in. The shelbybuilt cars and teams won championships in 1966 and 1967. The golden years in photographs, 19661972 recaptures the speed, intensity, and intrigue of the trans am through hundreds of vintage photographs, most of which have never before been published and include rare color images. Car tech ct530 the definitive 6769 firebirdtrans am guide book made by car tech. History of the shelby mustangs mustang monthly magazine. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Daniel lipetz has published his new trans am book 224 pages about the 196672 era for us enthusiasts. If you want to know anything about the original ford boss 302 mustangs built in years 196970, this is the ultimate information. It was restored for vintage racing in 1991 and includes logbooks. Driven by legends, mighty muscle cars roared mustangs, camaros, javelins, firebirds, cougars, and more. The series has in fact gone by a variety of different names through the years too many to list, some linked to sponsors, some not. The history, design and culture behind fords original pony car. Auto racing history trans am champions deep throttle.
Theres never been a more hard fought race series than the trans am races of the late sixties and early seventies. The publishers edition for 250 dollar might be a special collectors item 256 pages in the future with only 150 printed, so make sure you get it signed by pj, dan guerney, george follmer, bud moore, penske and posey. First trans am race held on march 25 is won by austrian formula one driver, jochen rindt, in an alfa gta at sebring. See other listing for authentic trans am 302 tunnel port. The roush capris proved unbeatable in 1985, winning 12 of the 15 races as 22yearold wally dallenbach, jr. Also includes 2 left nos kar kraft quarter panels with correct flairs and 2 stock panels which can be flaired to match. The focus is on the iconic over twoliter cars that attracted the most attention from fans and support from. A complete history and recognition guide as want to read. Vintage race carse, from replicas and tributes, to classic nascar stock cars, rebuilt european racers, vintage porsches, trans ams, and any other vintage vehicle that is still track worthy. In the 1966 rule book there was no dedicated transam section. The boss 302 mustang did win the transam championship in 1970 and entered the history books.
Historic photos courtesy of dave friedman, from his book transam, the pony car wars 19661972 the best drivers in the world fought fiercely in every race, providing competition and action that has never been equaled in any other race series. Since then, weve expanded to provide parts and products for each model year ever produced, from the first 1967 to the final 2002 model to roll off the assembly line. Farr was inducted into the mustang hall of fame in 2012. Painted white with gray accents, pontiac sold 5,700 replicas, all with ttops and the ws6 package. You can click here for more details or check out the may 20 issue of hot rod magazine. We then embark on a yearlong restoration of the car in. The car was registered as of january 1968 in norway as a kcode and licenced. Follow the race and your favorite drivers start here. In 1989, roush racing mustangs won the manufacturers championship for ford, with ace driver dorsey schroeder taking the checkered flag in seven of the 14 races. The first firebird to pace the greatest spectacle in racing was the turbocharged 1980 trans am. Grab this boss 302 trans am mustangplus its matching. The best drivers in the world fought fiercely in every race, providing competition and action that has never been equaled in any other race series. Historic photos courtesy of dave friedman, from his book transam, the pony car wars 19661972. Dan gurney beats parnelli jones in the closest trans am race at green valley raceway by three feet.
Both rare and powerful, the 1969 pontiac trans am laid the foundation for the next three generations of trans ams to come. Learning every day new mustang history tidbits it is wise to correct it. Fords transam pony car and cowrote how to restore your mustang and the mustang recognition guide with mustang monthly founder larry dobbs. A tale of two mustang boss 302 trans am cars unfolds in mo. A complete history and recognition guide 9780941596039 by farr, donald n and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The trans am racing series had become a game of manufacturer against manufacturer. Car tech ct530 the definitive 6769 firebirdtrans am guide book. The ford mustang boss 302 trans am was built with a very specific task in mind ford wanted to trounce the chevrolet camaros in the scca trans am series and reclaim their crown as the fastest pony car manufacturer in the united states chevrolet has joined the pony car bandwagon in 1967 with the camaro, a car that blasted to the front of the pack in the trans am field and won the. The car was built using the american trans am series 1967 rule book.
Ford mustang donald farr 9780760352144 murdoch books. The 1968 trans am series was taken by the chevrolet camaro, and that didnt sit well with ford, who had created the whole pony car class several years prior. In 1966, the sports car club of america created a new racing series called the transamerican sedan championship, or transam series. Extra set of wheels and many other misc spare parts. Bud moore s trans am mustang parnelli joness trans am boss up for grabs at monterey parnelli is one of the humblest men i have ever met. Get the story behind fords iiifated 1968 tunnelport 302.
As editor of mustang monthly magazine, donald farr has been researching and writing about mustangs for over 30 years. The title picture of this books is misleading, as the content is more than 90% about the classic mustang trans am racing history. Mustang boss 302, fords transam pony car open library. For the most part, 1971 proved the last hurrah for mustang during transam s early years, but it wasnt the end of mustangs in transam. A trans am would go on to pace the indy 500 only once more, in 1989. A new mustang body was introduced in 1969 with a new 302 engine. This gave ford motor company another opportunity to build a performance image for mustang. But the biggest mustang news at that first transam event was the guy ranked 35th, who did not finish.
Clagett had a 22year affiliation with scca pro racing, and the transam series, most recently as executive director of the transam series in 2005, when champ car operated and sanctioned the series. The idea was to use ommercially produced cars that were allowed a moderate degree of modification. In 1970, ford motor company, under the name of muscle motor sports, published two books on how to make your boss 302 trans am raceready. The roush cars won trans am championships, imsa championships. The advance design era 19471955 has been overlooked for long enough and deve krehbiel, a wellknown restoration expert from who specializes in these trucks, puts his 40 years of experience restoring nothing but advance design trucks into a very extensive and very complete single volume with more than 500 photos and detailed instruction for every aspect of a proper restoration. Ford came close but did not win the transam title for 1969 with the boss 302 mustang. Ford was still out to win the trans am series after a disastrous 68 season. The story behind fords illfated 1968 tunnelport 302. Kevin has also published three datarelated books, including mustangby the. Oneof16 shelbybuilt transam mustang headed to auction. Mark donohue won 10 of 12 races, including eight in a row.
The 196970 bud moore transam mustangs the transam series was initiated in 1966 in the early days of the pony car era as a derivative of the scca a and b sedan club racing classes. It was in 2003 that the 1969 shelby trans am mustang boss 302 was restored by phil gallant. Truly one of the best days of my life volunteering for him. These are the actual trans am race cars not reproductions 50 years later. After the 1966 season, mccomb sold the mustang to buy another shelbyprepped mustang, the one that he used to secure the 1967 trans am drivers points championship. Trans am americas road racing series transam series. Transam production cars were factorybuilt pony cars based on vehicles raced in the sports. Historic transam 1968 ford mustang enjoys new life as. I bought the exed hinchcliff and steve ross trans am mustang in 1998, a. With the boss 302 engine and the other necessary upgrades, the mustang brand was finally ready to compete. The unique combination of a stateoftheart mustang and the skill of moffat propelled the 69 transam into the history books.
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