Ron McAtee's 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302
It’s now been a half-century since Parnelli Jones and his Mustang Boss 302 won the Trans Am race series. Racing fans will tell you that Ford clinched the SCCA Trans Am title on September 20, 1970, at Seattle International Raceway in Kent, Washington, and officially won the Championship on the following scheduled race on October 4, 1970, at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. From that day on, Parnelli and the Boss 302 have been etched in Ford’s storied history. But was it winning the championship that has kept the Mustang Boss 302 so desirable for enthusiast buyers, or was it the car itself?
For Ron McAtee, it was the beauty and personality of the 1970 Mustang that he traces back to the first time he ever set eyes on one. Yes, today he owns this spectacular 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302, replete with its four-barrel Boss 302 V-8 that makes a published 290 horsepower at 5,800 RPM and puts its 290 foot-pounds of torque at 4,300 RPM through its wide-ratio four-speed manual transmission. But the real power of this car is the enchantment that it has held for Ron …
