When muscle car enthusiasts talk about the mightiest engines produced by Ford during the 1960s and 1970s, the Boss 351 rarely gets mentioned. However, this underappreciated eight-cylinder gem, which ...

Exterior of Boss 351 differs little from 302 except that water pump housing is semi-integral with block. Cleveland engine has flat plate bolt-on pump cover, while 302 is complete item by itself.

In 1971, Detroit signed the instruments of surrender to the allied evil powers of insurance rates and environmentalists. The 426 Hemi was gone, the Boss Mustangs were sent to the deli shops, and ...

If you ask any Mustang enthusiast in the present day about the Ford Boss 351, they'd probably tell you it's one of the most desirable Ford muscle cars from the era, the last of its kind. It's become a ...

With their brute power having already peaked in 1969 and 1970, Detroit's 1971 musclecars had rolled past their prime. Corporate cutbacks in the factory financing of all performance-related areas ...

The early 1970s marked the end of peak muscle car, as new focus on safety and emissions regulations brought the classic era to a close. Life was particularly tough for Ford at the time, as the Blue ...

The Boss was no regular Ford 302 V8 engine. This ferocious Camaro-hunting V8 was designed when the new Z/28 and its powerful DZ 302 engine were dominating the Trans Am race circuit. A carefully ...

For the most part, the Gen-I and II Chevy small-block has been the same basic engine since 1955 (except you, 400, you made things weird), but Ford V8s do not play by the same rules. Asking for a "Ford ...