As a kid I was a drag race fan until a friend of my dad invited us to a Trans Am at Riverside Raceway in 1969. Drag racing never held as much interest for me after that.
I was a kid I was a total Trans Am fan George was my hero I became a car salesman in 1976 in 1983 1990 I was manager of George Follmer Porsche Audi he was still heavily involved with racing Great time of my life
Michael Thompson @ McGee Motorsports stables these incredible Boss 302s. To actually see them in the flesh is AWESOME. I'd never heard of "skinny leaf springs" before...Bud Moore Engr. fabricated really-narrow, like 1-1/4" wide leaf springs with spherical bearings in the eyes instead of bushings ...the leaves don't twist and bind-up in corners - the Watts linkage keeps it all centered - very clever.
I had a Bright Yellow Boss 70' 302, and a poster of the Trans Am Mustangs on my wall....that thing screamed...It was the only Boss in town...years later when I was overseas in the Military, the plan lately was to build a 70' Trans Am replica /street legal-ish... but, that was when 70' Mustang rollers were 800 bucks.. .not the case anymore sadly!
I owned a '65 K code (Hipo) Mustang in the mid/late 90's and was having some restoration work done at Orlando Mustang (which was actually located in Osteen Fl. out in the middle of nowhere). They had a shop full of classic high performance Mustangs and were possibly the top 60's Mustang restoration shop in the country and one of the cars they had was a '69 Trans-Am Mustang...I was walking around it one day giving it a close going over and I noticed the fenders could almost be pushed in by my hand. I mentioned it to the owner and he said yeah the top cars were dipped in acid to eat away some of the metal to make them lighter...great time for American motorsports.
Saw video yesterday covering the switch from Shelby to Moore Mustangs in Trans Am. Could not believe my eyes when the video went on to cover the US factory Mustangs that ended up in Australia. Trans Am is dead in the States, they could not out run today's Aussie Mustangs of today!
Hello, this is the advertising agency of Ford China. We are producing a commercial film about the classic mustang. We see your video (3 x 1970 Bud Moore Boss 302 Trans Am Mustangs Parnelli Jones George Follmer 2018 Monterey Reunion) (released on December 2, 2019), which happens to have the Mustang 302 model, please ask us if we can use the clip of your video, we promise that we will not use the clip containing anyone's image, only use the picture of the car Looking forward to your reply, thank you very much and hope you have a good day Ford China-Leah
These BUD MOORE BOSS' S WERE THIS GOOD,W/ OUT A SHAKER HOOD? .PARNELLI JONES ONCE SAID THAT THE SALEEN BOSS THAT CAME OUT IN 08-09 WAS JUST A TICK BELOW THE RACING VERSIONS THAT THEY HAD.
They couldn't (and wouldn't) run a shaker on the T/A cars because of the 8x Weber downdraft setup, plus weight....it did however have a NASCAR-esque cowl opening that took cool air from the fresh air vents where the wipers are...
The 1970 Boss 302 engines that powered the #15 and #16 were equipped with Bud Moore upper manifold mini-plenums. They were not compatible with shaker hoods.
I've been running 289's since I was 14 and still do. 50 years later you can still hear the clear out-rev-edness of The Boss (Cleveland style) heads. These sound better than the vintage Bosses I hear today @ Willow, Buttonwillow & Thunder Hill. Enjoyed Parnelli as guest speaker @ SoCalSAAC mtgs & Peterson/Edelbrock luncheons!
@@Bigsky1991They didn't use the Weber down draft carbs. Used a special plenum of Bud Moore's design, using ram air from left or right headlight area. 1 xlrg. 4bbl. Holly dominator over 1000 cfm! Some earlier years used 2 4bbls with a cross ram manifold!!
Those Mustangs looked good and sounded good. but I wasn't impressed, they weren't spanking the competition. in fact that silver Pontiac was giving them a hell of a run for their money. maybe they were having an off day.
I was there in 1970 for the Laguna Seca race. It was a fantastic day. Jones and Follmer were great.
Fords always seem to do well at Laguna Seca.
Brian Williams covered it for NBC sports.
my brother still has his 70' Boss Mustang, owned for 51 years now.
As a kid I was a drag race fan until a friend of my dad invited us to a Trans Am at Riverside Raceway in 1969. Drag racing never held as much interest for me after that.
I was a kid I was a total Trans Am fan George was my hero I became a car salesman in 1976 in 1983 1990 I was manager of George Follmer Porsche Audi he was still heavily involved with racing Great time of my life
How has this only got 126 likes?! Awesome action....and the sound!!!
Thanks, have heaps of other similar videos on my channel 👍
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Love the stangs! But that GTO was pretty damn sweet too!
Michael Thompson @ McGee Motorsports stables these incredible Boss 302s. To actually see them in the flesh is AWESOME.
I'd never heard of "skinny leaf springs" before...Bud Moore Engr. fabricated really-narrow, like 1-1/4" wide leaf springs with spherical bearings in the eyes instead of bushings
...the leaves don't twist and bind-up in corners - the Watts linkage keeps it all centered - very clever.
Love a well turned v8 exhaust note
real racing right there!
❤ look at all of those cars.
Trans Am .. win on Sunday and sell on Monday .. what a time to be a car guy. Mine was a 69 Boss 302 Cougar Eliminator,
Steve Fowler Orlando Mustang still there run by a really great man Pete Geisler did business with him for over 40 years.
I had a Bright Yellow Boss 70' 302, and a poster of the Trans Am Mustangs on my wall....that thing screamed...It was the only Boss in town...years later when I was overseas in the Military, the plan lately was to build a 70' Trans Am replica /street legal-ish... but, that was when 70' Mustang rollers were 800 bucks.. .not the case anymore sadly!
I owned a '65 K code (Hipo) Mustang in the mid/late 90's and was having some restoration work done at Orlando Mustang (which was actually located in Osteen Fl. out in the middle of nowhere). They had a shop full of classic high performance Mustangs and were possibly the top 60's Mustang restoration shop in the country and one of the cars they had was a '69 Trans-Am Mustang...I was walking around it one day giving it a close going over and I noticed the fenders could almost be pushed in by my hand. I mentioned it to the owner and he said yeah the top cars were dipped in acid to eat away some of the metal to make them lighter...great time for American motorsports.
Hi Steve. Read mark donohue: The unfair Advantage. And you learn more of that...
Wow that Pontiac is right there with them. Wonderful POLITE Racing ;-)
That silver 65 Lemans, great driver
Driving them like there were made to do!
Sounds revving up to 8k+
those AMC's were tough to beat in 70-71
AMC won in 71 and 72, however they were the only factory-baclked teams.
Beautiful
damn thats NASCAR sounds. BAD ASSES!
Luv It!!
Saw video yesterday covering the switch from Shelby to Moore Mustangs in Trans Am. Could not believe my eyes when the video went on to cover the US factory Mustangs that ended up in Australia. Trans Am is dead in the States, they could not out run today's Aussie Mustangs of today!
Really? Dead?
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What type of car was the silver one, numbered 49?
@Sam LaVerne Thanks
@Sam LaVerne The headlights look wrong to be a 67 Pontiac and the grill is wrong for 68. It's a sexy looking car.
Have a video in the Trans Am playlist covering that car 😁
Looks like a Pontiac Tempest
Sam LaVerne Tenpest
Anybody know where I can obtain fiberglass quarter panel and caps for a 70 mustang sportsroof.
I like those wheels. Who makes them
They were called "mini lites" look it up!
Anybody notice there are two #16 cars? One with with a green sticker on the rear bumper and one with a clean rear bumper.
0:19 feeling good
What Fun
Is this the car Frank Gardener drove?
Yep he drove a '70 Boss, but I'm not sure of the chassis history of any of the cars featured here
@@callanrs2000 It was a Parnelli Jones trans am Mustang in that colour, I have some colour photos that are completely bad ass if you want them?
Nice!
Hello, this is the advertising agency of Ford China.
We are producing a commercial film about the classic mustang. We see your video (3 x 1970 Bud Moore Boss 302 Trans Am Mustangs Parnelli Jones George Follmer 2018 Monterey Reunion) (released on December 2, 2019), which happens to have the Mustang 302 model, please ask us if we can use the clip of your video, we promise that we will not use the clip containing anyone's image, only use the picture of the car
Looking forward to your reply, thank you very much and hope you have a good day
Ford China-Leah
Hi, can you please email me;
callan_rs2000@hotmail.com
Thanks
64/ gto or lemans in trans am ,never seen that before
I believe it RACED in '71 - '72 Trans Am
Oversteer 😍
410 sprint cars with massive squeeze are best
The only 3 good things to ever come out of new york
Extreme loose rear end
Loose is fast
These BUD MOORE BOSS' S WERE THIS GOOD,W/ OUT A SHAKER HOOD? .PARNELLI JONES ONCE SAID THAT THE SALEEN BOSS THAT CAME OUT IN 08-09 WAS JUST A TICK BELOW THE RACING VERSIONS THAT THEY HAD.
They couldn't (and wouldn't) run a shaker on the T/A cars because of the 8x Weber downdraft setup, plus weight....it did however have a NASCAR-esque cowl opening that took cool air from the fresh air vents where the wipers are...
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The 1970 Boss 302 engines that powered the #15 and #16 were equipped with Bud Moore upper manifold mini-plenums. They were not compatible with shaker hoods.
I've been running 289's since I was 14 and still do. 50 years later you can still hear the clear out-rev-edness of The Boss (Cleveland style) heads. These sound better than the vintage Bosses I hear today @ Willow, Buttonwillow & Thunder Hill. Enjoyed Parnelli as guest speaker @ SoCalSAAC mtgs & Peterson/Edelbrock luncheons!
@@Bigsky1991They didn't use the Weber down draft carbs. Used a special plenum of Bud Moore's design, using ram air from left or right headlight area. 1 xlrg. 4bbl. Holly dominator over 1000 cfm! Some earlier years used 2 4bbls with a cross ram manifold!!
Take a Bud Moore over a Shelby all day.
Those Mustangs looked good and sounded good. but I wasn't impressed, they weren't spanking the competition. in fact that silver Pontiac was giving them a hell of a run for their money. maybe they were having an off day.