I drove my Comet to work today. One of my customers saw it and sent the following in an email: Hey ole man how's it going. I want that comet... that Is identical to the one I took my road test on all those yrs ago Mine had a 302 boss with a 4 speed, man was that thing fun...
If I had a nickel for every "Boss 302" this or that people claimed to have seen............Perhaps he was counting "reverse" as the 4th gear in that tranny.
I wonder what ever happened with that boss 302 maverick that the guy built a few years ago. Never seen anymore about it after it was featured in I believe in car craft.
I have not run into this so much with the Maverick or Comet, but when I had the Mach 1 out and running it was the same story with everyone that once had a Mustang, if their car was a V8 it was a Boss 302. It seems most folks think what makes a 302 a Boss is just the name.
Same thing with Chevys back in the day - everything was "it's got a big block" but they would never open the hood
Sounds like the " Factory Installed 351" a little bit .. I've talked to a FEW guys that have had one ( right !!) I just let em' blow .. easier that way ! Cometized (Chip)
The Maverick in my avatar is my dads Gasser from 1970 with a Boss 302 and Nash 5 speed. My Maverick also had a Boss with c4 for a couple years.
It would have been a better street motor in a lighter Maverick than a Mustang. I ran a 4.30 gear with advanced cam timing in my 70 Boss 302 just to get some throttle response on the street.