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.

Doc Johnson Restorations makes a compelling case for pushrod power. He shows why Ford Performance’s Boss 351 crate engine is ...

We all dream about low-mileage barn finds. Southern California's Don Prochot can count himself among the lucky few who have lived that dream. A couple of years ago, he unearthed a 15,000-mile '71 Boss ...

When the '70s arrived, the decade should have suited the muscle car genre perfectly. Gone were the hippy vibes and painted Volkswagens, replaced by a time filled with glam rock, disco, and punk. The ...

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 ...

Forty-two years ago, John Friden returned home to northern California after serving as a Latter Day Saints missionary in South America. Removed from mainstream American life for two years, he was out ...

Ford Racing has been producing 351ci Windsor-based blocks for years, but when it came time to start fresh with all-new tooling, they decided to make some major changes. In 2006, Ford Racing started ...

A rare Mustang has been found in a barn after sitting for 46 years, and it’s a model that not a lot of people would recognize. The Boss 351 was only available for the year 1971 and was slotted under ...