Calypso Coral 1970 Boss 302 is Perfection on Four Wheels
Immaculate Ford performance pony car icon Boss 302 is perfectly restored from the rubber to the vinyl.
The 1970 Mustang is one of our favorite classic Mustangs. The single-headlight grille, vented front fenders, and overall aggressive shape make for a classic, unmistakable shape, especially with the Sportsroof body style.
A great shape needs great colors, and Ford buyers had plenty of awesome choices in 1970. Of course you had the Grabber colors – Grabber Green, Grabber Blue, and Grabber Yellow. Our personal favorite, though, is Calypso Coral. We found this stunning, restored 1970 Boss 302 Mustang on Motorious. It’s for sale at Duffy’s Classic Cars in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Browsing the dealer’s website is an easy way to lose an hour or more. They have a wide variety of classic muscle cars and sports cars, and everything looks to be the best of the best.
Calypso Coral is one of those colors that grabs your attention immediately and doesn’t let go. Anyone who has seen one of these cars in person will understand what we mean. Perhaps it should have been a Grabber color.
It’s also a color that, for us, is inextricably linked to the 1970 Mustang. We’ve seen this color on other cars – most notably, other Mustangs – and while it always looks great, it looks best on a 1970 Mustang. Naturally, Mach 1s and Boss Mustangs look the best.
This Boss 302, though, is easily our favorite. It’s no exception to the other cars sold at Duffy’s – this thing looks perfect. Of course, its $74,950 price tag reflects that.
That money buys you a real, numbers-matching Boss 302 that’s been painstakingly rotisserie restored. What’s more, this Boss was upgraded with a modern stereo, hidden in the glove box, and the infamous Drag Pack.
The desirable Drag Pack option wasn’t available for the Boss 302, but it was available for other models. Debuting in 1969 with 428 CJ-equipped Mustangs, the Drag Pack included an oil cooler.
However, some Boss 302s ordered with the 4.30 rear axle ratio supposedly came from the factory with an oil cooler. There doesn’t seem to be any official record that indicate that the cars were indeed built with oil coolers. What’s much more likely is that the oil cooler was added by the dealership or the original owner, using factory parts.
Regardless, it’s a popular, functional, factory-style upgrade, and one we can definitely get behind. If we had the money, this Boss would be in our garage in a heartbeat.
Photos: Motorious via Duffy’s Classic Cars
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