Exploring the Top 10 Features That Made the 1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351 a Muscle Car Legend

The 2020 Shelby GT500 is the Ford brand's greatest muscle vehicle

In addition to being Ford's most potent muscle vehicle, the GT500 is also one of the brand's

[{"selector":"#anim-ab739eff-0e52-4a4b-9475-0490cef26462","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a711cc8e-4a41-41af-b466-a3e4c2a411c7","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

On the exceptional S550 Ford Mustang, the Shelby GT designation is still unmatched, but another nameplate

[{"selector":"#anim-95d2caba-a84a-4937-acb6-c77194aa95a3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7c4b50c9-406f-4220-b1dc-7f78c6d84d40","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

C2 Corvette, famed designer Larry Shinoda was hired by Ford to create the first Mustang Boss 429 and 302

[{"selector":"#anim-42b02289-f5d5-4920-a39f-72c763317890","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8a1300c6-8901-41f8-bfba-a0eae1b763ba","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

defeat General Motors' Z28 Camaro and Chrysler's Hemi-powered behemoths in a number of racing series.

[{"selector":"#anim-2b854621-61b1-4741-8294-c12058d04d26","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-52b96e83-ab8b-4b02-8acd-88ccb1f4d6f0","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Ford, were successful, with the Boss 429 and 302 going down in history as credited race-winners

[{"selector":"#anim-d477633e-497f-46ba-a9fa-20816b798a70","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a47e8c26-7b0a-4ba5-a606-e2198c1e5e9e","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

By 1971, Ford had pulled out of motorsport activities due to the tightening of government regulations

[{"selector":"#anim-21064a4a-3088-40c2-9d8e-13e83ee1dffc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ff24a719-2230-41fc-b61f-77e512289a5e","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

As racing formats began limiting aero and engine sizes, the blue oval stuck with what they do best – road cars.

[{"selector":"#anim-50c8282f-423a-47a0-a939-369cc58a591b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8a8e1e97-cc9c-4d9c-b9ee-2775ac83b5f2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]