Fortunately, when it came time to create the 1969 Boss 302 Mustang, Ford had employed just the right people at just the right time. It has developed a special Allan Moffat tribute edition of the latest Ford Mustang, taking inspiration from the XC Falcon coupe that he drove across the finish line 40 years ago. With a spec list reading like a muscle car who's-who, this is a Mustang with history. your going to love it as much as we do! Showing remarkable foresight back in 1965, America’s major road racing sanctioning body,   The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), was quick to see the potential to rapidly escalate Detroit’s pony car war by setting up a new competition category for these domestic production sedans. How the Photo Download Works. For Trans-Am duty, all the standard carpet, seating and interior trim were removed bar the dashboard pad, which was retained with a new purpose-built instrument panel directly in front of the driver. Seller 99.9% positive. Victoire de Moffat en 1973 au Hardie-Ferodo 1000 de Bathurst sur Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop, avec Ian Geoghegan. Sign up for our free weekly email newsletter. 12 bids. Allan Moffat Brutt 33 Mustang. 110 special race versions were cast, featuring four-bolt bottom ends, “dry-deck” head sealing (ie crushable o-rings that seated in grooves at the top of each cylinder bore as opposed to conventional head gaskets) and a different oiling system design to suit the new Cleveland heads. Anyway, Allan (who was providing TV commentary) turned up to have a look at the car in the pits. Photography by, and thanks to, Chris Nicholls of p1racephotography. This could be tightened very firmly by a special ratchet-style tensioner system used in Airforce fighter jets, which was operated by a small crank handle located next to the driver on the transmission tunnel. Open to be sign, photo. Indeed, by 1970, the need to succeed in this hip, youth-driven market had also attracted brand divisions within these giant corporations with Lincoln-Mercury (Cougar), Chevrolet (Camaro), Pontiac (Firebird), Dodge (Challenger), Plymouth (Barracuda) and American Motors (Javelin) all competing for buyers at some stage. So said former Bathurst winner Fred Gibson after several laps driving Allan Moffat's famous Coke Trans-Am Mustang at the recent Phillip Island Classic Historics. These two cars were delivered to Kar Kraft in September ’68, then completely stripped and rebuilt from the ground up to full Trans-Am race specifications, under the supervision of KK chief designer/engineer Lee Dykstra. However, the new engine’s peaky performance characteristic and lack of low down torque made it difficult to drive on road courses. Motorsport Retro is a premium website that celebrates motorsport culture. The Boss 302 evolved as a result of the spectacular failure of the Tunnel Port 302 in 1968, not only with race reliability but also the fact that Ford never got around to proving to the SCCA that it had indeed produced the minimum 1000 of those exotic units needed to qualify for Trans-Am competition! AU $20.00 postage. This process of moving weight rearward was further enhanced by relocating the battery from the engine bay to the boot and discreetly lowering the engine by around 50mm and moving it back as far as the firewall would allow. However, we need to back track to 1968, when the Trans-Am series was big business and planning was underway for the 1969 Boss 302 Mustang, to understand how Allan Moffat’s immortal Mustang became a reality. It has developed a special Allan Moffat tribute edition of the latest Ford Mustang, taking inspiration from the XC Falcon coupe that he drove across the finish line 40 years ago. Your Email Address. Notify me when back in stock. Supercars enthusiasts can get their hands on a limited edition Tickford Trans-Am Mustang to commemorate 50 years since the debut of the original version driven by legend Allan Moffat. It also explains why (in combination with the tapered front sheetmetal) a standard 1969 Mustang looks so high at the front compared to Moffat’s Trans-Am version! Sign up for our free weekly email newsletter. WHEELS BY. This of course was made possible by the ambiguous wording of the SCCA rule book, which allowed Trans-Am race engineers considerable creative freedom. Watch as this 1969 Sportsroof is transformed into an Allan Moffat 1969 Ford Mustang BOSS 302 Trans-Am replica! If there was ever a car for its time, the Boss 302 Mustang was it. Tickford’s Bathurst ’77 Special, or Moffat Mustang as we will call it from this point on, is a bit like that. For once, nothing. I also made a promise to Allan when I bought the car that apart from me, he would be the only person allowed to drive it and I have stuck to that promise. This was prevalent in sedans with inherently wedge-shaped silhouettes like the ’69 Mustang fastback. Enjoy a few minutes with the 1969 Trans Am Mustang in which Allan Moffat won 101 races in this brilliant photo gallery by Chris Nicholls. Kar Kraft engineers also went to town on the Boss 302 underpinnings, designing and manufacturing a suspension system based on the road car that was not only immensely strong but also blessed Ford’s ’69 Trans-Am warrior with the finest traction and handling in the business. Amid the saturation reporting of the cancelled Australian Grand Prix in March, one of Allan Moffat’s most important assignments flew under the mainstream media radar. Watch as this 1969 Sportsroof is transformed into an Allan Moffat 1969 Ford Mustang BOSS 302 Trans-Am replica! This was the Trans-Am's final ever race in Australia. The net result was a superbly balanced and responsive chassis that blessed the Boss 302 Trans-Am racer with astonishing levels of traction, cornering grip and braking power which belied its modest engine capacity. Allan Moffat’s impressive career with his Boss 302 saw him win 101 championships and non-championships out of 151. America’s first “pony car” created such a buying frenzy that it wasn’t long before Ford’s major competitors in Detroit – General Motors, Chrysler Corporation and American Motors Corporation (AMC) – created their own interpretations of FoMoCo’s sexy, compact performance model fitted with potent small block V8 engines. He said to me ‘this is what the Trans-Am needs, you come down to Melbourne next week and we’ll do a deal. "Unbelievable mechanical grip, but a cramped driving position and very heavy steering. Mustang racers often complained that the Boss 302 had inherited some of the Tunnel Port’s lack of low and mid-range torque because of its enormous breathing capacity, but no one ever complained about its formidable top-end punch! Once we have received payment, we will e-mail you a jpeg file … That car became the legendary 1969 Trans-Am Boss 302 Mustang or as it became colloquially known, the Coca-Cola Mustang. Order a Photographic Print or a Download. 5 bids Ending 18 Apr at 17:45 AEST 3d 10h Local pickup. Calculate Shipping Calculate. Sitting up top was not one but two gigantic 1050cfm (or 1235cfm) sancast Holley Dominator four-barrel carburettors (They were quite expensive to make!) “It’s just the best muscle car Australia has ever had.”, Here is the story of the car affectionately known as the “Moffstang” as told by Mark Oastler. ”. That was just some of the best race driving I have ever seen. One of seven Trans Am Mustangs built in the United States by Kar-Kraft, it was gifted to Moffat by Ford Competition department in the USA, with the sole aim of clinching the Australian Touring Car Championship. Allan Moffat finesses his Shelby Mustang around the Daytona banking during the 1968 running of the endurance classic on 4 February… The first two World Sportscar Championship rounds in 1968- at Daytona and Sebring were also the first rounds of the Sports Car Club of America’s Trans-Am Championship which had very quickly become an important ‘Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday’ contest … Size . By 1969, the stakes were so high in Trans-Am racing that only those manufacturers prepared to adopt a “win at all costs” approach could expect any chance of success. Under the hood is a 5942cc eight-cylinder Ford Boss 302, breathing through four 48 IDA Webers and putting out 485 bhp. The driver’s compartment of a Boss 302 racer was bare and business-like. $17.70 + $5.90 shipping. “We were at Bathurst for the ATCC round in 1995, ” Bowden recalls. Early in 1968, self-confessed racing nut Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen, who had been driving GM’s back door racing activities, accepted Henry Ford II’s offer to become president of Ford Motor Company. With Moffat at the wheel, the 1969 Trans-Am Boss 302 Mustang – also known as the Coca-Cola Mustang – won a remarkable 101 of 151 races. The first time was with the Trans Am Boss 302 Ford Mustang that would become the definitive race car in my life and one of the most successful touring cars racing in … Bob Jane in the 427 Camaro was so lucky to win. “Most impressive,” commented the magazine staffers at the conclusion of the test. This was done by securing lead or steel ballast down low at various key points in the chassis, to move the car’s standard 55.9% front v 44.1% rear weight distribution nearer to the ideal 50/50 split. The Allan Moffat Edition Mustang can be upgraded to a massive 750 horsepower supercharged, along with a full array of hand-selected performance, handling and dress-up items. Kar Kraft coil spring above upper ‘A’ Frame with Koni shock absorber, heavy duty springs and sway bar. Quantity Add to Cart. Allan Moffat regarding the modifications made to his beloved Mussy in a class that was VERY liberal to say the least: “From memory we also might have put some of the original panels in storage and replaced them with fiberglass ones and experimented with a dry sump system, but we did nothing to hurt the integrity of the car. However, if not strictly controlled, too much time in the acid vat could leave some components dangerously weak – hence the SCCA ban. On many occasions my good mate, the late Pete Geoghegan, said he would really like to drive it, just to get a taste of what he’d been up against during those great battles of the past, but I had to refuse even his request. Choose Options. Seller 99.8% positive. Allan Moffat Ford F-350 Ramp Truck and Trans AM Mustang-Brut $ 55.00. In addition to getting the steel panels gun-barrel straight and applying a new skin of Coca-Cola red war paint, Bowden insisted that the substantial wheel arch flares (fitted to the car when competing as a Sports Sedan in Brut 33 colours) be replaced with the smaller, more handsome flares seen during its “Improved Production” days. To that end, it replaced its powerful and reliable 289ci (4.7 litre) “Windsor” V8 with a new 5.0 litre small block called the “Tunnel Port” 302 – a move that would prove disastrous. Starting with a great base for a replica build the 69 sportsroof was imported specifically for the task at hand. The combination of Lincoln front brakes and Ford rears resulted in different wheel stud patterns front and rear, but under Australian racing rules all four wheels had to be interchangeable. Rear Kar Kraft heavy duty rear leaf springs with additional radius rods to control axle wind up, Koni shock absorbers & a trick Watts link. These were equipped with lightweight valve sets, super strong valve springs, screw-in rocker studs, steel guide plates for the solid lifter camshaft pushrods, 1.73:1 aluminium roller rockers and improved top end oiling. Every Mustang is engineered for high performance. These not only eliminated spring wind-up/axle tramp under hard acceleration, but also served as rigid trailing arms for positive fore and aft axle location. In 1969, Ford teams claimed a fully race-prepared Boss 302 engine was producing over 470bhp (350kW) by mid season and could endure up to a staggering 8000rpm in the heat of battle. Allan Moffat #100 1969 Ford Trans Am Mustang Allan Moffat Racing $ 24.99. 50 years ago, Sandown race track witnessed the introduction of a special Ford Mustang that would soon become an icon of Australian motorsport. The new “Tunnel Port” heads (so named because their inlet tracts were arrow straight and so huge that the inlet valve push-rod shafts had to literally “tunnel” right through the centre of the ports rather than between them) were designed for big power at high rpm. KK had only recently played a central role in the design and development work on Ford’s big budget GT 40 sports car program, which had resulted in a much celebrated Le Mans 24-Hour race victory in 1967. However, unlike the two KK-built prototypes which started out as R-code big block Cobra Jets, the seven new cars were no frills M-code (carrying sequential VIN numbers from 9F02M148623 to 9F02M148629) 351 V8s with four speed transmissions. This week’s Classic Car of the Week is none other than the Allan Moffat’s Trans-Am Mustang. General Motors, Chrysler and American Motors all committed serious factory backing to top-grade teams with star drivers running Chev Camaros, Pontiac Firebirds, Dodge Challengers, Plymouth Barracudas and Javelins. 1:18 1969 XW GT Falcon #61D - Allan Moffat Description: Brand New. The body restoration burned up around six months at Omega Auto Bodyworks at Caloundra. These big stoppers were fed healthy doses of cooling air from large intakes mounted behind the grille. “We had just completed the restoration of Pete Geoghegan’s Super Falcon and taken it there for Pete to drive around in front of the field on the parade lap. This tempted some teams to dip all components, including engine blocks and entire bodyshells! Supercars enthusiasts can get their hands on a limited edition Tickford Trans-Am Mustang to commemorate 50 years since the debut of the original version driven by legend Allan Moffat. Although it is not clear how much – if any – “chemical milling” the ’69 Boss 302 racers were subjected to, it was an incredibly effective weight loss process that could remove more than one hundred kilos of excess weight. Last one. Allan Moffat/Hansford Ford Sierra RS500 1988 Sandown 500 Winner That stunning strike rate alone could explain this car’s fanatical following, but what made its success all the more astonishing was that Moffat was often competing against muscle monsters with far greater engine capacity. https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/the-moffat-mustangs-other-pilot Finish: Satin Silver. Its 485bhp quad-carb V8 powered it through an incredible 101 wins in 151 races; for Australian touring car fans, this Boss 302 is inextricably linked with the name Allan Moffat, who quite literally showed the domestic Monaros who was Boss in the early seventies. This prize car won’t let anyone forget its history. Carrera Digital Initial D Takumi Fujiwara Toyota AE86. However, such a statistic is irrelevant when compared to the car’s extraordinary success rate and countless unforgettable performances that have each earned their place in history. Allan Moffat #38 1969 Ford Trans Am Mustang Allan Moffat Racing $ 24.99. Front suspension was based on the architecture of the road car, but was considerably beefed up for Trans-Am duty. allan moffat ws fords main man throughout the 1970. firstly in his distinctive trans-am mustang and later in a succession of falcon v8s winning three atcc titles during that time then in the 1980s after a long campain to race the mazda rx 7 in the australian touring car racing the canadian born racer took to the wheel of this little 1-2 litre rotary powered sports coupe from japan. The same thinking applied to construction of the fuel tank. Also developed was a high rise-style alloy inlet casting called the “Cross-Boss” that mirrored that of GM’s “Cross-Ram Trans-Am” unit used by Camaro racers. But, in the right place, at the right time, away from racing, ‘Arthur’, this humorous, considerate, thoughtful and engaging bloke materialised. “That was how Allan was trying to sell it in the US, because Americans just couldn’t relate to a Trans-Am Mustang with four Webers on it.”. Like the front end, the rear suspension was equipped with adjustable Koni shocks and an anti-roll bar. Among the key people Knudsen poached from his former employer was stylist Larry Shinoda to head up Ford’s Special Design Centre. He added Lamborghini Muira-style “sports slats” to shade the rear window, liberal use of satin-black paint highlights front and back, striking full length “C” stripes down the flanks which paid homage to the Le Mans winning GT 40s, sexy Magnum 500 rims and the new low profile 60-series tyres which were only just coming into vogue. Ford Mustang 1969 Mustang Cobra Car Ford Ford Gt Mustang Boss Ford Mustangs Aussie … A ROAD-GOING tribute to Allan Moffat’s legendary Ford Mustang Trans-Am will soon be available.. By MARK FOGARTY. Enjoy a few minutes with the 1969 Trans Am Mustang in which Allan Moffat won 101 races in this brilliant photo gallery by Chris Nicholls. The Trans-Am Mustang was like nothing ever seen here. This was confirmed during a special track test conducted by the US Road and Track magazine at the time. I still get a tingle every time I open the garage door and when I drive it (during display laps at Historic race meetings) I feel like an impostor. IN 1969 I fell in love twice. The car was loaded with spare parts and safely packaged up by Lee Holman before it was shipped back to Australia, arriving at the Brisbane docks two months later. Aug 6, 2017 - Explore Peter Lyall's board "Allan Moffat's Trans-Am Mustang" on Pinterest. This was due to the car’s superb aerodynamics, seemingly limitless reserves of braking and cornering power and its driver’s resolute determination to win. Also, the Trans-Am series had become so competitive that the huge racing budgets required made it no longer cost-effective as a marketing tool. Motorsport legend Allan Moffat is living in respite care in Melbourne as he battles Alzheimers Disease. 9F02M148624. item 5 1:18 DDA Allan Moffat Racing Ford 1969 Boss 302 Mustang 9 Allan Moffat Coke-Cola 5 - 1:18 DDA Allan Moffat Racing Ford 1969 Boss 302 Mustang 9 Allan Moffat … An enormous amount of research has … Clever use of existing “regular production” engine components would be needed to meet such a requirement. As a result of Shelby’s efforts, Ford’s Mustang claimed the coveted ’66 Trans-Am Manufacturers Championship over its nearest rival Chrysler, which had fielded some potent Plymouth Barracudas. Although acid dipping was strictly outlawed under SCCA rules on safety grounds, the practice was in fact widespread in Trans-Am to trim fat from a race car. Acid dipping or not, the weight loss program for the Boss 302 racers was very effective, which included significantly thinner window glass and bolt-on panels (bonnets, boot lids, door skins, guards etc) stamped from thin gauge sheet metal. Moffat first met the car at JFK in New York before they returned to Australia together. I want you to buy the Trans-Am.’ The car was in storage at Holman-Moody in the US at the time, so I flew down to Melbourne during the week and bought the car without even seeing it. 74025 - Allan Moffat Brut 33 Mustang - Sandown 1974. Perhaps the most significant and best known race car of the era, as raced by Canadian driver Allan Moffat. After plenty of mixing and matching, it was discovered that the big breathing cylinder heads from the all-new “Cleveland” 351ci (5.8 litre) small block V8 (named after the city in Ohio where the new engine was produced) featured the same bolt pattern and bore spacing as the four-bolt main “Windsor” cylinder block used as the basis of the Tunnel Port 302. Palmarès Titres. American Motors withdrew for 1972 and the era of the Trans-Am pony car factory wars was over. Other driver aids included a deeply dished sports steering wheel, a hip-hugging competition bucket seat which sat the driver virtually on the floor, a padded head rest attached to the roll cage and a full multi-point seatbelt harness. Allan Moffat’s 1969 Trans-Am Mustang made its debut at Sandown Park in the Southern 60 Touring Car Series. This hard-headed approach was often criticised by his racing peers, earned the wrath of race stewards on occasions and polarised public opinion. “The Moffat Mustang is the cornerstone of our muscle car collection,” Bowden claims. 1. The engine, drivetrain and suspension components resulting from the intense 1968 track development program were also supplied to the two teams for individual assembly. Sa carrière en sport automobile s'étale entre 1964 et 1989. WHEELS BY. Ford’s defeat was so humiliating, the corporation immediately laid plans for an all-out attack to win back its title in 1969, by creating what was arguably the definitive Trans-Am race car – the mighty Boss 302 Mustang. The Boss 302 would also form the basis of Ford’s new Trans-Am racer, with credible engineering and styling links between road and race cars that would translate directly into a stampede of showroom traffic. By MARK FOGARTY. Rim Width Front 15″ x 8″ Rim Width Rear 15″ x 10″. Allan Moffat finesses his Shelby Mustang around the Daytona banking during the 1968 running of the endurance classic on 4 February… The first two World Sportscar Championship rounds in 1968- at Daytona and Sebring were also the first rounds of the Sports Car Club of America’s Trans-Am Championship which had very quickly become an important ‘Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday’ contest … Not a single nut or bolt was overlooked in this weight loss process, right down to the internal window winding mechanisms which even had shorter crank handles to save weight. This lack of chassis flex would ensured accurate and consistent suspension tuning and performance. The heart and soul of any Boss 302 Mustang – be it road or race car – is the big breathing, high revving 5.0 litre small block V8 engine under the bonnet. While many accept that these quoted power figures were primarily aimed at keeping the insurance companies happy, those in the know claim the street Boss was good for as much as 350bhp (260kW) – especially with the 6150rpm factory rev limiter disconnected! To do that, he would have to earn a lot of prize money by winning a lot of races. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of arguably Australia’s most famous and loved racing car, the Coca-Cola-liveried red Mustang has been developed by Tickford Engineering in conjunction with Moffat. The Moffat Mustang is the cornerstone of our muscle car collection,” Bowden claims. $6.00. SCCA added more rounds and altered the scoring system so that only manufacturers earned points, with no separate championship for drivers. 3 bids. Allan Moffat’s 1969 Trans-Am Mustang made its debut at Sandown Park in the Southern 60 Touring Car Series. 2 X SCALEXTRIC RALLY MINI COOPERS C.7. There has never been a car like Allan Moffat’s 1969 Boss 302 Trans-Am Mustang. Although some of the water jacket passages would need to be slightly modified to suit, the marriage of 351 Cleveland heads with 302 Windsor block became the basis of Ford’s new Trans-Am killer. He helped steer the first GT-HO to a debut victory at the Sandown Three-Hour in 1969. Description; Reviews Got a question? This was an engine specifically designed with one thing in mind and even today ranks as arguably the toughest small block pushrod production V8 ever to come out of Detroit. “The Moffat Mustang is the cornerstone of our muscle car collection,” Bowden claims. See more ideas about mustang, trans am, ford mustang. AU $369.00 +AU $26.00 postage. This car is one that more than deserves to be highlighted in our weekly series. As a result, Kar Kraft’s superb “full floater” nine-inch rear axle assembly (ie a full floater design ensured a broken axle would not result in a wheel parting company at speed) was located by race-tuned leaf springs and a pair of traction bars sitting directly above the springs and parallel to the road. This was made out of two flanged halves (ie upper and lower shells). Allan Moffat’s immortal 1969 Trans Am Mustang is one of the greats of Australian motorsport. You can imagine how the crowds started to swirl around with Moffat, Geoghegan and the Super Falcon together in the one spot! This series would go down in history as the catalyst for some of the greatest muscle cars and ferocious ‘knock ’em down, drag ’em out’ manufacturer-backed racing that the world has ever seen. The first step in Kar Kraft’s chassis preparation was minimising weight. To generations of fans, Allan Moffat’s Trans-Am Mustang is simply the greatest touring car Australia has ever seen. Fitted with the ‘Tickford 400’ tune , which Tickford claims put out 400kW with the N/A 5.0-litre V8 only requiring an ECU tune. Once we have received payment, we will e-mail you a jpeg file … The Trans Am was delivered to a holding yard and my only way of moving it to the earthern-floor workshop at 711 Malvern Road in a timely fashion was by towing it. “There’s just something very special about it. item 4 1/18 ALLAN MOFFAT TRANS-AM BOSS 302 FORD MUSTANG BIANTE NOT COCA -COLA CAR 9 COA 4 - 1/18 ALLAN MOFFAT TRANS-AM BOSS 302 FORD MUSTANG BIANTE NOT COCA -COLA CAR 9 COA. Looking very pretty early in its career, painted in the bright red corporate colours of big time sponsor Coca-Cola, somehow this exotic factory racer had found its way to the other side of the world to be driven by a young, little known Canadian with a single-minded determination to become Australia’s first full-time professional racing car driver. 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