How could a 351ci V-8 of 1971 grab bragging rights over the likes of 428 Cobra Jets and Boss 429s of the '68-'70 muscle car era? In the pantheon of early Ford Mustangs, muscle car cognoscenti place ...

With their brute power having already peaked in 1969 and 1970, Detroit's 1971 musclecars had rolled past their prime. Corporate cutbacks in the factory financing of all performance-related areas ...

Most people regard vehicles as an appliance that comes and goes, much like a television set or a dishwasher. That's why they sell so many Toyota Corollas and Camrys. At most, there might be a ...

A rare one-year-only 1971 Mustang Boss 351 emerges from storage, fully restored into a museum-quality collector’s piece. Not every barn find makes it back on the road. Many classics emerge too rusty ...

As the government and insurance companies declared war on the Motor City's mass-produced muscle cars, Ford had one final Boss in store for them. Half a century since the last example rolled off the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the world of special-edition Mustangs, the Boss 351 looks like a typo. We know Mach 1, GT350, and Boss 302, all names trotted out by Ford every decade or so to boost pony car sales. But the Boss ...

Prices shown are the prices you can expect to pay for a 1971 Ford Mustang 2 Door Fastback (Boss 351) across different levels of condition. Edit options.

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 ...