Now this is the kind of sight we dream of! You can tell that what’s hiding inside is a late 60’s Ford Mustang, but it’s so much more than just your basic pony car. This is a low mileage 1969 Mustang Boss 302 survivor. After being parked in this barn for 30 years or so, it is now waiting for a new owner to get it back on the road. It has been pulled from its New Hampshire barn and is now offered here on eBay.

It sounds like this Boss lived a bit of a wild life before it was parked in the barn. After a year of ownership, the original owner decided to try out the race proven performance of the 302 by attempting to outrun authorities. He might have been successful with his escape, but he slid the car into a fire hydrant damaging the left front fender. The owner lost their license and the Boss was parked until ’71, when it was sold to the second owner. Even though the damage was repaired, it didn’t see much use and was eventually parked in the barn and forgotten.

The Boss 302 derives its name from the 302 cui V8 that’s sitting under its hood. This special high performance engine was the result of combining two Ford V8s. The block is a tunnel ported and reinforced Windsor block and the heads were pulled from the 351 cui Cleveland. The combination added up to a very rev happy and durable V8. This engine currently isn’t running, but the seller claims it turns freely.

To make the Boss 302 Mustang a real Trans Am competitor meant the car needed to do more than go in a straight line. Larry Shinoda, the Boss 302’s designer, knew from his experience working at GM that to compete with the Camaro Z/28, the Mustang was going to need an improved suspension and better aerodynamics. The suspension was overhauled and front and rear spoilers were attached to help keep the car tight to the ground.

The Boss 302’s interior isn’t anything special, but that was the point. It was kept as simple as possible to keep weight down and give it more of a race car feel. There were a few optional creature comforts available though, such as the AM radio. This interior is dirty, but solid and complete. The odometer currently shows just 43k miles, which would explain why the interior is in such nice shape. While we would love to take a seat in this Boss, we are a little concerned about that crash. Hopefully there wasn’t any serious structural damage that might impact handling and drivability.

The Boss 302 is one of the most sought after versions of the Mustang and while we would love to have one, we can’t help but wonder if they are really worth the kind of money they fetch. Having never driven one, we can’t make a judgment though. Perhaps one of you who has more experience with the Boss can fill us in on what it is like to drive one and if it’s worth all that cash?