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Mustang Boss 302, From Racing Legend to Modern Muscle Car, about US $21; www. amazon.com

The Boss 302 Mustang originally appeared in street and road-racing trim for the 1969 TransAm series and literally stole the show the following year, beating the Chevy Camaro-and AMC-Javelin-driving competition. Donald Farr's book traces the origins of the Boss project and picks up the story with the designation's return for the 2012 model year.