Rare FPV Boss 302 models bookmark five years of BA-BF success

The announcement of FPV's new FG range marks the end of FPV's first five years of sales built entirely on the outgoing BA-BF series. After the limited edition Cobra Boss 302 generated a buyer frenzy, FPV has been meeting a steady demand for a final range of special models powered by the Boss 302 engine introduced with the Cobra.

The upgraded 302kW engine distinguishes these very last FPV models based on the BF Series II from earlier models which were all powered by the Boss 290.

Even though these models are on the verge of being replaced by the new FG range, they are quite different to normal runout models when their powerplant is new and not fitted to any previous mainstream FPV models.

The last and best muscle car variation of a popular model series like the FPV BF Mark II traditionally generates better resale in the future. FPV's latest build information suggests that buyers are opting for a full spread of models powered by the Boss 302 engine, an engine not likely to appear in the FG series.

These Boss 302 models include 252 examples of the FPV GT, 74 of the premium GT-P and just 10 of the luxury Force 8 model, a badge that disappears with the new range.

Just one buyer has ordered the entry Pursuit ute with the new engine, while 97 have opted for a Boss 302 Super Pursuit which is the GT-P equivalent of the ute -- pointing to a reversal of the sales preferences for the sedan. This is also consistent with the factory Cobra mix, for which the Boss 302 Cobra sedan was GT-based while the Cobra ute was based on a Super Pursuit.

Every one of these final build Boss 302 models is potentially rarer than the Cobra, when so few will have been built to the same specification.

After FPV built 400 of the Cobra Boss 302 sedans and 100 Cobra utes, there are indications that examples reaching the open market are already fetching a premium. 

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