The chance of finding a 1960s original muscle car with low mileage is about as rare as spotting the original muscleman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, revisiting Muscle Beach in southern California these days. But our eBay Top Shared page pointed us to one of these rare beauties (the car, not the man) up for auction.
Today’s remarkable listing is the 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429:
This vintage car has a very low 2,200 miles on its original re-built engine. From the listing:
“Many collectors believe that the 1969-1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 to be the prominent muscle car of the entire era, due in part to it’s large 429 cubic inch NASCAR motor, producing 375 Horsepower, and its very low production.
Only 858 were made in the two year production run. These rare cars were taken off the regular production line and sent to straight to Kar Kraft. Our car is finished in Wimbledon White and was purchased new in New York and sent to Tasca Ford in Providence, Rhode Island (a famous race car preparation shop) and made into a 1/4 mile drag car. She has only 2219 original miles (albeit 1/2 mile at a time) and is all original. She primarily ran races along the eastern seaboard and had moderate success. The motor was rebuilt when we purchased the car – This is a 100% original car, all numbers are matching.
Featured in a drag racing magazine in 1970, she is well documented to be a 10.50 second 1/4 mile racer with a top speed of 118 MPH.”
The Boss 429 was created because of the rules surrounding NASCAR racing in the late 1960s. The “homologation” rule stated that when “a racing class requires that the vehicles raced be production vehicles only slightly adapted for racing, manufacturers typically produce a limited run of such vehicles for public sale so that they can legitimately race them in the class. These vehicles are commonly called ‘homologation specials.’” The limited number of Boss 429s in existence makes this vehicle especially coveted by collectors and auto-enthusiasts alike.
The motor media is in a hubbub over this listing, which has caught the attention of reporters at “Motor Authority” and “Jalopnik.” The reporters explain that part of the attraction of this car is that it is a period piece, including its era-appropriate drag racing accessories. The $185,000 minimum bid, however, has sparked some ardent opinions from readers. One commenter at “Jalopnik” asserts, “Considering Boss ‘9s can easily go for 200-250k, this is actually a very good deal.” But there are consequences to owning the dream, captured by another commenter: “Don’t you know what it means to become a Boss 429 guy? It changes everything. I’d have to dress different. I’d have to act different.” What do you think? Is it too much car for you, or just enough?
Mustangs rule! This one is an incredible find! 429!!! Vrrrrroooom!
Okay, MY curiosity’s piqued.
What IS the dress-code for a Boss ’9 driver?
Let it ALL hang out?
Guys, i am aware of where there is 1 of these 1969 Boss 429 Mustangs cars are and is in super nice condition. The owner was given it from his father as a graduation present. He is willing to sell it for $100K so if someone knows who would pay $150k then it’s yours!
I wouldn’t pay that with a rebuilt engine, maybe with original miles. But you’ll never get that much. Doesn’t matter if only 858 were built, probably 500 of them are still garaged. But how many miles are on the car? Off frame restoration you might get close.
But no way. Sorry…
@Bob – the listing only shows a photo that shows there are 2,218 miles on the odometer. If you have other questions, you will need to ask the seller, pjbwfb.
People roll back odometers all the time. Especially on old, rare cars…
Don’t hate because you wish you had one. I love it all the way………
It has nothing to do with the odometer getting rolled back. It says it has 2200 miles on the original rebuilt engine” which doesn’t really make sense; what is an “original rebuilt” engine? Does that mean all the internals are new, but the block is original? It isnt an original engine, but Bob, you have to remember that it is the strength of the block that is coveted, compared to other large displacement engines, although that is probably why hes not asking 200K+ for the boss. Nice car, though..
Put a more aggressive camshaft and put the rev limiter to 8500 like its NASCAR brother and you got about 500 horsepower easily.
The seller knows little about what he owns or it’s value. This car has been heavily modified for drag racing and is not a low mile “original” survivor as the writer of this piece states. The seller also states the car was purchased originally in New York and then sent to TASCA Ford for the drag racing modifications. The Marti report clearly shows TASCA Ford as the selling dealer contradicting the information provided by the seller. The seller never shows the engine or the underside of the car. I am sure the car was at one time a neat piece, and it is clearly a REAL Boss 9, but with totally correct high level restored Boss 9′s going for 200k currently (they were 500k just a few years ago) the seller is dreaming with a 185k starting bid with an unknown reserve. If the car was so nice the seller would have many more photos posted to encourage buyers to bid. I have owned two Boss 9′s and worked on many others. I know these cars and the market well. This seller needs to quit dreaming and show us his cards and let the world see what his hand truly is. Oh, One last thing. Owning a Boss 9 won’t change how you dress or how you act unless want to wear bell bottoms and listen to Led Zeppelin on an 8 Track.
“Off frame restoration you might get close”
Off frame means little with a unibody….perhaps you just meant a tasteful restoration – concours or otherwise.
B
(owned 3 69 Mustangs…. at the same time – good ole days)
The seller wants $605,000 for the car. They clearly do not know the market.
Just looking at the picture a few things come to mind,
1. It has low mileage why?
What I see is the “tow tabs” on the front bumper, narrow Moroso style drag front tires and 9 inch slicks in the rear. Also the Auto meter tach on the dash.
What that tells me that early in it’s life it was probably raced in “Stock Eliminator”. That would account for the low mileage. The “tow tabs” are from a time when cars were flat towed to the races.
I would guess that the interior is mostly intact and not cut up.
Still it’s a find, the fact it was raced and is in race trim and commands that type of money is mind bending…
The seller does not know much about drag racing. 10.50 et’s at 118. No way. To go 10.50 in a car that heavy equals 125. Keep dreaming……..
Further more about this car, where is a photo of the vin that shows KK xxx in the serial number.There is a partial picture. The boss 429 cars had a KKxxxx number as they were farmed out to and built by Kar Kraft [hence the KK in the VIN numbers] I can see why it only went 118 in the quarter with those 2 carbs…… Nuff said…
Well that’s an awfull lot of money for a car that has had a “californian restauration” or do all mustangs like this have an enormous gap between the hood and left fender???
Makes me curious bout the the rest of the bodywork
The hood appears bowed.
A drag race car? Mileage is relative. Let’s assume a mile per run, with maintence and testing. This car ran as many as 2,000 races. Lets even cut that in half and make it a 1,000 races. That car is most likely ragged out. To me it would be like buying a 2005 Mustang GT with a 5 speed manual transmission from a 21 year old that has had it since new. Miles might be low, but mostly they were hard on her. Just an observation.
Seller has since posted VIN and more photos.
It says it was bought and raced at a drag strip for the 2200 miles right from the get go, hence the motor rebuild. Maybe some guys need to read before commenting.
@Ralph
People know how to read, which is why it didn’t get any bids. Did you bother to read the comments? If you did, then you would see the obvious shenanigans going on with this listing.
Beyond that, it’s simply not worth the price he is asking. Too much has been done to it that has devalued the car.
The seller has no clue about the car. The asking price is over $605,000.00. I can buy three correctlty restored Boss 9′s for that price. Plus the work that was done looks poor.