Introduced in mid-April 1964, the Ford Mustang rose instantly to legendary status, not only by establishing the Plymouth-created pony car segment as a staple of American automaking. Despite its ...
For years the big-block Chevy has been the dominant engine in gasoline-fueled, large-displacement, stock-block V8 engine racing. Potential Ford challengers were forced to procure costly, exotic, and ...
The Boss 429 is up there with the most desirable ‘Stangs of all time. Only 859 examples were made for the 1969 model year, and few can match the condition of the car we’ll talk about today. Chassis ...
It wasn’t built to be a boulevard cruiser or a poser’s muscle car. The 1969 Mustang Boss 429 came to play hardball.
When Bob Perkins restored the Hubert Platt factory Ford Drag Team "Cammer" Mustang, he made a trip to Arizona to Scott Dapron's collection of cars and parts. Dapron worked for Mickey Thompson in 1969 ...
Perception and reality are often widely disparate things. That couldn't be truer than with the legendary Boss 429 Mustang and the semi-hemi engine for which it was named. It is the darling of the ...
If Semon "Bunkie" Knudsen hadn't left General Motors to join Ford Motor Company in 1968, chances are there never would have been a Boss 429 Mustang. Knudsen had risen through the ranks at GM, first as ...