Developed to outshine the 426 HEMI in NASCAR, the Boss 429 didn't become the dominant force that Ford had hoped but still ...

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 ...

The golden muscle car era was a fabulous period for many reasons. Dealerships were packed with high-performance rigs, and Detroit was rolling out drag-ready factory cars like it was nobody's business.

The Boss 429 and 429 Super Cobra Jet V8 engines rank as some of the most powerful engines ever put in the Ford Mustang. In fact, if we limit our discussion to first-gen Mustangs, these engines, both ...

The old saying goes, "There is no replacement for displacement." While modern engine technology proves that logic is fundamentally flawed, it's still fun to remember the inexpensive gasoline and ...

Among the endless parade of classic Mustangs that have made their mark, the Boss 429 sits in a league of its own. This isn’t just another fastback with a stripe package—it was a NASCAR-engineered ...

The Ford Boss 429 Mustang stands as a hallmark of American automotive history, renowned for its powerful engine and limited production run. Originally built to compete in NASCAR, this muscle car has ...

"Ohio George" Montgomery was racing long before the Ford Boss 429 showed up on the scene in 1969. He had raced at Bonneville as early as 1951, but became a legend in drag racing after building a light ...

A rare 1970 Ford Mustang achieved $627,000 at auction this month. Only 499 Boss 429s were built for 1970, 13 with this car’s color combo. Ford created the Boss’s 7-liter hemi-head V8 to beat Chrysler ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

The Boss 429 Mustang is one of those halo cars that many kids of the 1970s dreamed of owning, thanks to its outrageous appearance and that NASCAR-derived engine. More than five decades after its debut ...

"Ohio George" Montgomery was racing long before the Ford Boss 429 showed up on the scene in 1969. He had raced at Bonneville as early as 1951, but became a legend in drag racing after building a light ...