Vehicle Description
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Fort Lauderdale event, 6 -
7 April 2018.
Estimates:
$220,000 - $260,000
Exceptional condition throughoutUnmodified, down to the original
radioWell documented, including Marti report, Erminger build
sheets, and Kar Kraft quality checklistsSpectacular Candy Apple Red
color combinationOne of the first 150 examples built
All it took was three cubic inches. To compete with Chrysler's 426
Hemi V-8 in NASCAR's Grand National Division, Ford's motorsports
gurus knew that they needed a powerful engine. They already had the
right car-the Mustang, which begged for additional underhood
muscle. Ford's new big block V-8 displaced 429 cu. in. and was both
beefed up and lightened for competition use.
The Boss 429 was born, and the 1,358 built during just two years of
production featured a special front end with a widened engine bay
created by Ford's experimental and low-volume car partner, Kar
Kraft. These homologation specials didn't scream performance with
their relatively subtle badging, but they were blisteringly fast.
As was customary in the 1960s, their 375-hp rating was highly
conservative. Those in the know looked for the Kar Kraft "KK"
number and the NASCAR identification label.
Both of those are present and accounted for on the well-documented
1969 Boss 429 offered here. This example was sold new in the
Arizona desert in Kearny, a mining town that offered its original
owner plenty of room to roam. Its Marti report confirms that it
left Kar Kraft painted Candy Apple Red over a black vinyl interior
with the requisite Boss 429 performance gear and few luxuries aside
from an AM radio. It was built 13 February 1969 and sold just a
month later.
Today, the Boss 429 appears in excellent condition with shiny,
uniform paint and the correct Magnum 500 wheels wrapped in
period-style Goodyear tires. Inside, it is unmodified and wears
correct black vinyl. The four-speed manual transmission, included
with the optional Deluxe Interior group, stands ready to row
through the gears. Underhood, the Boss 429's engine bay looks as
though the car just left the Kar Kraft facility.
To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction,
please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/FL18.
