Vehicle Description
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Auburn Fall event, 30
August - 2 September 2018.
Estimate:
$235,000 - $250,000
One of just 500 Boss 429s built for 1970Four documented owners from
newCorrect Grabber Blue paint with original white interior
Racing homologation models are often the fastest, most pure, and
most desirable cars on the collector market. The car offered here,
the legendary 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429, is certainly no
exception. In the late 1960s, Chrysler ruled NASCAR with its
legendary 426 Hemi engine but Ford decided to go all out to catch
up. They developed a 429-cu. in. version of the Ford 385 V-8 with
specially modified oil and water passages, four bolt main bearings,
and all forged steel internal components. Ford gave the new engine
an insurance-friendly rating of 375 hp, though the actual output in
stock form is said to be well over 500 hp.
To meet NASCAR's engine homologation rules, Ford chose to place the
new 429 into the Mustang, thereby creating the highly desirable
Boss 429 Mustang variant. Originally offered for the 1969 model
year, the Boss 429 continued for 1970 and was offered in five
factory colors, including eye-catching Grabber Blue, the original
color of the car offered here. With just 500 examples completed,
the 1970 Boss 429 was and is one of the most desirable factory
Fords ever built and is in fact rarer than the 1969 model which saw
839 examples produced.
The car offered here is an overwhelmingly original example of this
limited-production muscle car. The car has never been fully
restored and has seen just a single repaint in its correct shade of
Grabber Blue. It still wears the factory-original code TW White
vinyl interior. It has had just four owners since new, including
nearly 30 years in proper heated storage in the hands of its third
owner. Removed from this long-term storage approximately two years
ago, the fourth owner has had some $10,000 in recent work
completed, including the fitting of a period-correct carburetor and
reproduction export brace. The owner reports that the car runs and
drives as expected and is fully ready to be enjoyed.
Included in the sale is an extensive file of historic
documentation, including copies of the Ford Motor Company dealer
contracts, along with the original sales invoice. Also included is
a copy of the Marti Report that fully documents the car's build
history as well as invoices for the engine work. In short, with its
incredible originality and documented history, this may be an
unrepeatable opportunity to own one of the most desirable examples
of one of the toughest Mustangs of the period.To view this car and
others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM
website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/AF18.