Anyone remember the evocative Ford Mustang Boss 429 that was introduced in 1969? It’s currently dubbed as one of the most valued and rarest classic muscle cars to date, and famed US-based company Classic Recreations will be unveiling a reborn version of the Mustang Boss at the SEMA show later this month.
The one-off model will be powered by a massive 8.4 litre “stroker” V8 that packs approximately 815 hp, thanks to a new valvetrain and engine management system. It will also get a brand new clutch and flywheel from Centerforce, which are designed to handle the massive power hike. The front-engine, rear-drive layout remains.
The Boss 429 originally came with a 7.0 litre 385 Cobra jet V8 that made 375 hp at 5,200 rpm and 610 Nm of torque at 3,400 rpm. The horsepower figure may seem low, but several sources have said that the actual number was likely higher. A sole four-speed manual transmission was offered.
This won’t be the only Mustang Boss project by Classic Recreations, though. The company has just been given the green light to restore the Boss 302 Mustang and the Mustang Mach 1, although matching this all-black Boss 429 in terms of outright appeal can prove to be a tall order.
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Now this is what I call a real American retro replica. Even made in America.
Cannot come here because we are stuck in ancient road tax cc structure.
This one road tax will be RM30k.
Previous Government did not bother to streamline our road tax and cc issues in the advent of 2.0 Hybrids from Merc and BMW.
The poor man with a 20 yr old 3.0 cc car pays more tax than the BMW X5 2.0 40e Hybrid costing RM420k
Wow! Why Ford Mustang Boss engine capacity is so big as 8.4L compare to other cars as normal engine capacity from 1.0L – 6.0L
Coz Murica!
OMG…watched the jay leno on the original 429….damn that car looks so beautiful.
then it cannot be called 429 already… should be boss 512