Chassis No. 9F02Z173014

KK 429 NASCAR No. 1628

The understated Boss 429 Mustang carried the massive Blue Crescent V-8 with hemispherical heads, "Ford's Hemi," which like its MoPar competitor had been originally developed for racing – in this case, NASCAR – but was now released to the street. Roadgoing customers received a Mustang fastback into which the giant mill was massaged, with extensive chassis and suspension modifications to suit by the well-known prototyping and racing shop of Kar Kraft. The result was brutally powerful, with 0-60 mph taking only 6.8 seconds and a top speed of 168 mph possible.

Jim Taylor's Boss 429 was produced about halfway through the 1969 run. According to both the original window sticker and a Marti Report, both of which are on file along with the build sheet, it was originally delivered to Ken Roggy Ford of La Puente, California. Early California registrations, also included in the file, indicate the original owner was Walker E. Livermore, who registered the car in the name of his company, Livermore Rebar, Inc., of Valinda, through 1974. A letter from Mr. Livermore notes that the car was off the road and in storage in Whittier from February 1978 until January 1987, at which point it was sold. Later it was owned in Oklahoma before being acquired by Mr. Taylor.

The car retains both its original door tag and the original Kar Kraft NASCAR number decal in the door jamb. In fact, this Boss 429 is utterly remarkably original, including almost all of its factory coat of Wimbledon White paint, with only the trunk lid having been refinished; the original Deluxe interior with its original seat upholstery, door panels, dash pad, and carpeting; and original glass throughout. The hood retains its original 'air flapper,' now a rarity, with its original control cables still attached. Accessories include an AM radio, heater, day/night rear-view mirror, and dual sport mirrors.

Mechanically the car retains a Holley 735 four-barrel carburetor, as well as the original air cleaner with unique snorkel, oil cooler, pollution pump and equipment, and very rare magnesium valve covers. The extremely rare original brake booster and master cylinder are both still in place. The car rides on 15-inch Magnum 500 wheels with correct center caps, unique to the Boss 429, shod in Goodyear GT Polyglas tires, and a space saver spare is housed in the trunk. At the time of cataloging, the Boss 429 had recorded just 22,864 actual miles, and in addition to the aforementioned paperwork is accompanied by an original manual, Boss 429 manual supplement, and small file of service records from Mr. Taylor's ownership.

This is, simply put, one of the finest original examples of its kind extant.