The Ford Boss 429 Mustang was never just another high-performance muscle car—it was a homologation special shaped as much by ...

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 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 was never meant to be a typical street car. While most muscle cars were designed to dominate stoplights and drag strips, the Boss 429 existed mainly because Ford wanted ...

Ford's big block engines are among the best-known and most respected V8s in American history. From the pure-blooded racing heritage of the 427 and its derivatives to the massive torque-happy 429 in ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

Ford is no stranger to producing powerful engines. From the heyday of the muscle car to the racetrack to the Special Vehicles Team to today's Ford Performance division, the company has carved out a ...

One of the most iconic badges in Ford Mustang history, the Boss debuted for the 1969 model year on not one but two muscle cars. Both were developed for homologation purposes. The Boss 429 was the more ...

We love the Ford 302. Its short, 3.00-inch stroke encourages flinging the tach needle to 7,000 or even 8,000 rpm, and its fat, 4.00-inch bore allows mucho cylinder head breathing. We've punished a ...

The all-time auction record for the Ford Mustang Boss 429 homologation special is now shared by two cars from both model years.

"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 ...