Getting real value from a classic muscle car means finding an undervalued killer ride with nothing but potential.

Ford and Mercury may be similar, but there are some crucial differences between their muscle cars gearheads should know.

All 429 cubic inches of them, flexing in Thunderjet and Cobra Jet fashion. And even Super Cobra Jet – a light pickup with 375 horsepower and 480 lb-ft of torque. Combine that with a massively ...

The Super Cobra Jet 429 featured four-bolt mains, forged aluminum pistons, a solid lifter cam, and a Holley 780 carburetor. Ford officially rated the Super Cobra Jet at 375 horsepower and 450 ...

With a 429-cubic-inch V-8 ... and the engine wears a Super Cobra Jet and 750-cfm Holley Double Pumper carburetor. Power gets to the ground through a three-speed automatic, and the rebuilt nine ...

Ford introduced the 385 big block V8 engine series in the late 1960s as it phased out the MEL (Mercury Edsel Lincoln) big block design. The 385 big block, named for the 3.85-inch crankshaft stroke ...

The Boss 429 and 429 Super Cobra Jet V8 engines rank as some of the most powerful engines ever put in the Ford Mustang. In fact, if we limit our discussion to first-gen Mustangs, these engines ...

Among these, the 1970 Cyclone Spoiler 429 Super Cobra Jet is a particularly iconic example. This was a period of unprecedented power and performance, ignited by Pontiac’s GTO in 1964 and reaching its ...

Over the course of the Mach 1 package, dozens of engines were available from a 170cu V-6 to the mighty 429 Super Cobra Jet V-8. Though a '69 and a '78 are radically different vehicles, all ...

to the mighty 385-series big-block 429 (7.0-liter) V8. It is this latter beast that’s not that easy to come by. Made available in three versions, it was at its finest in its Super Cobra Jet ...