“Around 1976, a guy in the truck division kept bugging him to ... We chat about the Boss 429’s power for a bit, then Flowers gets into the throttle. The Boss ’9 surges ahead, with no cough ...

See All 4 Photos In 1969, the flip top Mach 1, powered ... the Boss 429 in pieces 12 to 14 years ago in a large lot of other engines and parts from Holman-Moody-Stroppe's big service truck.

owner Ken Troutman quickly realized there was no way to find a Boss 429 block to go with the heads. Instead, he decided the best course of action was to go with a 460 truck block as the foundation ...

There were three displacements: the 370 (6.1-liter) fitted to Ford’s medium-duty trucks, the 460 ... to improve power. The ...

The 7.4 Vortec powered various motorhomes, heavy-duty GM trucks, and cargo vans from 1996 to 2001. The Ford 429 Boss big block engine shares an origin story similar to Chrysler's 426 Hemi ...

Most of these large displacement engines went into medium-duty trucks and ... and also Ford's venerable 429. In the Boss Mustang, the rated power output, according to Mustang Specs, was ...

WhenHot RodTech Editor John Thawley wrote up his preview of this 429-powered Mustang for the Feb. 1969 issue he made no mention of the word Boss. In late 1968, designer Larry Shinoda's nickname ...

One of only five examples known to exist in this color combo, this 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 sold for over $600,000, setting ...

Ultimately, the 429 Super Cobra Jet provided more power at lower rpm ranges than the Boss 429. However, Ford's advertised power ratings for its engines are highly suspect and often believed to be ...

This 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 features a Black Jade over Black vinyl configuration and is powered by Ford’s iconic 429 ci V8 engine. So far so good right? Well, it gets better, because this ...