It was the highest-revving V8 available in the fifth-generation Big Bird (1967 to 1971), and it remained on offer until 1973. The 7.0-liter V8 in the Thunderbird is not a Boss, but it packs similar power at 360 horsepower. Rated at 375 horsepower, the Boss 429 Mustang is now regarded as being among the rarest and most valuable muscle cars to date. It was offered in the Boss Mustang from 1969 to 1970 to fulfill Ford's need to homologate it for NASCAR racing. The 385-series 429 V8 is actually famous for having spawned the Boss 429, a race-spec engine that Ford created as a response to Chrysler's 426 Hemi. This engine debuted in 1967 as a replacement for the iconic FE V8, but it didn't survive for long in this configuration, as it was phased out in 1973. How? Simply click here to return to First Antique Automobile Stories.This 1968 Thunderbird here isn't a four-door, but one of those rare Big Birds offered with the optional 429-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) V8 of the 385-series variety. Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. guy) looks out for this now increasingly rare car from above and we will always be grateful for the job he did. The late Gerald Anderson stepped in and put our girl back right and 12 years later she is still running great I like to think Gerald (even though he was a great G.M. Well after a few phone calls we were now the owners of a body and motor for a lot less money but a lot more work ahead. After driving to Port Hope to deliver it for the safety and routine maintenance, we were shocked to find a perforated frame that had been purposely concealed. The car was a Highland Green 68 with a 429 and looked very clean (or so we thought). In May of 2003 we found our car just outside of London in a town called Mt Brydges.
When my wife and I decided to get an old car I knew exactly which one would fit our budget (ha ha ha more later) and style, thus began our search.
This beautiful car unfortunately met a nasty end in Kentucky on the way to Florida one spring, but it in my memory it did not. When I was a wee lad my Father's daily driver was a 68 Landau.
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