It's insane how well the design has aged. It looks more modern than any Ferrari or Lambo from that time.
Ford Mustang BOSS 429 specs
| Car type | Coupe |
| Curb weight | 1615 kg (3560 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 4.76 m (187 in) long, 1.81 m (71 in) wide, 1.30 m (51 in) high |
| Wheelbase | 2.74 m (108 in) |
| Introduced | 1970 |
| Origin country | United States |
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| Submitted by | Super8 |
Performance
| 0 - 100 kph | 5.4 s |
| 0 - 60 mph | 5.1 s |
| 1/4 mile | 13.6 s @ 106.3 mph |
| Top speed | 237 kph (147 mph) |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | Ford 385-series V-8 429 |
| Displacement | 7.0 l (429 ci / 7030 cc) |
| Power | 380 ps (375 bhp / 280 kw) @ 5200 rpm |
| Torque | 490 Nm (361 lb-ft) @ 3400 rpm |
| Power / liter | 54 ps (53 hp) |
| Power / weight | 235 ps (232 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 303 Nm (224 lb-ft) / t |
| Transmission | 4 Speed Manual (4.3 ratio) |
| Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
Mustang BOSS 429 competition
Viking 10y ago
I looked it up. Car Life tested one in July 1969. The Boss 429 with 375 horsepower had a four speed manual transmission and a 3.91 rear axle. It did 0-60 mph in 7.1 seconds and the quarter mile in 14.09 seconds at 102.85 mph. Top speed was 116 mph. As far as the slow 0-60 mph is concerned, one does have to take into account the bias-ply tires of the time. Lots of wheel spin, and/or feathering of the throttle necessary in order to get off the line. I will leave it to others with more experience in such matters to estimate how much quicker it would have been with modern tires. I guess one clue would be that it took 7 seconds to go from 60 mph to 103 mph. Extrapolating a bit maybe 6.3 seconds from 60-100 mph, not bad.
