For decades the Ford Mustang has captured the imagination of those with gasoline flowing through their veins. In the 1960’s the Mustang GT’s, Shelby GT’s and the legendary Mustang Boss 429 set the gold standard for American Muscle. Any young gearhead with a hefty amount of testosterone dreamed of getting behind the wheel of one of these high octane, tire smokin’, muscle machines.
The Boss 429 was the cream of the crop of the Mustangs. It had bombshell looks, a 429 cubic inch mill and plenty of power. Since these cars were the top of the line, only a handful were ordered making survivors a rare sight. They have become hot collectors items among nostalgic Baby Boomers and those younger who admire classic muscle. Due to their legend, rarity and status many a times these Mustang Boss 429’s have fetched a six figure sum at Barrett-Jackson and Mecum. Recently, a 1970 Mustang Boss 429 came up for sale with the ridiculous asking price of $125,000.
Earlier we mentioned many of these cars sell for six figures so why is this one so absurd. Well for starters, this Boss 9 has a bad case of the metal infection, aka: rust. The body, the engine bay, the chassis, the floorboards are covered in it. Not only that, there are even a handful of holes and tears in the floorboards where the metal has been eaten away.
Furthermore, its 375 horsepower, 450 lb-ft of torque 429 mill is missing. The transmission underneath is a HEH-W Toploader transmission which is not the original tranny that belongs in the car. This Boss 9 is nothing more than a worn out rusted shell. It may fetch in the low 5’s for a project car but is not worth the six figures the seller is asking. This looks to be a bad case of someone inflating the price because they see the restored cars on Barrett-Jackson selling for six figures and assuming their rusted shell is worth the same. They fail to understand the work that gets put into those cars that sell for six figures. The car attempted to sell on eBay but no one bit. Would you pay six figures for a shell?