For the 1969 model year, Ford did something bold, they built a Mustang to sell directly to drag racing enthusiasts and drivers. The ‘69 Boss 429 Mustang was, up to that point, the fastest of the breed Ford had ever made for straight-line driving. In fact former SVT front man John Coletti has said that in the development for the 2003 Terminator Cobra, that the Boss 429 was the performance yard-stick used by SVT. Many of the Boss 429’s went on to have successful racing careers in the hands of pros and amateurs alike, though few people saw the value in preserving them as-is for posterity.
At least one Boss ‘9 owner had the foresight to keep the mileage on his car as low as he could. As a result, RM Auctions will be selling a ‘69 Boss 429 Mustang with just 97 miles on it at their Don Davis Collection auction. This is the lowest-mileage Boss 429 on the planet, and it’s going to bring big bucks at auction.
Just how many bucks it brings remains to be seen, but even a well-worn Boss 429 Mustang can easily bring over $200,000 at auction. Most of the Boss 429 cars we see have sold in excess of $250,000 once the gavel fell, though RM’s auction experts think the finally tally for this low-mileage example could top $300,000. It could even go as high as $350,000, to the right bidder of course.
Why so few miles though? The story goes that this Mustang was originally delivered to a buyer in Colorado, who hoped to compete in Super Stock racing but had to shelf his plans, storing the car away for decades. When uncovered, it was bought and restored, which included the restoration of the numbers-matching Boss 429 engine, backed by the ever-desirable 4-speed manual transmission. This car is as close to a new ‘69 Boss 429 Mustang as any of us will ever come. No wonder it is predicted that it will sell for so much.