It’s time to bust out the tissues and sort out our issues on Requiescat in Pace (Latin for Rest in Peace), where we take the time to grumble, sigh, and perhaps even cry over the cars of yesteryear deemed a lost cause by their owners. Year after year, more and more classics lay helpless to the elements, and be they Chevy, Ford, or MOPAR, we ask that you lay down the pitchforks and reflect on these “rust buckets.”

Fully restored, these Mustangs can fetch anywhere from $120-500K. Photo: CarsinBarns

A ’69 Boss 429 is the topic of today’s piece, a rare but questionable “survivor” that’s carved out a living space amongst someone’s garage crap. Rather ignominious for such a rare Stang, wouldn’t you say?

In addition, this car is special for more than just its pedigree, as a poster on garagejournal.com made clear that it had the “correct KK 429 NASCAR decal on door with number ‘1601’ and ‘Special Performance’ metal warranty tag.” So, apparently it’s not just a super-rare Boss 429, but also a racing, super-rare Boss 429.

CarsinBarns.com had the honor of first receiving news of the car a couple of weeks ago, with the sad news that it was not for sale. However, some digging around by the site’s fans found the car had been posted up on the Hudson Valley Craigslist page, which has since been deleted. Darn it.

And there’s no way of knowing who, assuming it was sold, purchased it. Double darn it. 

Restoring these cars is such a costly enterprise, however, that anyone but the super-rich should really stay away from them. Speculation from the guys at garagejournal.com pegged the project at upwards of $125,000(!), and most of the mechanical components on 429 are arguably irreplaceable due to lack of OE and aftermarket support.

If you found the owner of the Boss, would you make him an offer or drive on by? Leave your two cents in the comments below.