Muscle Cars: Power to the People

1970 FORD Mustang

Price when new: $5,054 Engine Type: 429-cubic inch Blue Crescent V-8 (four-barrel carburetor) Horsepower: 375 Top Speed: 168 miles per hour Acceleration zero to 60 miles per hour: 6.8 seconds The understated 1970 Boss 429 Mustang was powered by Ford’s massive Blue Crescent engine. Designed for NASCAR competition, the engine featured an efficient hemispherical combustion chamber shape and was so wide that Boss 429 Mustangs required extensive chassis and suspension modifications for it to fit. Collection of Arnold Marks, Mustangs Etc.