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The Mustang's engine compartment was not wide enough to accommodate the massive Boss 429 engine, so Ford contracted with Kar Kraft of Dearborn, Michigan, to modify 4-speed Cobra Jet Mustangs to accept it. Kar Kraft was a Ford exclusive experimental facility that functioned as Vehicle Engineering for Ford's Special Vehicles.
Boss is the internal name for a family of large-displacement V8 engines from Ford Motor Company intended to compete with Chrysler's Hemi and General Motors' 6.0 L Vortec engines. Originally named Hurricane , development of the engine was cancelled in 2005, then revived in early 2006 by Mark Fields [ 1 ] In light of the devastation caused by ...
1963–1971 Ford Indy V8 engine (U.S.A.C. IndyCar engine) 1968–1997 385 V8—big-block (370/429/Boss 429/460/514) 1975–2007 Ford-Cosworth Indy V8 engine (U.S.A.C. IndyCar engine) 1970–1982 335/Cleveland V8— small-block (351 Cleveland/400/351M/Boss 351) 1969–1982 Ford Australia produced Cleveland V8 engines 302/351 (Geelong plant)
The Boss 302 was created to satisfy Trans Am rules and featured distinctive hockey-stick stripes, while the understated Boss 429 was created to homologate the Boss 429 engine (based on the new Ford 385 series engine) for NASCAR use. The two Boss models received fame on the track and street.
Later in the season, the Boss 429 engine was used by many of the teams, after it had finally been declared "officially homologated" by NASCAR president, Bill France. The Boss 429 engine was homologated in the 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429. In a very unusual move, Ford homologated the engine separately from the car in which it was to race.
Later in the season, the Boss 429 engine was used by many of the teams, after it had finally been declared "officially homologated" by NASCAR president Bill France. The Boss 429 engine was homologated in the 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429. In a very unusual move, Ford homologated the engine separately from the car in which it was to race.