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11-29-2008, 10:50 AM

wumarshall82

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what do you think this would be worth

I was looking through a junk yard that has classics in it and I saw this 429 that came out of a 1969. What do you think would be a good price for it?

11-29-2008, 10:57 AM

fakesnakes

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It looks like a complete rebuild is in order. $500 and even though I may get flamed for this, they were basically boat anchors. A 428 or 427 is a much better engine.

11-29-2008, 11:14 AM

1slow67

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There is a 429 around here for sale for 750, but it comes with the tranny. So 500 sounds good to me.

11-29-2008, 11:15 AM

Starfury

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I agree. Unless it was a CJ engine, it's not worth much.

11-29-2008, 11:45 AM

JamesW

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What would you want to do with it? There may be better options.

11-29-2008, 12:26 PM

Waffles

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I wouldn't pay more than $180 for it myself... but I bought an entire 72 T Bird with a 429 for $75 so I might be a little stingier than most people...

427 or 428 is the way to go. or 390 with 428 heads.