hello everyone!

I am currently new to this site and I habe come here to hopefully receive some insight on a 1969 Mach 1 Mustang Boss 429. I inherited it after my father’s passing about 5 years ago in 2013. The car has been sitting in a garage for quite some time and the car needs a second chance at life. However as its been sitting in a family garage for so long surrounded by a whole ton of other junk i’ve recently been pressured to either relocate my car or to sell it. To the family it’s just another junk car sitting and rotting away and i’ve been threatned to have it towed away on me. I know this car was my father’s prized possession. I also know what the value and how classic this car is and am aware they aren’t easy to come by . In other words I’m even lucky to have it in my possession. My dream would be to restore it and get it on the road one day in my father’s honor. However its financially restraining to me at the moment and I just graduated from the University of Illinois. I wanted to post some pictures here to maybe get some advice from the pros. Granted the car is a mess but I was wondering is there a aecond chance of life whatsoever based off these photos ? The engine from what i’m aware of is intact but taken apart only because my car was one who loved to take things apart and put things back together — it was his initial plan to restore it all on his own. So I personally dont know it’s running status engine wise. Would it be a smart idea to either sell or keep it realistically? I do apologize for anything vague in this thread but it is my first post and I just wanted to get a gist of how these forums work so if anyone has any input or any further questions i’d be more than happy to elaborate!

thank you ,

-Cristina

Welcome to the site. The car does look as if it could be restored, but you’re looking at six figures to do it correctly at this point. If it is an original Boss 429, it would be worth it, assuming you have in excess of $100K lying around. I don’t know what it would be worth as-is, but if you can document that it is an original Boss 429, it’s current value might surprise you.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

—- well thank you for noting that. I was probably misinformed about the type of engine it has then. I appreciate your feedback! I personally wouldnt know by looking at it myself lol ! Any thoughts as to what it could be ... maybe ??

I’ve actually submitted photos and a video a few years ago when they first started their show!!! I honestly had hugh hopes as this is a classic car and in Chicago! (From what I am aware of they do their filming in Illinois / Chicago land area!!!)

Could it be a 428 Cobra Jet Mach 1? Not nearly as valuable as the Big Boss, but still a valuable car.

battery cable ends in the engine bay definitely rule out the Boss 429, BTW.