B429ers always stand out, even if they don't want to....

Tim Wellborns original B429 engine oil cooler, one of the many engine parts that catches always attention by restorers for referencing their installations.

Bill Hamiltons black 69er B429 is an example of a perfect restored Mustang gem.

..hiding another gem under its hood - the semi-hemi B429 engine that was the top end in Fords history of muscle car engine development, even if some are not seeing it like that due to the few problems the engine developped in street practice. Most of these can be eliminated today with a bit more wisdom.

Jim Zappalas 69er B429 engine bay

A few words on new Boss 429 parts:

I found these new TM Enterprises Boss 429 cylinder heads from shotgunhemiparts.com, fully CNC-machine from modern 356 T-6 heat treated virgin alum and far stronger as the OEM ones, as they say. 
It eliminates the well-known B429 problems with a modified modern head gasket instead of the O-rings and higher swirl 65cc pockets in the rods instead of the typical 86cc ones. It will even fit wedge engines with some modifications. Worth to check their website anyway. 

New were also these B429 magnesium valve covers, shown for the first time.

B429 guru Ed Myer and Boss perfectionist Bob Perkins were there to tell the story of Bobs recent find of genuine Kar Kraft documents, enough to chime about in the next years and probably offering a few surprises, but also confirmation to a few  unsolvedy mysteries. The whisper of these new documents was spread around quite quickly.
Little is in fact known from former KK employees or other pictures than the first press pics that everybody knows showing Fran Hernandez and Roy Lunn. Roy, then one of the leading KK managers, is still alive and could speak out, but he chose not to do so since decades, being more into environment protection for a while. Roy lives in the UK and yes, we from Ponysite tried to get him out of his hiding and speak up. We'll try again some time. There is always the right place and time to do that.

A) Tim and Pam Wellborn Muscle Car Museum, Alex City/AL
Tim and Pam displayed their B429 "Survivor" with only 4772 miles on it at the show and invited some to see their spectacular museum nearby. The grabber blue 0F02Z108212 B429 was sold on Sep. 25, 1969 for the rebated amount of 3973,85 Dollar (typical retail price 5053,45 dollar) featuring a convenience check group, electric clock, drag pack, rim blow steering wheel, console, power steering and power disc brakes, AM radio, decor group, deluxe belts/warning lights, competition suspension, tachometer and trip odometer ...and went to DSO 13, 4 gallons of gas included as usual.



One of the most interesting areas of B429 is the engine, preferred in its original status as shown here. Those B429 owners who need more pics of it, can contact me via e-mail. 

b) Bernie Hamilton's B429
Bernie displayed this black 69er in the same tent.



Bernie Hamiltons restored B429 engine with all the chalk marks and tidbits a restored B429 engine needs.

c) Jim Zappala was there with this white B429
(If I did not got the owners name wrong in this case, let me know)

D) Carson Anglin (most probably) showed this grabber green B429 sold to Oklahoma City back then. Interesting to see that this car, although similar equipped like the first one with the same options was sold for almost 200 dollar more - for 4161,11 Dollar in Harvey/OK. This is 0F02Z144333.




E) White B429 "Ground Stomper" from Ron Redmond
Ron displayed this B429 called  "Ground Stomper" that was used in the drag car scene, now being restored to factory specs as I understood. Ron will tell us soon a few more details.