Greetings, Nearing completion concourse restoration on my white/black 1969 Boss 429. (Literally interior is being finished now. completion should be on or before 12/10/14). The car is amazing, numbers match and fully documented with deluxe marti report, factory invoices etc. I am looking sell but would prefer to trade up or down or combo of cars, Ferrari, Maserati, ISO or ? This is a no nonsense car. It is brand new completely and correctly restored. No disappointments. Built April of 1969. Sold originally in Montgomery Alabama and has lived with In 75 miles of there it's entire life I am the second registered owner. I am a "car guy" easy to deal with. I am not a broker nor a company. Let's talk. It never hurts to talk. value is $340,000
im not up on the musclecar market, what do you think a 1966 shelby gt350 in similar cond as your boss is worth?
I was going to say $175-250k for a coupe, but really depends on the condition plus the venue in which the car is sold. I know the convertibles are big $$$ so not surprised at the $800k range. GLWS of your Boss 429 by the way. They're fantastic cars. I've lusted after one since college. Just not in the budget.
All the boss cars are trending up again. just by production figures and examples left is enough to drive it up again. Especially the 69 cars.
They had been relatively flat for a while but trending up since spring. Nice one should set you back $75k-$125k - though I haven't kept up with the very latest auction prices.
$60-75k pretty much defined the middle ground 18 months ago, I imagine those cars moved up to whatever about same amount, maybe with a little more than $15k margin.
Yup, my view of decent is a #2 car or better. It's certainly possible to get a Boss 302 for $50-$60k depending on condition. But it's probably cheaper when all is said and done to buy a car in great condition. Fwiw, I checked auction results for 1969s going back to Jan 2013. Prices ranged from a recent high of $124k at Mecum this past June to $47k in Jan 2013. Pricing has been up in 2014 with lowest bid of $70k at Mecum in April. Car was no sale. But it's tough to correlate auction results with condition unless one does some digging on the individual cars. But the general trend is up.
Yeah in reference to my Boss 429 one sold for $480k plus commissions recently but was a "documented " low mile car. The seller was also the source of certifying the claim as he is the Judge and authority on B9's. But I am aware of privately traded cars in $280-360 range personally knowing the condition of the $280 car. IMO My car is nicer than the $480k car but is of course is restored.
Shelby didn't make convertibles, only fastbacks in 1965 or 1966, 1967 there was just one convertible proto type, the rest were fast backs 1968, 1969 & 1970, fastbacks and convertibles and one prototype coupe called the Green Hornet. 1968 GT 350, 404 convertibles 1968 GT 500, 402 convertibles 1968 GT 500KR 318 convertibles 1969 GT 350, 194 convertibles 1969 GT 500, 335 convertibles A well sorted out 1968 GT 500 or GT500KR can bring in as much as $200,000 My low mileage 1968 GT500, 4 speed w/AC would go to auction with a minimum of $175,000
Actually, they made a few (4?) convertibles in 1966. But they were special order and sold to a few handpicked people. I believe one was made for Carroll himself, but could be wrong. But your basic point is taken. So I probably shouldn't have been asking the question given the rarity and improbability that the poster was inquiring about such a rare car.
I feel bad for the OP. We've hijacked his thread reg'd sale of his Boss 429 with all this Boss 302 and GT350 talk. Sorry.
Boss 429 Mustangs are arguably one of if not the most interesting muscle cars produced. There are not many cars that were produced in a configuration and then went to a separate skunk works shop (Kar Kraft Engineering) to be modified into another configuration. Not many auto manufacturers would allow their cars to go to a separate shop and have the suspension torn out of them (necessitated by the physical size of the Boss 429 engine) and re worked into a final product. The list of modifications are endless and they will remain at the pinnacle of the list of special muscle cars. OP....is your car an "S" or "T" code? Best of luck on the sale. Shelby American produced four 1966 GT350 convertibles....two auto, two 4 spd 6S2375 6S2376 6S2377 6S2378
Thanks for the info on the 66 converts, I know he made several continuation cars later on too, taking old 65 or 66 fastbacks from the ground up and assigning Shelby Vin numbers to them. It must be nice, own your own car company and be able to makeup a few extra at a later date and have them considered as originals and not reproductions.
I have considered several times selling mine and buying a 68gt350 convert and a 66 gt350 Hertz rent a racer The 289/302 cars are so much easier to work on!
He built another serie of 12 convertibles. Not fastbacks. If you want to drive the car a lot the small blocks are fun and easy, but for the occasionnal driver the torque of the 428 is SO MUCH FUN. Here is the last one I did. 00464 My ultimate dream in the Mustangs would be a white or black 69 BOSS NINE Image Unavailable, Please Login
BTW guys we are on Fchat so, do you know Gilles Villeneuve was driven to and from his wedding in his friend's 1970 boss 9? The car has been the property of a friend of mine for a while.
