The 69 Boss was my first pick also and I found one close to me 2 years ago with 4 miles on the odometer but he wanted $300,000.00 . Way to rich for my blood so I ended up with a 2015 670 HP Roush stage 2 supercharged from the dealer. Black on black leather. Love it
Completely agree with your #1 pick. I was 16 in 1980, and knew an older couple who owned one with only 1700 original miles! (Theirs had allegedly been in a totalling roll-over accident while being driven north from the Carolinas to their home in Westborough, Massachusetts! However, when I saw the gleaming tourquise paint, and the matte black hood scoop, with the Boss 429 ID logo on the fenders, the car looked expertly repainted, but no worse for the weather, (and the road salt and weather beats the hell out of vehicles in taxachusetts, which is why anyone with any brains knows if they own an awesome muscle car like the Boss 429, and reside anywhere in New England, their car is being garaged for what has, over the past 40 years, become the 6 months of winter! I am 56, now, and I haven't any idea of what became of that older couple with the Boss 429. They'd be in their 80s or 90s now, so, most probably not out on Sunday evening looking to tromp on the gas, pop the clutch and zip down to the end of the New England Dragway at 124 mph! (That'd be too funny! ) Anyway, in remembrance of the 429 'Stang, I'd like to believe that they at least kept it as shiny and new as it looked that day in 1980 when I happened on by. It's a nice thought.
I discovered that certain Mustang production years had particular flaws, as with most cars. I had an iconic '64 1/2 (per the registration & engine code) into which someone had dropped a hi-po 289ci 4bbl and a 4-speed, in addition to dual exhaust with packs. It went more faster than a stock '65, but whenever I romped on it too hard the heater core would blow out and puke water all over the floor. I found out that this was a common failing of that year, in addition to the doors sagging and being difficult to close because they were so long. The heater cores leaked so dependably that two friends of mine had '65s, and both wrestled with the same problem. One of them just rerouted the hose; we lived in San Diego, so it didn't matter. I didn't like doing that so I would buy cheap cores. The other friend had a fastback 2+2 with an auto trans, so he didn't get the initial high-pressure boost upon acceleration; his leak was just a slow drip. None of us used coolant because it was money wasted. I did learn to change a heater core blindfolded, though. I was riding with him one day and dropped my wallet on the floor at my feet. When I reached for it I noticed a tiny plant growing out of the carpet. I looked more closely at the 3/4" seedling and discovered it was _pot!_ It was getting just the right amount of moisture from the heater to take root in the rug. An errant seed (this was many years ago) had apparently fallen, and sprouted. We were careful not to step on it, and it stayed for at least a year without getting bigger, sorta like a stoner's bonsai. This was when you went to jail for weed, and we used to joke that if he got pulled over he'd be arrested for cultivating while driving, transporting, and possession. He never did, though. I can't recall how long it lived.
Subscriber #836! You lured me in with Mustangs :) My very first car, my parents would let me buy, was a brand new 88' Mazda 323 hatchback. I had wanted a 1971 Mach1. Five years later, when I came back from Basic Training, I found a cheap little 1987 Mustang with a fuel injected 2.3L, manual transmission. I still have it. I can't afford to collect, or physically work on, cars anymore. I have taken up collecting diecast cars, and learning as much as I can about the vehicle history, mechanics and engineering. Thank you, for your concise and entertaining content!
On the almost contemporary "Classic" Mustang scene, are the 03' and 04' Cobra Terminators.......As Grieg Jackson of Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auctions has said...."Keep your eyes on the Terminators, they will quadruple in price sooner than later, they are the BOSS 9s of today" he knows, he is an avid Mustang enthusiast and collector, he has many rare ponies residing in his stable.........
My dream car is just a black 68 fastback with the larger more centered side scoops (like the side scoops on the gt350 shown), and the 3 bar vertical tail lights kind of like the mach 1 shown but with more of a curve to them (can be seen on the legendary bullit mustang). It's very specific and may not exist (at least for cheap) but that's my project for the future.
Aesthetically the 69 Mach 1 is the Golden child. At every stop light it's thumbs up ! This car makes you feel like a Rock star ! But The 69 Boss 9 IS the King Kahuna no doubt !
Ford did that with the Thunderbirds, too. They went all over the place with T-Birds with so many variants. 2 passenger, 4 passenger, 6 passenger, -2 doors, 4 doors (which I kinda liked actually) small to extra large, etc.
@@danbaumann8273 Thank you for correcting that, that was supposed to be 1968, my fat fingers are always giving me typos. 😁 There are a couple other notable Mustangs I (should mention) like a lot, like the one and ONLY "1967 GT500 Super Snake" and definitely Eleanor!
69 was the best looking year for the Mustang hands down. I don't care if it's just a base model or the Boss 9, Ford hit it out of the park with this one!
I long for the days where every car was different and easily identifiable. Today every car looks like every other car . What happened to manufacturers and designers?
Again great video being a stroke and cardiac arrest survivor now at 48 years old can no longer drive anymore which sucks after seeing this video lol, my favorite mustang would be the original 1964 and a half convertible lol, like the one that was one the opening title of Beverly Hills 90120 LoL, but quick question for anyone who can answer it, for Shelby"s cars the gt350 and the 500 what do they stand for
Fun list, but I am surprised the ones that started the sensation are not included. Maybe if you were saying the most classic "performance" Mustangs". Yes, I am biased, having a '65 ragtop with a mere 289 :-) ....but classic seems akin to recognizable, but it's your list and I enjoyed it....and boy, those are all some cool cars.
not saying nothing against it, but the boss as i´ve recentelly discovered was maybe the fastest late 60´s mustang but the design is diferent ,i do prefer some older models of old european cars also. i just remenber the 71 had the pony on the right side of the front grill not in the midle like the 69 model(diferent badge also)
the one of 69 was just like mine and the one of jim morrison was also what i bought after the boss, but i don´t remenber being a shelby, drugs can do that
i had a gt 500 with two front lights were the pony was.the front extra lights were bigger than the side front lights, but it hadn´t a shelby badge or cobra this was maybe the second i bought after a 69 boss this in mid 70´s and they drinked a lot
Great story. But if you owned a Shelby, they made it very obvious what it was, with multiple badges and stripes, and they let everyone know you were driving a Shelby Mustang.
@@MrJett1971 the thing is that i bought several gt 350 shelby´s(to sell in europe) and this one didn´t made any reference to shelby mustangs, also sold it and kept a mercury cougar ,also 69 with a 7.0L engine all black( as all the cars i kept for myself at the time),only recentelly with so many tv shows about classic cars i´m learning things that i never knew when selling imported american muscle cars in Europe and by that time they weren´t that expensive as today, it was a profitable business( gasoline was not so expensive in several european country´s)
I had a chance to purchase a 69 Boss 429 NASCAR version for $10K back in the early 80's. I kicked myself in the ass later not buying it. I instead bought a 1970 Boss 302 drag-pak car in 1987 for $7,000 .... which I still own.
No ‘68 1/2 Cobra Jet GT coupe? No ‘69-70 Boss 302? No ‘68 Shelby GT500KR? No ‘67 Shelby Supersnake? Sure, I love all of the early Mustangs, too, but there are almost too many excellent performance models to limit it to five. Ten, maybe, but you leave too much out with five.
Wow.... No 67 S code? Come on guys, it was the first factory big block Mustang. The first mustang “Muscle Car” (Big block coupe). The 71 Boss was the fastest and best balanced factory production mustang up in till the 90s. Out accelerated, cornered and braked better than any factory Mustang They’re beasts! Uncork that exhaust, throw on a pair of slicks and BAM... you’re running in the 10s right out of the box! If Ford put the 427 side Oiler in the 71 and ran it at NASCAR, it would’ve been lights out for the SuperBird. The 71 body was the most aerodynamically stable Mustang at speed. I’ll take a 351 big nose Mustang all day long.......
i dont know how old you are but you are full of it the 65 289 fastback was a great car and the 67 fastback was one of the most popular mastangs of all and you never mentioned it i am 83 and owned the above mustangs plus a 70 mack 1 428 with a 390 detroit locker rear end and i rarely got outrun
I had a 67’ fastback in high school , back in the day. Where ever any one talks about the Steve Mc Queen movie Buliett . I tell them ‘ that was my car ‘ ! I wish that I had it now. I would be a classy old lady!
@@SpartanBlue Granted... but to get the terminology correct, it is just as s thomas said. Way too many clowns out there confusing the issue, including those idiots in the TV shows
No Boss 302? The Boss 429 was incredibly powerful, but the weight distribution was off. The car did not corner or stop worth a darn. Not my choice for No. 1 Mustang. As for the claim the motor was detuned? It wasn't. Ford actually lied about the HP. This was done to keep insurance costs down. Also, putting the battery in the back was not just about making room under the hood, it was also to try to balance the weight distribution - which as I said was off. Great drag car. Good in a straight line (which is what I guess 60's muscle cars are all about), but not as great to drive as the Shelbies, Mach 1's, or Boss 302!
in europe when the first new camaro´s generation arrived ,they had the problem of not doing corners easy as any other car, there were some real rich owners who sent them to be changed so they could do corners easy (wich costs a fortune but those who have it ,they did it) and personally i enjoyd the new design of the chalenger but it´s a very heavy car to drive on thin roads, i went for a second hand aston martin ,the older version of the new generation(more confortable inside)
You just contradicted yourself when you said 64 1/2 Shelby mustang and then at the beginning you said to 64 1/2 does not exist. 😬My first car was a 64 1/2 mustang purchased brand by my father for my mom as a wedding gift...It had a 260 V-8 ..rally pack spinner caps turquoise blue black interior.... oh yeah
Not True. Ford did put out Advertising Paperwork as well as Mechanical Manuals mentioning and recognizing the 1964 1/2 Mustang... So that is BS....even though all '64 1/2 Mustangs were titled as '65's.... :) Tony K. , 1966 Mustang Registry MCA#70001
Boss 429 #1 Mustang, yes, but not when you include Shelby Mustangs, two separate lists really, 65 R code is way up there, so is the Super snake, even as a 1 of 1
..Top 5 Classic Mustangs?..1.-P-51A/A-36, 2.-P-51B/C, 3.-P-51D/K, 4.-P-51H, 5.-P-82 Twin Mustang, not necessarily in that order :)...oh, I see you said FORD Mustangs....
Sorry, but the 1964 1/2 was documented, I know because I owned a Cobra and the registration was marked 1964 1/2 and made some quick cash settling bets by hauling out my wallet. I live in Canada, and maybe the laws are differenthere but bottom line 64 1/2 mustangs did exist.
@@ronbrown2073 The 64 1/2 had a few changes on the Cobras that I was driving, don't really know if the base models had them as well. Shelby always added his own touch to his cars, especially the early models.
The Boss 429 Mustang was a performance disaster on the street. The engine was to heavy for the car. It was as bad as the '72 SD455 Firebird. Touch the throttle & you were going the wrong way. The 429 wasn't near as bad because it didn't have any low-end torque. Great for the circle track, bad for the street or drags. The ports were to big. The NASCAR engine builders even made the ports smaller & raised them besides. I've talked to Hemi guys, Chevy guys, one '69 AMX owner w/ the 390, two '70 Buick 455 stage one owners. All of them said they were so happy to stage against the 'boss'. From what I've seen historically w/ the Ford big-block engine families, is that they went down hill after '66. Dan Gurney for the '66 CanAm series brought out a 427FE engine w/ Gurney-Westlake aluminum cylinder heads for his Lola. I think he took pole in a couple of starts but never finished because of an ill-sorted car that Ford really didn't want anything to do with. The heads allowed for a compression ratio that the block wasn't up for in one case. But this is the kind of evolution that the Ford big-block needed. The Chevy Rat-Motor evolved into the LS series. Ford always complained that racing cost money, even in the early 60's. That's called whining & Ford was good at it in the late '60's. The SOHC concept should've stayed a concept never to be offered outside of the Engineering Dept. They didn't need to waste time on the 428FE or time/money on Design/Tooling for the 385 engine series. That's called wasted money. Thanks Ford.🤷♂️
My "Lime Gold" 69 Mach 1 CJ was the perfect under the radar color. Under 6 sec, lousy brakes and handling, but baby, that engine sounded sweet!!!❤️
I love how accurate you are on the details on these Mustangs! Well done.
Sorry it wasn't Wick that said it was a Boss 429, it was the Russian. John should've corrected him in the movie,but...oh well, still a great movie!
Couldn't agree more with your number 1 pick. An absolute monster and the epitome of muscle cars.
As someone once told me. Not everyone is a car guy but everyone is a mustang guy.
Love my ‘66. It’s only a T code and underpowered but it looks great.
Personally my dream car is a 1968 Shelby GT500KR in highland green with white stripes and orange middle lights
The 69 Boss was my first pick also and I found one close to me 2 years ago with 4 miles on the odometer but he wanted $300,000.00 . Way to rich for my blood so I ended up with a 2015 670 HP Roush stage 2 supercharged from the dealer. Black on black leather. Love it
Completely agree with your #1 pick. I was 16 in 1980, and knew an older couple who owned one with only 1700 original miles! (Theirs had allegedly been in a totalling roll-over accident while being driven north from the Carolinas to their home in Westborough, Massachusetts!
However, when I saw the gleaming tourquise paint, and the matte black hood scoop, with the Boss 429 ID logo on the fenders, the car looked expertly repainted, but no worse for the weather, (and the road salt and weather beats the hell out of vehicles in taxachusetts, which is why anyone with any brains knows if they own an awesome muscle car like the Boss 429, and reside anywhere in New England, their car is being garaged for what has, over the past 40 years, become the 6 months of winter!
I am 56, now, and I haven't any idea of what became of that older couple with the Boss 429. They'd be in their 80s or 90s now, so, most probably not out on Sunday evening looking to tromp on the gas, pop the clutch and zip down to the end of the New England Dragway at 124 mph! (That'd be too funny! ) Anyway, in remembrance of the 429 'Stang, I'd like to believe that they at least kept it as shiny and new as it looked that day in 1980 when I happened on by. It's a nice thought.
I discovered that certain Mustang production years had particular flaws, as with most cars. I had an iconic '64 1/2 (per the registration & engine code) into which someone had dropped a hi-po 289ci 4bbl and a 4-speed, in addition to dual exhaust with packs. It went more faster than a stock '65, but whenever I romped on it too hard the heater core would blow out and puke water all over the floor. I found out that this was a common failing of that year, in addition to the doors sagging and being difficult to close because they were so long. The heater cores leaked so dependably that two friends of mine had '65s, and both wrestled with the same problem. One of them just rerouted the hose; we lived in San Diego, so it didn't matter. I didn't like doing that so I would buy cheap cores. The other friend had a fastback 2+2 with an auto trans, so he didn't get the initial high-pressure boost upon acceleration; his leak was just a slow drip. None of us used coolant because it was money wasted. I did learn to change a heater core blindfolded, though. I was riding with him one day and dropped my wallet on the floor at my feet. When I reached for it I noticed a tiny plant growing out of the carpet. I looked more closely at the 3/4" seedling and discovered it was _pot!_ It was getting just the right amount of moisture from the heater to take root in the rug. An errant seed (this was many years ago) had apparently fallen, and sprouted. We were careful not to step on it, and it stayed for at least a year without getting bigger, sorta like a stoner's bonsai. This was when you went to jail for weed, and we used to joke that if he got pulled over he'd be arrested for cultivating while driving, transporting, and possession. He never did, though. I can't recall how long it lived.
Subscriber #836!
You lured me in with Mustangs :)
My very first car, my parents would let me buy, was a brand new 88' Mazda 323 hatchback. I had wanted a 1971 Mach1. Five years later, when I came back from Basic Training, I found a cheap little 1987 Mustang with a fuel injected 2.3L, manual transmission. I still have it.
I can't afford to collect, or physically work on, cars anymore. I have taken up collecting diecast cars, and learning as much as I can about the vehicle history, mechanics and engineering. Thank you, for your concise and entertaining content!
On the almost contemporary "Classic" Mustang scene, are the 03' and 04' Cobra Terminators.......As Grieg Jackson of Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auctions has said...."Keep your eyes on the Terminators, they will quadruple in price sooner than later, they are the BOSS 9s of today" he knows, he is an avid Mustang enthusiast and collector, he has many rare ponies residing in his stable.........
Very beautiful amazing perfect Mustangs thanks friend good morning
My dream car is just a black 68 fastback with the larger more centered side scoops (like the side scoops on the gt350 shown), and the 3 bar vertical tail lights kind of like the mach 1 shown but with more of a curve to them (can be seen on the legendary bullit mustang). It's very specific and may not exist (at least for cheap) but that's my project for the future.
Even the chevrolet guys drool over the 69 Mach
Aesthetically the 69 Mach 1 is the Golden child. At every stop light it's thumbs up ! This car makes you feel like a Rock star ! But The 69 Boss 9 IS the King Kahuna no doubt !
I agree with most of your picks but what about the 1967 fastback from the bullet movie. it is my favorite.
Great video... My top 5 all time Mustangs are the 1967 GT 500, 1969 Boss 429, 1970 Boss 302, 2007 GT500 and the 2013 GT500 Convertible 🥃🙌
07 gt 500 mine to
Loved ur picks and info,cant wait to hear about the barn find u found for ur dad,what a story that is,great commentary.
Ford did that with the Thunderbirds, too. They went all over the place with T-Birds with so many variants. 2 passenger, 4 passenger, 6 passenger, -2 doors, 4 doors (which I kinda liked actually) small to extra large, etc.
1969 Boss 429, 1967 GT500KR and a 1965 fastback K-code my all time favorite 3 Ford Mustangs!
KR was 68 Just sayin’ Still, 67 is my favourite Shelby, period.
@@danbaumann8273 Thank you for correcting that, that was supposed to be 1968, my fat fingers are always giving me typos. 😁 There are a couple other notable Mustangs I (should mention) like a lot, like the one and ONLY "1967 GT500 Super Snake" and definitely Eleanor!
in this video the gt 500 looks like the boss i had a 69, this in 75 or 6
I’d like to see you do a story I’m a 69 twister Ohio I believe they made 92 of them for 428 cobra jet They were made for drag racing
I have an idea for you: Top 5 Mustang Rivals
I hit the like button..I subscribed..and I totally agree with this list.great video 👍
1969 Boss 429 in Grabber Blue.
69 was the best looking year for the Mustang hands down. I don't care if it's just a base model or the Boss 9, Ford hit it out of the park with this one!
Didn't a few 1967 GT500s come with the 427 instead of the 428?
1964 -2004cute🐎🐎
I long for the days where every car was different and easily identifiable. Today every car looks like every other car . What happened to manufacturers and designers?
its sad to see the 65 gt350 to only make 4th(my absolute dream car) but I do agree with everything else
Ford needs to bring back the 429
For the time like this... they MUST
Again great video being a stroke and cardiac arrest survivor now at 48 years old can no longer drive anymore which sucks after seeing this video lol, my favorite mustang would be the original 1964 and a half convertible lol, like the one that was one the opening title of Beverly Hills 90120 LoL, but quick question for anyone who can answer it, for Shelby"s cars the gt350 and the 500 what do they stand for
size of the engine
Fun list, but I am surprised the ones that started the sensation are not included. Maybe if you were saying the most classic "performance" Mustangs". Yes, I am biased, having a '65 ragtop with a mere 289 :-) ....but classic seems akin to recognizable, but it's your list and I enjoyed it....and boy, those are all some cool cars.
Great picks. I’d have to put the 67-68 GTs in there though. Just have to. Make it 6? Haha
Great list. I would swap the 71 Boss 351 with the 65 GT350
not saying nothing against it, but the boss as i´ve recentelly discovered was maybe the fastest late 60´s mustang but the design is diferent ,i do prefer some older models of old european cars also. i just remenber the 71 had the pony on the right side of the front grill not in the midle like the 69 model(diferent badge also)
the one of 69 was just like mine and the one of jim morrison was also what i bought after the boss, but i don´t remenber being a shelby, drugs can do that
i had a gt 500 with two front lights were the pony was.the front extra lights were bigger than the side front lights, but it hadn´t a shelby badge or cobra this was maybe the second i bought after a 69 boss this in mid 70´s and they drinked a lot
Great story. But if you owned a Shelby, they made it very obvious what it was, with multiple badges and stripes, and they let everyone know you were driving a Shelby Mustang.
@@MrJett1971 the thing is that i bought several gt 350 shelby´s(to sell in europe) and this one didn´t made any reference to shelby mustangs, also sold it and kept a mercury cougar ,also 69 with a 7.0L engine all black( as all the cars i kept for myself at the time),only recentelly with so many tv shows about classic cars i´m learning things that i never knew when selling imported american muscle cars in Europe and by that time they weren´t that expensive as today, it was a profitable business( gasoline was not so expensive in several european country´s)
I had a chance to purchase a 69 Boss 429 NASCAR version for $10K back in the early 80's. I kicked myself in the ass later not buying it. I instead bought a 1970 Boss 302 drag-pak car in 1987 for $7,000 .... which I still own.
No ‘68 1/2 Cobra Jet GT coupe? No ‘69-70 Boss 302? No ‘68 Shelby GT500KR? No ‘67 Shelby Supersnake? Sure, I love all of the early Mustangs, too, but there are almost too many excellent performance models to limit it to five. Ten, maybe, but you leave too much out with five.
What is that metronome clicking sound in your videos?
Oh yes!!
Everyone keeps for getting about the 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang I have one all original motor original transmission in perfect condition
😍😍
Wow....
No 67 S code? Come on guys, it was the first factory big block Mustang.
The first mustang “Muscle Car” (Big block coupe).
The 71 Boss was the fastest and best balanced factory production mustang up in till the 90s. Out accelerated, cornered and braked better than any factory Mustang They’re beasts! Uncork that exhaust, throw on a pair of slicks and BAM... you’re running in the 10s right out of the box!
If Ford put the 427 side Oiler in the 71 and ran it at NASCAR, it would’ve been lights out for the SuperBird. The 71 body was the most aerodynamically stable Mustang at speed.
I’ll take a 351 big nose Mustang all day long.......
Unfortunately you left out the 1968 Fastback GT. Bullitt anyone???
Boss 302?
What about the 68 after Bullit?
i dont know how old you are but you are full of it the 65 289 fastback was a great car and the 67 fastback was one of the most popular mastangs of all and you never mentioned it i am 83 and owned the above mustangs plus a 70 mack 1 428 with a 390 detroit locker rear end and i rarely got outrun
So what are you complaining about exactly? 🤔
I had a 67’ fastback in high school , back in the day. Where ever any one talks about the Steve Mc Queen movie Buliett . I tell them ‘ that was my car ‘ ! I wish that I had it now. I would be a classy old lady!
The 69 mustangs looked great but they also rusted out very quickly!
Well, you almost got it right.
motors are electric , engines are internal combustion , the names are not transferable . other wise you made a good video
When someone says motor they really mean engine. Its the same shit
@@SpartanBlue Granted... but to get the terminology correct, it is just as s thomas said. Way too many clowns out there confusing the issue, including those idiots in the TV shows
No Boss 302? The Boss 429 was incredibly powerful, but the weight distribution was off. The car did not corner or stop worth a darn. Not my choice for No. 1 Mustang.
As for the claim the motor was detuned? It wasn't. Ford actually lied about the HP. This was done to keep insurance costs down. Also, putting the battery in the back was not just about making room under the hood, it was also to try to balance the weight distribution - which as I said was off.
Great drag car. Good in a straight line (which is what I guess 60's muscle cars are all about), but not as great to drive as the Shelbies, Mach 1's, or Boss 302!
in europe when the first new camaro´s generation arrived ,they had the problem of not doing corners easy as any other car, there were some real rich owners who sent them to be changed so they could do corners easy (wich costs a fortune but those who have it ,they did it) and personally i enjoyd the new design of the chalenger but it´s a very heavy car to drive on thin roads, i went for a second hand aston martin ,the older version of the new generation(more confortable inside)
You just contradicted yourself when you said 64 1/2 Shelby mustang and then at the beginning you said to 64 1/2 does not exist. 😬My first car was a 64 1/2 mustang purchased brand by my father for my mom as a wedding gift...It had a 260 V-8 ..rally pack spinner caps turquoise blue black interior.... oh yeah
Not True. Ford did put out Advertising Paperwork as well as Mechanical Manuals mentioning and recognizing the 1964 1/2 Mustang... So that is BS....even though all '64 1/2 Mustangs were titled as '65's.... :) Tony K. , 1966 Mustang Registry MCA#70001
Boss 429 #1 Mustang, yes, but not when you include Shelby Mustangs, two separate lists really, 65 R code is way up there, so is the Super snake, even as a 1 of 1
Isn’t it 64-73??
And what did these cost when they were brand new like what 8000 Maybe not even
4 to maybe 6000. Depending on which one/year. I’m not even sure that much. Close anyway
What? No King Cobra with all it's decals and plastic goodness? lol
..Top 5 Classic Mustangs?..1.-P-51A/A-36, 2.-P-51B/C, 3.-P-51D/K, 4.-P-51H, 5.-P-82 Twin Mustang, not necessarily in that order :)...oh, I see you said FORD Mustangs....
Sorry, but the 1964 1/2 was documented, I know because I owned a Cobra and the registration was marked 1964 1/2 and made some quick cash settling bets by hauling out my wallet. I live in Canada, and maybe the laws are differenthere but bottom line 64 1/2 mustangs did exist.
Yes I agree the Mustang debut was April 1964 and is a 1964 1/2 car, even though the body is the same as 1965.
@@ronbrown2073 The 64 1/2 had a few changes on the Cobras that I was driving, don't really know if the base models had them as well. Shelby always added his own touch to his cars, especially the early models.
@@MrAllan9 thanks for the info.
What, no Eleanor 🤣
Love the Eleanor, but this list was meant for factory production cars.
@@Matty_Malice I was being sarcastic 😂
The Boss 429 Mustang was a performance disaster on the street. The engine was to heavy for the car. It was as bad as the '72 SD455 Firebird. Touch the throttle & you were going the wrong way. The 429 wasn't near as bad because it didn't have any low-end torque. Great for the circle track, bad for the street or drags. The ports were to big. The NASCAR engine builders even made the ports smaller & raised them besides. I've talked to Hemi guys, Chevy guys, one '69 AMX owner w/ the 390, two '70 Buick 455 stage one owners. All of them said they were so happy to stage against the 'boss'. From what I've seen historically w/ the Ford big-block engine families, is that they went down hill after '66. Dan Gurney for the '66 CanAm series brought out a 427FE engine w/ Gurney-Westlake aluminum cylinder heads for his Lola. I think he took pole in a couple of starts but never finished because of an ill-sorted car that Ford really didn't want anything to do with. The heads allowed for a compression ratio that the block wasn't up for in one case. But this is the kind of evolution that the Ford big-block needed. The Chevy Rat-Motor evolved into the LS series. Ford always complained that racing cost money, even in the early 60's. That's called whining & Ford was good at it in the late '60's. The SOHC concept should've stayed a concept never to be offered outside of the Engineering Dept. They didn't need to waste time on the 428FE or time/money on Design/Tooling for the 385 engine series. That's called wasted money. Thanks Ford.🤷♂️
I'd take a 69 boss 9 over all the cars you mentioned!
@@LordSamuelJ That's fine, your choice. Guess you like 2nd place or in the case of all the cars mentioned in my comment...7th place.