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Which is the fastest vintage mustang on the streets (With like turns and alot of starts)? I'm thinking a 69 stang with a 428 cj
But on the 1/4 mile it most be the boss 429...?

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The boss 429 owns the strip and if corners are what you want I would say the boss 302 is the best there.
 

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Modern Day? These are street legal and fast! (Faster than mine.)

http://cobraautomotive.com/race_news.htm

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The magazine tests and shootouts usually put the '71 Boss 351 as being the fastest of the early mustangs. Even edges out the Boss 429.

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The Boss 429 was usually beat in the quarter in magazine tests by the Boss 351 and the 68 1/2 Cobra Jet.
 

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Yup, the 68.5 428-CJ! In a notchback with the drag pack they beat the "Boss-nine". Ford won the Winternationals that year with those cars IIRC.
 
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A 68 428 Coupe?!?!?!? Never seen one,any body got a pic of one?
 

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the 429 comes alive towards the end of the quarter... a past member of this site had an example of a 69 Mach 1 with a 428 CJ and a Boss 429... said the 428 was slightly faster in the quarter but the Boss would suck the doors off the Mach as it flew by soon thereafter...
 

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I heard the Boss 429 can be into the 12s with a set of slicks. Not sure how true this is.
 
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In the corners I'd bet dollars to donuts it'd be a Boss 302. The Boss 351 is the better in the quarter, beatin' out the big block cars back in the day... 13's on bias plys.
 

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mustang_freak said:
Which is the fastest vintage mustang on the streets (With like turns and alot of starts)? I'm thinking a 69 stang with a 428 cj
But on the 1/4 mile it most be the boss 429...?

//Thanks
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I don't know about the 1/4 mile, but on a track I don't see how other mustang could beat this.

1967 427 Super Snake

http://www.nvsaac.com/gallery/1967_shelby_gt500_18.htm
 
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Ok, but which stang does 0-60 fastest? I've read somewere that a 1968 stang with the 428 cj did it in 5,4 sec...
And that the Boss 429 did it in 6,8 sec...
But doesn't the GT 500 stand up to these two?

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none will really have a good 0-60 time, I think the BOSS 302 was in the 6-7 second range. These cars really cant hook up good enough stock to get there that fast.
 

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Well, think of it this way, the 71-73 body cars were almost purpose built for trans-am style road racing, wide track for cornering, long wheel-base, and aero-dynamics for straights. The 71 boss-351 was the FASTEST AMERICAN PRODUCTION CAR for years! as far as top speed, I've personally watched one that was concours stock hit 160mph at seattle international raceway, with a 4 speed top loader, and 3.91 gears on re-pop bias ply tires, AND the guy had to let off the gas cause it fish tailed at 145, better tires and people said he'd have hit 165. Remember the 351C is a boss 302 with 49 more CI My car hits 0-60 in 4.5 with little more than modern tires, a carb, intake and headers...But as far as stock ass stock, 390's and 351 are real fast with "lighter"weight.
 

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mustang_freak said:
Ok, but which stang does 0-60 fastest? I've read somewere that a 1968 stang with the 428 cj did it in 5,4 sec...
And that the Boss 429 did it in 6,8 sec...
But doesn't the GT 500 stand up to these two?

//thanks for your time
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I believe that honor went to the 67 GT 500 at 4.8 seconds.

http://www.carmemories.com/cgi-bin/viewexperience.cgi?experience_id=59
 

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72mach1 said:
as far as top speed, I've personally watched one that was concours stock hit 160mph at seattle international raceway, with a 4 speed top loader, and 3.91 gears on re-pop bias ply tires, AND the guy had to let off the gas cause it fish tailed at 145, better tires and people said he'd have hit 165. Remember the 351C is a boss 302 with 49 more CI My car hits 0-60 in 4.5 with little more than modern tires, a carb, intake and headers...But as far as stock ass stock, 390's and 351 are real fast with "lighter"weight.
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Um, sorry, but no way a stock Boss 351 and a 4-speed does 160mph with 3.91 gears. As good as the motor is, it doesn't rev to 12,000 rpm.
 
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jerry S said:
I believe that honor went to the 67 GT 500 at 4.8 seconds.

http://www.carmemories.com/cgi-bin/viewexperience.cgi?experience_id=59
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Are you saying that a 67 GT 500 did 0-60 at 4.8 seconds? That's very impresive if it's true.

Anyway, let me re phrase the question (the original question) like this:

Think that that you are on your way the the store or whatever, and suddenly you haft to stop because there is a red light. You are driving a Boss 429 and then it comes three other stangs, one is a 67 GT 500, one is a 71 Boss 351
and the third is a 69 Mach 1 with a 428 cj. You say: "I'll race all of you to the store", "ok", they say (You think you are the obviously winner because you have the big bad boss 429),
but would you smoke them or would you be smoked?

If you have any suggestions of other cars, feel free to add them.

And yeah, I know the question is FUBAR.

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mustang_freak said:
Are you saying that a 67 GT 500 did 0-60 at 4.8 seconds? That's very impresive if it's true.

Anyway, let me re phrase the question (the original question) like this:

Think that that you are on your way the the store or whatever, and suddenly you haft to stop because there is a red light. You are driving a Boss 429 and then it comes three other stangs, one is a 67 GT 500, one is a 71 Boss 351
and the third is a 69 Mach 1 with a 428 cj. You say: "I'll race all of you to the store", "ok", they say (You think you are the obviously winner because you have the big bad boss 429),
but would you smoke them or would you be smoked?

If you have any suggestions of other cars, feel free to add them.

And yeah, I know the question is FUBAR.

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who gets to the store first? How far is the store from the stop light? The winner might not be the one with the fastest 0-60 or 1/4 mile but the one with the disk brakes. Of those mustangs you mentioned, those with drum brakes would probably shoot right by the store as they would be unable to stop.
 
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Ok, well let's say that it's about 1 mile to the store and ALL of them have drum brakes. And of course the 1/4 time doesn't matter here because you have curves.
 

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OK, if a Boss 429 leaves New York to Chicago at 8am and averages 135mph, and a 428 CJ leaves Chicago to NY at 9am and averages 125mph, where do they meet?
 
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