Love that Ford Boss 429 in a Dragster!

[jlucky]

While I tend to prefer building replicas of real race cars, every once in a while I get the urge to work up some unique builds. Such is the case with this kit, built a couple years back. I had the Ford Boss 429 sitting in a front-engine kit which I took apart with a desire to build something a little cleaner. So I took that engine and proceeded to install it in a dragster that is a combination of a resin-cast back-end put together with the Mongoose Hot Wheels dragster front-end. I loved the pointy, different shape of the front end of this body style. At the same time my love of the Boss 429 led me to creating what could have been a real race car back in 1968, perhaps similar to Connie Kalitta’s car of the era. Decals are from the “spares box” and the tires are AMT pad-printed MH Racemaster’s. All-in-all I thought it was pretty representative of the era.

[M W Elky]

That’s a really nice rail job. You captured that late 60’s essence it’s a shame the boss 9 never worked out in the fuel cars.

[slusher]

Great looking Dragster!

[Tortuga Kustomz]

beautiful FED

[Bills72sj]

That is way cool. I love FEDs

[tim boyd]

Very, very creative and extremely well done, Jerry. 

I too did a Boss 429 FED; I'll dig it out and post elsewhere in this Drag Racing folder.  How cool would it be to have both lined up at the tree in a scale drag racing diorama?  

Congrats and best wishes....TIM

[Dragline]

That's a convincing ride right there. Not a thing wrong with a phantom digger with a Ford 9 in it.

I can smell the fuel from here.

[Speedpro]

Wow! Very nice, Very clean. I can here the cackle from here!

 

Speedpro

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[Hmann68]

Super cool! 

[Vettegasser]

Very nice been wanting to do one of these also. You may have just pushed me into doing just that 

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[thatz4u]

Slingshot with a 429, well done.....

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

Ya can't go wrong with a Cammer. Sweet! -RRR

[TarheelRick]

That Boss 429 really looks righteous between those rails. Very nice and convincing FED.  Those drivers had some serious brass.

[Reegs]

Connie Kalitta ran a 429 digger (and flopper) back in 1969.