69 429 4v
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69 429 4v
A guy I know came to me at work a few days ago and mentioned he had a 69 429 4V 360 hp motor that he wants to sell to me. It's complete down to the carb and air cleaner. I don't know what it came out of.
How rare and desirable is this motor? What can you tell me about it? What is it worth? I ask because he said to make him a offer on it. He said it doesn't need to be rebuilt. I might go get it this weekend or something. Thanks.
How rare and desirable is this motor? What can you tell me about it? What is it worth? I ask because he said to make him a offer on it. He said it doesn't need to be rebuilt. I might go get it this weekend or something. Thanks.
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A '69 rated at 360 hp could have come out of a Thunderbird. It is possible this engine has 11:1 or so compression. Should have "plenty of snap" as my old man would say....
One in good enough condition to be runnable without a rebuild at this point is probably pretty rare.
That said, I don't think these bring any huge price premium. Millions served, most in the 460 flavor. And while the 11:1 is great, I noticed today 100 octane gas is $7.99/gallon here.....
One in good enough condition to be runnable without a rebuild at this point is probably pretty rare.
That said, I don't think these bring any huge price premium. Millions served, most in the 460 flavor. And while the 11:1 is great, I noticed today 100 octane gas is $7.99/gallon here.....
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BigDan, the guy said it should not take very much to get it going.
85e150, where do u live that 100 octane gas would cost that much? Around here, I can get 91 octane for about 2.75/gal. However, I only live about 250 miles from a refinery, so I could probably get the good stuff for it.
85e150, where do u live that 100 octane gas would cost that much? Around here, I can get 91 octane for about 2.75/gal. However, I only live about 250 miles from a refinery, so I could probably get the good stuff for it.
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Pasadena CA, Union 76 station at the north end of the 110 freeway. 30 miles from a Mobil refinery, 36 from another.
It's sold as "racing gas". 91 at that station is approx $3.30 IIRC.
It's the only place I've seen 100 octane around here, but then I don't go looking, there must be more places....
It's sold as "racing gas". 91 at that station is approx $3.30 IIRC.
It's the only place I've seen 100 octane around here, but then I don't go looking, there must be more places....
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I live in Eastern Montana in the country, and the reason we don't get that kind of gas up here is because it is way above sea level so we don't get as much air.
Gas is going back up again up here also. It sucks big time! I have three gas stations in my area and they price their gas within 10 cents of each other. The Cenex station has the cheapest gas so I buy from there. I don't know if your familiar with them. The other two are Conoco and Sinclair. From what I hear, Sinclair is supposed to have the best quality gas. I haven't used either one. But I haven't had a problem with the Cenex.
Gas is going back up again up here also. It sucks big time! I have three gas stations in my area and they price their gas within 10 cents of each other. The Cenex station has the cheapest gas so I buy from there. I don't know if your familiar with them. The other two are Conoco and Sinclair. From what I hear, Sinclair is supposed to have the best quality gas. I haven't used either one. But I haven't had a problem with the Cenex.
