The HOLY GRAIL of Fords - Top 10 Ford Muscle Cars EVER SOLD 

That's a list I agree with.

You left out the best of them all, 1969 Boss 429 Mustang. Maybe the most valuable today too.

The 428 Cobra Jet was available in 1968 Mustangs, Cougars, Fairlane/Ranchero. The 428 CJ carried over to 1970 in the Mustang and Cougar. The Boss 351 was available in many colors, not just 2!! (The Chevy Camaro had the Z option starting in the year it first came out, 1967 and continued on from there, not 1970) Ford colors are called "Grabber" and the same exact color on a Mercury was called "Competition". Ford won the TransAm series in 1970 in a Boss 302. The Mach 1 was also available in 1971. The Torino Cobra came out in 1969, (different body, with a 428 Cobra Jet) and concluded in 1971. Interesting, the video says the Torino Cobra came with a 4 speed manual, yet the video feature car shows the optional automatic. The Shelby GT500 was produced from 1967 to 1970. (old school models, not counting the new stuff) The highest horsepower rating available on the '68 Torino would have been the 428 CJ at 335. No 427's were available from the factory for the Torino. The 289's were used in very early '68 as there were leftovers from '67 production, then phased over to the 302. HOLY COW, got everything right on the Talladega!!! Cougars had 4 speeds available since they came out in 1967. There were 4 colors only available for the Eliminator in 1969. Competition white/orange/yellow and Bright Blue Metallic. The blue Cougar at the end is a 1970, dressed in Competition Blue. Perhaps a little more research next time boys??

WOW how in the heck did he leave the 1969 Boss 429 mustang out of this list....??? 🤔🤔🤔

Completely missed the Australian built Ford Falcon GTHO Phase 3. More iconic/collectable and valuable than just about all of these.

There are a lot of errors in this: Boss 351s were most definitely available in more than two colors, among others.

I've been out of the muscle car and Mustang restoration scene for a while now, and I may be completely ignorant, but the 428 Cobra Jet was available in the 1968 1/2 Mustang. Hot Rod magazine tested it and ran the quarter mile in 13.56 seconds. Bob Tasca is kind of credited with creating the 428 Cobra Jet. The Mustang Mach 1 with 428 CJ was available in 1969 and 1970, as was the Boss 302. The Boss 302 Mustang was intended to compete on the Trans Am circuit in the 5.0 liter classification against the 1967-1969 Chevy Z28, which had a 302 cid engine as well, albeit the Chevy small block. The 1971 SCJ Mach 1 was a 429 thin wall "385" series, unlike the 428SCJ which was part of the "FE" Y-block family which harkens back to the 352 cubic inch engine displacement of the 1950s. The 1970 & 1971 Gran Torino Cobra Jets were also of the 429 CJ "385" version. GT500s were produced from 1967 to 1970 but Carroll Shelby was pretty much out of the picture by 1970. The 1971 Boss 351 is rare but was available in many other colors such as Grabber Blue. It may have been intended to compete with the Chevy Z28 Camaro, but the Camaro was now a 2nd generation body and featured a 350 cubic inch engine, the top tier possibly known as the LT-1. The Chevy Camaro Z28 was introduced in 1967. The Boss colors were referred to as "Grabber" yellow, blue, red, white, et al. Ford also produced a Cobra Jet 351 for the 1971 year. Ford produced Mach 1 Mustangs in 1971 alongside the Boss 351, the most popular color, seemingly, was Grabber Yellow. The Boss 351 would be replaced with the 351 H.O. The Cougar Eliminator was the Mercury version of the Boss 302 and 428 CJ Mach 1 and featured all the specs as the Ford counterpart including all of the Grabber colors. As for anything else in this video, I am pleading ignorance.

The 68 1/2 GT was the first mustang to have the 428 CJ

I bought a new Talladega off the showroom floor in 1969. The wife made me put air and a radio in it. Those cars were true "sleepers". They were much lighter than they appeared. With radio delete, no underlayment or undercoating, rubber floor mats, no air and some with heater delete, they averaged about 3500lbs. Even though it was a super speedway bruiser, I just had to put 2-4s on it with an aggressive cam. It was the baddest street-driven stock car I've ever owned. In my town, everybody had Z-28s, which I regularly blew away at the stoplights, because of the 3:50 gear I swapped to. They came from the factory with a 3:00 and a 180mph speedo. All were automatics.

Just as I thought, you missed the mark. The best performing Fords were the '63 Galaxie lightweight w/ the 427FE R-Code engine & the '66-'67 Fairlane w/ the 427FE R-Code. It was the 427FE engine that powered the Ford GT40's in '66 & '67 prototypes to overall wins at LeMans & many NASCAR wins in the Fairlane/Torino/Cyclone. The Fairlane R-Codes were also sold to the public. Unlike the lightweight Galaxie which was only sold to racers. It's to bad Ford didn't follow the lead of Carroll Shelby & the numerous race victories he earned. Ford Jr. was only about the money & beating Enzo Ferrari, but he had no drive to continue racing to better his cars.

My grandmother was born in 1905. She only had Studebakers. When she needed a new car in 1968, my uncle helped her buy a new Volvo. She ended up hating the Volvo and decided she would buy a new car on her own. She went to the Ford dealer and told the salesman she wanted something with some passing power. She bought a new 1970 Torino Corbra with a 429 Cobra Jet. It did not have a hood scoop. Some sources on the Internet claim there were only about six 1970 Torino Cobras with 429 Cobra Jet engines without hood scoops made, but I don't know if that is accurate.

I had a Boss 302 bought off the showroom floor in Canada in 1969. Wonderful car - went like Hell - never found out it's top speed, I chickened out at 135 mph! Zero to 60 in about 5 seconds, (better time than most on this list) but it was still in second gear - man, that 302 Cleveland could rev! It was a DOG around town - could hardly get it out of second gear - but get it on the highway and WOOOWOOOO!! Got did of the shitty tires the first time I needed tires - put on Michelin radials - and I thought it went around corners nice before, but that turned it into rocket around the corners - and they were guaranteed for 50,000 miles! I drove it 180,000 miles in just over 4 years, most of it on mountain roads in British Columbia, winter and summer (rally studded tires all four corners in the winter), it never let me down one time - even in 40 below weather. Changed the oil and filter religiously every 4000 miles - hardly used a drop. Only ever touched the motor for tune-ups - had the rocker covers off ONCE, and put a new clutch in ONCE - and I drove it like Hell! The best thing that Ford ever made as far as I'm concerned - and I still drive a Ford here in New Zealand! Would hate to think what that Acapulco Blue rocketship is worth now!!

The 2nd gen Lightning was made for 6 model years, from 1999-2004. And you could get them in red, black, two different blues, silver, white, and gray (which I thought looked the best).

Beautiful video! My brother and I were lucky enough to refurbish muscle cars as young policemen. This brings back many great memories.. Thank you!

Almost everything in this video is incorrect.

Bought new a '68 Torino 390GT/4 speed which was the largest engine through most of the year. Ford added the 427/428 FE engines late in the year as really pre production '69 Torinos - and I never saw a single one of them. While the Torino never matched my '63 406/405 Galaxie 500XL in performance, did a lot better when I installed the 406's tri power and the Ford 7000 mechanical camshaft and kit. I sure do miss those days!

1971 BOSS 351 was offered in the following colors (production numbers in parentheses) Raven Black (131) Light Pewter Metallic (297) White (120) Bright Red (186) Bright Blue Metallic (246) Dark Green Metallic (136) Medium Yellow Gold (67) Grabber Blue (131) Grabber Lime (67) Grabber Yellow (344) Grabber Green Metallic (77) Calypso Coral (4)

Cobrajet came out in 68 &1/2 and mach 1 with that engine were built in 69 and 70

I worked as an hourly employee for the Ford Engine plant here in Lima, Ohio. We built the 428 Cobra and Super Cobra Jet engines. We also built the Boss 429 motor. Why did you not mention the Boss 302 or Boss 429 mustangs? You should also know that the Boss 351 mustang also came in black. Also, the Boss 302 was built in 1969 to compete with the Camero Z28 302 on the Trans-Am circuit. Every Ford car show I have ever attended had very few cougars they are not that highly collectable.

The Boss 429 is missing from this list. Also, there are more modern cars like the 1995 Mustang Cobra R. Only 250 of those were produced and Ford got a 351 W both EPA and CARB certified just for those 250 cars (arguably, Saleen got a 351w EPA/CARB certified as well, but it was his own proprietary engine vs. a Ford factory item like the '95 Cobra R's engine).

11:00 The 65 Galaxie also came equipped with a 5.7L eng. better known as a 352ci. which was the most popular ver.

The Cougar GT-E was only offered in '68.

The boss 302 was the competitor to the Chevy 302 z28 .The 93-95 Lightnings were made to compete with the 454 SS trucks. The second generation lightnings were much faster .

What about the Lincoln LSC and the Taurus SHO???? They were AWESOME cars and deserve to be mentioned. I wish I had one of each on this list - they are gorgeous and I LOVE my Fords!

I'm not a Ford guy but I ended up with a 66 Ford galaxie 500 convertible with a 390 .... Little rusty underneath but the car ran incredible.. I was impressed of how reliable and it handled as it was such a big car....

i must admit that`s a pretty cool selection of Ford muscle cars. Surely the top of the list has to be the 1964 Fairlane Thunderbolt, as the title says "the holy grail" of Ford muscle cars, then surely the Thunderbolt would be it.

Loved the video mate! I really liked the 71 boss Mustang because it ran the exact same drive line as the four door super salon here in Australia know as the Ford Falcon GTHO Phase 3, right down to the 4v heads. You lads over there in Detroit really hooked us up with a killer power plant!

No mention of any Fords ever manufactured outside of the USA? Amazing!. Recognised as the fastest production four door in the world the Bathurst 1000 winning Falcon GTHO Phase 3 is mostly unknown in the US. The Cosworth engined Ford Lotus Cortinas also used to keep these brutes honest.

The 428 CJ and Boss351 held NHRA drag records for Super Stock class. Among fastest muscle cars of all time.

The 1971 Mustang coupe with the 429scj R-code with 4:30 gears/Detroit Locker is faster than every car on the list. How about the 68 1/2 GT Mustang with the first 428CJ motor?

Love the 68-70 Boss Mustangs, had everything on them and love that body style , the Mach1's were great also, brother had a friend that had a 68'428 Black CobraJet and a 69' 429Cobra Jet in Red really run, don't know how fast it would go for it would bury the speedometer , love the functional shaker scoop and window&bumper lovers and wing on rear. Great cars.

When mentioning the 1968 Ford Torino GT, you said 289 , 302, then skipped the 390 and went to 428. I had a 68 back in 1972. Loved that thing. Dual Quad 427 engine sitting in the garage but never ended up swaping to the Torino. Got married instead.....

Great vid!!!! 👍👍👍👍

There are a number of errors related to the 1965 Galaxie: 1) The Galaxie was never available as a 2-door sedan in 1965; it was available only as a 2-door or 4-door hardtop, a 4-door sedan, or a convertible. The full-sized Ford 2-door sedan that year was relegated to either the Custom or the Custom 500 entry-level/economy models. 2) The 7-liter engine (427 cubes) was rated at 425 horsepower...not 320 as stated. The 6.4-liter engine (390 cubes) was rated at 300 horsepower with a 4-barrel carb. Other available engines were the 240 C/I six, the 289 C/I V8, and the 352 C/I V8 3) The 6.4-liter engine was MUCH more popular with buyers than the 7-liter; the 7-liter engine was actually extremely rare. 4) Technically, there was no "standard" and "deluxe" Galaxie in 1965...unless you consider the Galaxie 500 XL to be the deluxe model. The XL, however, was considered the sports model, and was to the Galaxie what the SS was to the Impala over in the Chevrolet camp.

Blurred : You left off the 1969 and '70 Mustang Boss 429. They were only rated at 375 horsepower. But that was only because Ford was afraid to list the true horsepower of this speed demon. Many people who owned a '69 Mustang Boss 429, just knew their car had a lot more horsepower. So they would take the car to some kind of speed shop and put the car on a dynamometer. The true horsepower was anywhere from525 to 565 horsepower.

I had a '68 GT Torino Fastback. Had a 390 block with 428 cylinder heads. It would go as fast as you wanted. Of all the cars I've owned, I miss it the most.

I have owned two of the number 7's. One with the 302 and the second one had a semi-built hot little 390. Still my favorite dashboard and rear end of any cars I have owned

The GT500 was still around a few years after 1968 sales dipped because of the Boss and Mach 1 Mustangs. The 67's are more sought after because that was the last Shelby America assembled the cars in 68 Ford took over and built them in the Ford Plants.

The boss 351 was not built as a response to the Z28. Like we're are you getting these "facts" at

I agree with the list. However, the 69' Mustang Mach I, Cobra Jet wasn't made for just one year. I had a 70' Mustang Mach I, 428 Cobra Jet, shaker hood, with the flat hood pins.

How about the Australian 1971 Falcon GTHO 380 HP 351 Cleveland and a top speed of 161 mph. A good one will se4ll for over AU$1000000 .

LOTS of "mistakes" in this video

Pretty great list. I owned a 2001 Ford Mustang GT until November of 2021 when I upgraded to a 1969 Mach 1 with the 351 Windsor V8. I bought it off of a guy I know, and I bought it dirt cheap with only 10637 original miles and in pristine condition, plus all original. 30 grand overall for the car. $1000 to get some work to the carburetor done (since it did sit in the guy's heated garage, under a cover for the better part of 8 years) and 29 grand for the rest of the car. It runs like a dream, and I love the rumble. Anyway, I am going to criticize on one thing, unfortunately: The horsepower rating of many of the big block V8s. They were underrated in terms of official numbers. Those beasts are pushing closer to 435 horsepower. One of the reasons being, to get them selling.

I totaled a 1969 Mustang Mach I with a four speed 428 with the shaker hood. It had 37K miles on it when I purchased it in 1971. I was 16 and saved up 1500 from the age of 15 to 16. Had it for two years when I hit the Trout River Bridge center divider. It was a rattling vehicle. Own a 2014 now

1999 through 2004 was the production years of the 2nd Gen Ford Lighting with a little over 28,000 total produced during that time.

The lightning had 18" rims from factory, not 17

Enjoyed!!!!! 👍👍👍👍

I owned two '67 Mustang Fastbacks 25 years ago. One was a GTA. Yeah, I sold them and have been regretting that ever since.

A lot of incorrect information in this video

I'm glad to see all two of Phord's muscle cars represented in this video.

Beautiful car's a short video with big history a thing the Boss 351 it's very close with xb falcon gt thank you for sharing

The list is mostly cars that are pony cars. Very few muscle cars. Give you the Galaxie and Torinos for sure. Where is the Cyclones? Fairlane GT? Maurader? Mustangs and Cougars are Pony cars. I think overtime people have lost the true meaning of what a muscle car is. Mid to large regular sedan stuffed with biggest motor possible. Ponycar compact car with long hood short deck. Even today Mustang more of a Sports car over musclecar. But most people now a days have no clue what a musclecar is.

So much misinformation in this video

It's still a great video because of all the amazing cars

Australian Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase 3 (1971): 351 4V Cleveland with some Boss components. Shaker hood scoop, 780 cfm Holley, 4 speed top loader, 9" Limited Slip Diff, 4 wheel disc brakes, wind dam and rear deck wing spoiler, headers, and twin exhaust. Officially listed at 300 HP but likely closer to 370 hp. Top speed at 145 mph and quarter mile at 14.5 seconds. Not bad for a 4 door sedan.

I had a 67 GTA Farilane with the 390 factory A/C with factory 3:90 gears, wish I still had it....

I have a 2003 Sonic Blue Lighting that I purchased new in 2003. They produced the Gen. 2 from 1999 to 2004.

I really appreciate your films about ford high performance

You could still get a Mach 1 with the 428 CJ and SCJ motor in 1970. Also the Torino Cobra debuted in 1969 with a 428 CJ or SCJ in either the notchback or fastback roofline. You could get the car as either a Fairlane Cobra, which was simply called the Ford Cobra, or as a Torino. Also, dno't forget the 19701/2 Falcon which was available with either the 351 Cleveland or the 429 CJ.

That Gran Torino and Shelby 500 are amazing.

I want to go back in time and buy all of these.

Very nice

At age 18 - many, many years ago - I had a 1982 cobra - fully loaded. I think it only had 210 hp....it was fun at the time

The Lightning had one other color that was used in 1999 but it was a VIP order for Jacques Nasser, CEO of Ford. The one-off produced in the Oakville, Ontario Truck Plant was painted what appeared to be a pearl yellow. I was lucky enough to be at the Truck Plant the day it rolled out and, unless I miss my guess, it will be a "holy grail" for collectors, being a factory-built one-off.

Never heard of Ford FPV? Man, are you in for a treat.

After the second car, I knew the comments section was going to be great.

Fun fact: Dealers apparently didn't get the memo that THEY were supposed to adjust the spoiler to a 12 deg down angle. Pretty much all Mustangs have the spoiler tilted the wrong way, (as it came "out of the box", so to speak), thus creating lift rather than downforce. You can clearly see it on the '71 Boss Mustang in this video.

If I ever win a big lottery I will own one of each of the beauties. I love every one of them. I was surprised that my 1999 Cobra Mustang wasn't even mentioned.

Now that is beautiful!!!

The Mach 1 was also available in 1971, I know because I owned one with a 351 Cleveland engine. And the Boss 351 was available in more colours than is claimed in this video., including black with silver stripes, different shades of green, blue and others.

There's a red 71' Torino 351 V8 with 63k miles. Should I buy? 😁

The current lineup of Mustangs would dust most on the list. That being said these have the classic lines they made the mustang brand legendary.

AWESOME FORDS.

That 65 galaxy 500 must’ve been a real sleeper back in the day surprised a lot of people

The Gen 2 Lightning wasn't created to compete with the 454SS; the Gen 1 was. Production for the Gen 1 was 1993-1995, while Gen 2s were built between 1999-2004.

My favourites... 1. 64 ford falcon coupe 2. 64 mustang 3. mustang terminator 4. F150 5. Ford maverick grabber 6. Mercury cougar xr7 7. Ford crown vic 8. 73 Ranchero 9. Xa Ford falcon 10. Foxbody mustang

Mach 1 Cobra Jets were produced in 1970 too.

A good looking girl can be replaced in no time but a classic car can never be replaced

64 Marauder would have been nice, but so would 25 other Fords. The 500 Galaxy is essentially he Ford version of the Mercury Marauder pretty much, or vica versa. The 32 V8 was alone in it's class as an untouchable industry bearer. I had the fiftieth anniversary Ford Mustang poster when I sold Fords back in the day. I was always amazed by the engines and the ever changing and tuning of the blocks cylinder sizes. The 50 Mustangs chosen for the calendar were all keepers. There was a 427, a 428 and a 429 Mustang. I wonder if the 7 ltr was a 500 ci, but 455 sticks in my mind.

Wtf...1970 Mustang GT with a 351 Cleveland...rarest and most beautiful Stang EVER!!

My favorite rare Ford is my 1972 Ranchero GT, Q code(351 Cobra Jet, 4 bbl Cleveland with 4 bolt mains), bright red, factory 4 spd with Hurst shifter (783 produced. Clint Eastwood "Gran Torino" GTS hood & front clip, will have functional Ram-Air. I need it professionally restored. Western car. Bucket seats, factory AC. Cleveland engine, Toploader 4 spd, Ford 9" rear = STOUT !

Come on let’s do this I’m on let’s do this. This is a great video forms are good orange form.

I so wish they would bring back the old bodystyles but with today's technology

Love the names! Eliminator!

I had our 35ft USAF Rescue Boat contracted to include twin 351 Cleveland's with 212 Hamilton Pumps. I loved starting those motors. (304th RQS)

The Mustang Mach I 428 Cobra Jet was available for two years 69 and 70, I had a 70.

Nice

Wasn't the the 71 Boss 351 offered in Blue? I seem to recall White with blue racing stripes on F150 Lightnings

My granddaddy had a 69 mach1 said that at 70 mph it would burn the tires ,these cars were way underrated

Ford Falcon XB GT, “The Beast” Australia’s Mad Max muscle car.

The top Ford muscle car of all time, based on style and function is the 69-70 Boss 429..period!

Best cars ever no question

How does the Terminator not make this list?

The Cobra Jet engine was imagined by a Ford dealership in Rhode Island in early 68 and came out in the middle of 68

I have a huge love for the Torino gt tbh

The 69 Cougar Eliminator was NOT the first Mercury to be offered with a factory fitted 4 speed manual transmission.

I've got a 73 gran Torino with a 429 interceptor making 550 hp and working on a70 boss 429 mustang. Parts are hard to find and not cheap. I wont give up. Love my toys.

AWESOME VIDEO...FORD HAS THE BEST MUSCLE CARS.🇺🇸

Like how he revealed the real hp on the Talladega. We all know they fudged the numbers. You also had several options for the final gear ratio affecting the 0-60 time. You could blister through the 1/4 with a short setup but run the risk of running out of gear. Your options are limited when you only have three or four gears. Love to have the Cougar GT-E. Way too much motor for that size car.

The Shelby GT500 was produced in both 1969 & 1970 with it being reinstated later in the 2000s.