found a 429

i found a guy down my street has a boat of a mercury car. and under the hood is a 429.. whats this motor worth alone without the car since thats the only part that interests me
its in running condition. and low miles by the look of it

 

depends on the year,condition etc of the motor/trans

 

Ive seen several old high miliage but still running 429's go from 400-600ish, since it runs strong and has low miles i'd guesstimate 800 or so. Ive heard of the old 429 CJ's goin for a couple grand tho. I know my cousin dropped a strong running 429 into a Mercury Capri, the thing is gonna be a beast when he get finished with it. If you could get it cheap it might be worth havin or tryin to re-sell it.

 

If it's a '72-up, it's not any more valuable than a 460 from a performance standpoint, especially the '72s-the D2VE heads are a 1 year only design and are prone to detonation(the D3VEs are actually better heads). '69-71 non CJ probably worth $600-800 w/low miles & running. '72-up about half that.

 

Could you give us the date codes off the heads. that would tell us a little more about the engine