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s a kid in the early 1970s, Les Baer Sr. lusted
after a Boss 429, and that passion never faded.
He began collecting Boss 429s about 25 years
ago, and now he’s on a quest to own one of every
color of the legendary muscle machine that was
built only in 1969 and 1970. “I have been chasing them for 25-
years,” he says. “They are my favorite cars. They are absolutely
my favorite cars. I remember, when I was a kid, I saw a couple of
them—it was late ’71.” Baer continues, “Being a kid at that time,
I had no idea what they were. Just the coolness factor and you
pop the hood and it’s, Whoa, what is this?”