William Scott Goldberg is an American professional wrestler, actor, and former football player best known by his ring name Goldberg. On a part-time basis, he is now signed to WWE. Bill Goldberg rose to the top of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the late 1990s, becoming one of the sport's biggest performers. Goldberg took a three-year break from wrestling after WCW went bust. He had a lot of free time and a lot of money. As a result, the WWE champion began collecting automobiles. Goldberg's historic automobile collection is still one of the best in the country.
Goldberg respects his vehicles as if they were his children. He keeps them in immaculate shape and isn't afraid to get his hands dirty for restoring them or reconstructing them from the ground up.
The icon of the wrestling ring owns some highly sought-after muscle vehicles, but here's something you probably didn't know about his collection: He owns the legendary Boss 429 "Lawman" dragster from the 1970 Ford Mustang. After a lengthy restoration process, he recently received it back. Because Goldberg's car is the only automatic version in existence, it is in a class of its own. It's Goldberg's favorite of all his cars, and we agree–it's a one-of-a-kind vehicle for two reasons, power and historical importance. This quarter-mile beast, dubbed "Superboss," has a fascinating tale.
The Story Of The Lawman Campaign
The origins of the "Lawman" and the Lawman Mustang training course can trace back to the early 1960s, long before Ford got involved in the campaign. Al Eckstrand, a successful drag racer, is widely recognized as being a part of this initiative.
Al was the driving force behind founding the Lawman Performance Team in 1970. The goal of this new squad was to provide the men and women of the Armed Forces operating overseas with some of the latest Detroit muscle automobiles. Worried about the escalating number of road accident casualties. Eckstrand devised a plan to aid the war effort by conducting safety demonstrations to departing Vietnam troops and teaching them how to operate these new, ferocious machines.
Ford created six mustangs for this tour, five of which had 428 Cobra Jets. The Boss 429, which possessed a massive 1000-horsepower V8 engine, was one of them. This was one of the rare automatic-equipped Boss 429s. Eckstrand, who worked as a lawyer at Chrysler, gave these new race cars the name "Lawman." And He dubbed the car the "Blue Devil" during his promotional campaign.
Goldberg, on the other hand, did not buy this dragster to brag about his fortune. He did so because the model in question was being presented to the military all across the globe. Goldberg has always been a huge fan of connecting with the service, so it thrilled him to continue the tradition of showing off the automobile to the military.
About 'Lawman' Boss 429 Mustang
This 1970 Boss 429 Mustang is one of the most desirable muscle vehicles on the market. They engineered this Mustang to be the most powerful of the bunch.
Back in the day, this highly rare BOSS cost $23,000 to develop. A 7-liter V8 supercharged behemoth with close to 1000 horsepower was born, paired with an automated transmission. They made all the parts of forged steel and aluminum. It was the only Boss 429 with an automatic gearbox; all other Boss 429s were four-speed cars.
Collectors have maintained this SUPER BOSS 429 alive for many years. They sold the car three times in the interim, the first time to Dennis and Kim Collins in October 2001, who later sold the Lawman to Bill Goldberg for $132,000. The Boss 429 Mustang has been on exhibit at Bill Goldberg's Muscle Car Museum since 2004.
Restoring The Historical Icon AKA "The Blue Devil"
Bill decided to restore the Lawman completely in 2018. Giving the job to Marcus Anghel of Scottsdale, Arizona, who specializes in the restoration of all types of early Mustangs. They have finally restored the car to its previous grandeur, almost 20 years after they purchased it. The pleasant part is that it's all set to rerun the roads. It also sounds completely nuts because there are no mufflers on it. It has the perfect "Lawman" livery, a big supercharged V8, and a factory-fresh white interior. The parachute, too, is a one-of-a-kind piece.
Anghel Restorations, stripped this historic icon down to the bare metal and rebuilt it using original parts where possible. Hooker Headers and Motor Wheel became sponsors of the Lawman in 1970, and their zoomie exhaust and Spyder wheels are still on the car today.
They constructed the Boss 429 to exemplify what one of these automobiles could do in the proper hands, not what you could get from the showroom. What's apparent is that preserving this piece of muscle car and military history is a responsibility of gratitude that deserves a tribute.