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The hero car from the iconic movie “Bullitt”. Driven by Steve McQueen. The 1968 Bullitt Mustang sells for $3,740,000 at Mecum Kissimmee 2020 and captures the crown for most valuable Ford Mustang in the world. History was made on January 10, 2020 as the Mecum auction block arena at Oceola Heritage Park filled to capacity to watch history unfold.
Nov 12, 2022 · Steve McQueen’s Mustang GT from the 1968 movie Bullitt is far from an average sports car. It’s not every day a weathered, unrestored 52-year-old machine goes under the hammer to fetch three million dollars and some change.
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- Verifying Provenance
- Bringing in The Blue Oval
- The Final Pieces
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The movie car’s trip to the auto-show stand actually started in earnest in December 2015, according to its owner, Sean Kiernan. Kiernan, 36, inherited the Bullitt from his late father. Bob Kiernan had purchased it in 1974 from an ad in our sister publication, Road & Track, to replace the family’s only car, an MGB/GT. “You have to remember that, at ...
But how to proceed with their three-pronged plan? The first step was to get the car authenticated. “Of course, weknew it was authentic,” says Kiernan. He even had a letter from Steve McQueen to his father written in 1977 asking if he could buy the car back. (Bob Kiernan turned McQueen down.) After some research, Horstmann reached out to John Clor t...
What was needed next was a deeper connection with Ford. “I knew I wanted to reveal the car with Ford’s help,” says Kiernan. After all, Ford had produced two special-edition Mustang Bullitt tribute models, in 2001 and 2008, and was likely ready to launch another soon, according to Clor. If the BullittMustang showed up in an official Ford event, Kier...
None of this, however, could have unfolded without the tacit involvement of one outsider who had known that the Bullitt Mustang existed—although not its exact location—for the past 28 years. Brad Bowling was a young editor at Mustang Illustratedmagazine when he was contacted by Kiernan’s father to correct errors in a story that had run about the ca...
The original Highland Green 1968 Ford Mustang GT fastback from the movie Bullitt was found by a coincidence of fate in 2015. Learn how its owner, Sean Kiernan, and his filmmaker friends restored and revealed the iconic car at the Detroit auto show.
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Jan 14, 2018 · The article ran in response to a previous piece that claimed someone had found the surviving Bullitt car, the one McQueen had tried to buy back. The car’s owner saw that first article, knew it was bunk, and called Mustang Illustrated editor Brad Bowling to set the record straight.
Jul 14, 2019 · Explore. One of the most iconic movie cars of all time, a 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390 Fastback – the Bullitt Mustang – is now on special display at ACM through July 14, 2019. The Ford Mustang piloted by legendary actor and motorsports enthusiast Steve McQueen during the 1968 film Bullitt left a lasting impact on movies and pop culture since ...
Jan 10, 2020 · A dull green 1968 Ford Mustang GT driven by Steve McQueen in the movie “Bullitt” just became the most valuable Ford Mustang ever sold at auction. It went for $3.7 million, including...
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Jan 30, 2023 · He also played Lt. Frank Bullitt in 1968's "Bullitt" — a role that defined him as an actor and secured the Mustang's spot as the most iconic vehicle from the golden age of muscle cars....
