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The iconic car from the legendary movie "Bullitt" driven by Steve McQueen sold for $3,740,000 at Mecum Kissimmee 2020. Learn the history and details of this Highland Green Mustang that starred in the greatest car chase scene in cinema.
Jul 14, 2019 · See the iconic 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390 Fastback from the movie Bullitt, the only surviving car of two modified for the film. Learn about its history, restoration and impact on pop culture at ACM through July 14, 2019.
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 auction...
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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...
Sean Kiernan inherited his father's 1968 Ford Mustang GT fastback, the same car used in the movie Bullitt. He decided to reveal its identity to a filmmaker who wanted to make a movie about it, and the car made a stunning comeback at the Detroit auto show in 2018.
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Helping it win that particular spot was the Bullitt’s upgraded 5.0-liter V8 engine that will deliver at least 475 horsepower and 420 lb.-ft. of torque, pushing the new Bullitt to a top speed of 163 mph – an 8 mph increase versus the latest Mustang GT.
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Aug 21, 2020 · A Mustang GT with a Dark Highland Green paint, a cue-ball shifter and a rumbling V8 engine. Read why the Bullitt is the coolest Mustang, but also the most expensive and tightest.
