Original 1968 Ford Mustang Bullitt Explained
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Two identical 1968 Mustang GT fastbacks were used in the filming of the classic Warner Brothers movie “Bullitt” that debuted in theaters on October 17, 1968. After filming, the cars went their separate ways: the hero vehicle driven by McQueen in the movie was sold by Warner Brothers to a private buyer, and the other - used in many of the jumps during the famous chase scene - was sent to a salvage yard. That jumper vehicle resurfaced in Baja, California, in early 2017, but the other was lost to history until now.
Sean Kiernan, owner of the hero vehicle, inherited the car in 2014 from his late father, Robert, who had purchased the vehicle in 1974. To fulfill his family’s lifelong dream, Sean contacted Ford and the two parties worked together to reveal his movie star car alongside the all-new 2019 Mustang Bullitt at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
“You know, it was never our intention to keep this car a secret from everybody,” Sean said. “It just kind of happened with life. I’m just completely buzzing to join with Ford and the new Bullitt and show this car to the world on one of the biggest stages there is.”
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That clip is still very emotional for me. Because it's a fitting tribute for fifty years of Hollywood nostalgia. And also for the best car chase in Hollywood/San Francisco cinematic history.
Best car chase ever!
Nice Steve's granddaughter was able to have that memorable connection by sitting in his famous movie car.
Oh whoopy do she got to sit in a car. She should have had the car, that would have been something to be proud of.
@@johninokla2635 It was sold long before Molly was born. Warner Brothers sold it to studio employee Robert Ross in 1968.
this brought a tear to my eye sweet looking car
Your a Car Man sometimes it happens. Thanks
I love the fact that once they decided to go public and move on from the car, that they took the car on a huge tour of all kinds of events to let the public get to know and fall in love with her again. Plus it's well documented now, lots of film, photos, specs, and boy were they smart not to sell it back to McQueen when he asked to get it back, the holdout paid off.
Another thing this doesn't mention is the '68 Charger left the '68 Mustang in the dust. That 390 engine just wasn't very fast/powerful. I think for the movie it was also dubbed over with the sound from a GT40 running a 427.
Cool trivia: How many VW Beetles are seen in the car chase?
27
I did some work on the survivor Mustang during one of its vacation trips to Maine. It was still as badass as in the movie.
THE BEST OF THE BEST ALL TIME!!!!!HANDS DOWN. MY BROTHER HAD A 1967 FASTBACK WITH A 390 HI PO. HIGHLAND GREEN WAS THE COLOR. THE HOLY GRAIL OF ALL MUSCLE CARS!!!
@robertandres2262, no such engine as a 390 Hi Po in '67 or '68.
Just pure AWESOME!! 🥳👍🏾😎🤟🏾😆🙏🏾🥰🤴🏾
No...there was only one GT S code 390 car. The other was a non-GT 302 car. The 302 car was used for the jumps because the front end was lighter and the shock towers would collapse under the weight of the 390.
The 390 GT was used for the burnouts and the long , fast chase scenery on the open road. At the end when the Mustang almost ran into the ditch when the upper control arm busted and the tire folded over...that was the 302 non-GT car.
All badging was removed so both cars looked identical.
I have the original interview with the on-sight mechanic for both the Mustang and Charger and the original stunt driver of the Mustang.
How funny...as time moves forward , facts are lost and people just make up there own stories.
Thanks for the info Tom, To me as a 70 year old there is no other car movie Chase Any better than that 1, The Mustang I love the charger I love it too🚘🚘🚘✌️✌️✌️
Tom Lucas R/C Crawlers, 100% FALSE. Both '68 Bullitt 390 GT Mustangs were identical when they left the Ford Factory. Both were modified to 400+ HP and set up by Max Balchowski's shop for their jobs in the movie.
Apparently you dont know shit about these cars. They were both 390.
Priceless
Amazing
Thank you for sharing.
Larry Landis
Bullitt Rides Again...
3 chargers and 3 mustangs were used as back ups not 2
@G hrvyck was it only 2 stang's? I heard they had a spare that wasn't painted green and was only their as a backup
Sweet.
Let’s see the original stunt car !! 👍👍👍
It was found as a rusting away body bare shell in a Mexico scrap yard.
@@sergeantmasson3669 yes I know about it , did it get restored or what became of it tho ? Would like to see how it turned out and who has it now . Thank you
Narration from a mindless robot
Please ban robot narration. Please.
Please show you are not a bot.
Could be text-to-voice software with a British accent.
Pleasant young lady.
I like how the Mistang just kept up in the pursuit. MOPAR runs.
The guy in the back filming ended up upside down in the passenger footwell by the end.
Don Berry well duh! the 390 had 100 less hp.!!!
If that Mustang would have had a 427 in it it....the mopar would have sucked dust.
In the end, the only thing keeping that Mustang behind, was a Winchester pump !!
Dale Ostrom That’s for sure! That was a ‘97 Winchester Take Down Model. At least the guy rolled the left rear window down before he fired at the Mustang. Imagine how the guy driving the Charger must’ve felt with that thing going off right behind him! Good Day to You!
The mustang is sitting in Haggerty's showroom here in Traverse City, right now
That's cool. Are you going to get it?? Are you talking about the Yellow Mach 1 or my dad's 440 69' cuda'?? Let chat cars my ex bambozzeled me into selling my pony cars.....bummer.
Is that in Arizona or back East? I have been a day as of late but still love cars. My cuz use to be into vetted & his wf racing tour courses at old airports for safety.
Brian Amato, FALSE. It was there only for a short while on display.
At the beginning leaving the car wash the front bumper id damaged and crooked. If this is the same car the bumper had to be replaced along with the dents repaired on the right side from contact with the Charger prior to it crashing.
Ya he explained all of what you just said about replacing the front bumper and fixing the right side
That car is fucking sweet looking
The side view mirror on this car is different then the jump car.
Hit the ground running It’s not the jump car. The jump car went to Baja. Look at the video again
Steve took the mirror and used it in his bathroom for shaving afterwards.
Hit the ground running the Ariel is on the front in the film it’s mounted on the rear
Lets see the other one
I wonder what happened to the charger?
David Dixon .......1 of the Chargers survived....It is restored and was on display at Chryslers of Carlisle or the Mopar Nationals a few years back.......But it is not 100% documented.
I wonder what happened to the Volkswagon beetle.
SpyroTDragon it got restored and came back as herbie
David Dixon The same thing that happens to most tin cans.
Luke duke trashed it after drinking uncle Jessie's electric water.
Where's the small ding in the front of driver's side if the hood, u can plainly see it if u watch the car chase segment on RUclips.
100% correct
The car must have been changed because the Mirror is wrong and the rear valance is from the Shelby that had the cut-out eye brows for the exhaust . The best shot of the rear is when Steve leaves the car wash slowly amd merges into traffic . Steve had a small round mirror mounted on the vertical part of the door with 2 screws whcih means there should be 2 holes because the mirror is a stock 68 on the horizontal part of the door.
Anyone in the DOT could have done a VIN code search to see where the car was because we are told that it was used by his mother as a daily driver and had to be registered . The second VIN spot in 1968 was on the drivers side lower windshield to be seen from outside and was stamped on the outer engine bay on the driver side.
Car thiefs in the 1960's were good at making fake VIN tags or bought them from a wreckers to put on the stolen car and match the paint codes .
Both cars appear to have the same VIN sequence number of S125559 .
They changed it slightly so Steve McQueen didn't spot it and try to steal it.
I never noticed until recently after rewatching the (pre-chase) clip the round mirror is painted body color. The new 1/24 diecast from Greenlight has that detail but they used a rectangular mirror.
The rocker panel on steves car was painted, the rear panel lights are yellow but were red on steve's car and how did the antenna move from rear quarter to front fender? the round mirror is changed and rear valance is wrong, so if nothing is restored or changed I doubt this is steves car, maybe one of the others.
Well he sold it at the Mecum auction anyway. And he's 3.75 million dollars richer for the sale of a historic car. Congrats Sean.
@@jrchris55 WRONG, PUTZ. It is the Bullitt movie Mustang survivor car and the VIN proves it. BTW, all '68 Mustang GT 390 cars had rear exhaust cutouts in the rear valance panel. Are you color blind? There are no yellow lights in the rear of this car. When Warner Brothers Studio sold the car, they had done some body work before selling it and the original rear view mirror was put back on it.
FUNNY HOW THE MOVIE CAR HAS A PASSENGER REAR FENDER AUTOMATIC ANTENNAS & THE AUCTION CAR HAS A RIGID FRONT RIGHT FENDER ANTENNAS ! Please something is fishy .
Anyone who has seen the movie knows the car Steve Mcqueen drove in the chase seen,the radio antenna is located on the rear passenger side 1/4 panel. The car pictured in this video has the antenna located on the front passenger side 1/4 panel. It is not the car Mcqueen drove in the chase scene.
McQueen did not drive the car in the chase scenes. He posed for filler shots which were edited into the movie.
He was too valuable to risk stunt driving. The chase scene did not go across the Golden gate bridge
which would have been cubic2rd.
Marty Wilson well spotted
The city would not allow the chase scene on the bridge because of safety reasons.
I visited there a few times and its epic from any vantage point
Marty Wilson i
I still wonder why this guy's dad refused to sell back the car to McQueen. Having all the money in the world, surely, he would have made an irresistible offer. Did he foresee the current car paying homage to the movie original after 50 years? Sadly, he's no longer around to see it all happen.
Steve's letter stated that he wasn't interested in paying big money to buy the car. BTW, Steve McQueen never owned the car in the first place. Warner Brothers Studios owned it and it's identical twin.
She sounds like a robot trying to learn Australia english.
this movie has sooo many memories for me...(yes I've got my eyes wet..so what.!)
Just a little magic there !
Robot voice
I read years ago there was at least 3 of them used in the movie
Marvin Gross That’s what Bill Hickman said.
One was wrecked, so says Ford
@@callyboy5228 Two '68 390 GT Mustangs. Three Chargers but only one was black a 440 R/T 4 speed car. The other two were 318 a/t cars and were repainted black.
@@jamesoconnor3562 Sold as scrap metal and found as a stripped-out rusting shell at a Mexico junk yard in 2017.
@@sergeantmasson3669 Thank you so much for your comments absolutely fascinating.
Kiernan sr bought it for $6000 and they say it will auction for $4 million now . plain effing crazy . i would have preferred the Charger myself which was a MUCH faster better car.
Actually, the '68 black 440 R/T 4 speed Charger was stock and NOT faster than the two modified '68 390 GT Bullitt Mustangs. Two other Chargers were used but they were 318 cars that were repainted black. Both later sold as scrap. The '68 black 440 R/T 4 speed Charger was badly damaged and sold to a guy in AZ. He fully repaired/restored the car and repainted it a beige color. BIG MISTAKE ! When he resold it, it didn't bring big money.
Dang ol dodge
✌🏿😜 THE KING OF CÔÔL ✌🏿😜
It's in New Jersey.
The 3.4m paid for this car is nuts. A fool and his money are easily parted.
joe, guaranteed that the new owner will resell it for much more in a few years.
I remember seeing Steve McQueen on a talk show I think it was either Mike Douglas or Dick Calvert show, they showed part of the chase scene, I think it was before the movie came out, McQueen commented on the mustang and said the motor was changed to a Chev 427 because they wanted more power and performance , I have tried to tract that interview down but to no avail!🥴
It makes me ask the question: what is the most famous car from movies? I would give the _Goldfinger_ Astin-Martin my vote over the Bullitt Mustang, but not by much. I suppose the _Back To the Future_ DeLorean would be right up there too and the _Bonnie and Clyde_ death car would be in the conversation. I refuse to put the _Love Bug_ VW in there.
Tim Jansen how about the Plymouth Belvedere from the movie Christine and also the crazy plum purple charger in the same movie
No1 the minis in the Italian job for me.
General lee. There's not a person on earth that doesn't know it
@@randomepic6204 The General Lee would need an asterisk given it is more a TV car than a movie car. There was a Dukes of Hazard movie, by all accounts a lame one. The car is not known for that.
Couldn't agree more.the movies were hugely off from its source material. But, if we're talking strictly movies, the skyline, supra or charger from the fast and furious movies.
Couldn't find a real person to narrate this?
in the movie the front bumper was bent and a bend in the front of hood just saying
I had always heard that mustang was McQueen's personal car.
vinman1029, Steve McQueen never owned either of the Mustangs used in the Bullitt movie. Warner Bothers Studio owned them.
Iconic from grandfather to granddaughter in the seat & start up!
I'd still like to see what ever happened to the 68 Charger RT that was allegedly blown up at the end of that chase scene. Because I know that it wasn't trashed as it's alleged to have been. But anyway.
@@earlputnal9124 yeah, I always thought about that scene too
@@gerald4133 I mean the side of the car was damaged. But not to where you could be total out the car for having some side dents. I mean give me a break. LOL
Molly is hot!
Nah - I don't buy it .
Steve McQueen never drove that car.that car never saw any action in the movie.the whole movie was done with the car found in baja mexico.sorry
John Nersinger, FALSE. McQueen drove both cars before filming the movie began.
the only good looking mustang ever.
Restore It.
@G hrvyck I'll Bet Who Ever Got It is Going to Restore to Look Like 1968, Anyway..
AI voice????? Oh come on! I stopped watching at 9 seconds
McQueen NEVER drove that car.the whole movie was done with 558
John Nersinger, FALSE.
@@sergeantmasson3669 oh really!
@@johnnersinger9771 documented facts too difficult for your low IQ to comprehend?
Did not watch due to robot 🤖 narration.
1st comment
What's so special about the bullit mustang , I wouldn't trade my jeep for it
I don't think anyone asked you to trade. lol
IF YOU EVER DROVE ONE, YOU WOULD KNOW!!PERPETUAL WOODY FOREVER MY FRIEND!!!!
Jesse Montano, your POS Jeep will never be worth $3.47 million.
We grew up Mopar fans & owner dad my friend & his dad had 2 SS 396 CHEVELLES. BOTH GREY. AND A 400 68' FIREBIRD TRICKED OUT. 3/4 CAM EDELBROCK TARANCULA Aluminum manifold Holley 850 double pumper with the Jets bored out. It tire out the Standard 10 bolt rearend so he put a Camaro 12 bolt & traction bars my point is ....when you find a badass Ford you've got one strong reliable powerful car.
My dad had a 69' 440 cuda'. He sold it because Arab oil embargo & gas was going to be $1.00 a gallon it was the 70s'.
gerald 413 That’s cool he had that car. Similar story: Right after I graduated high school in June of 1977 I bought at 1970 Dodge Challenger, RT/SE, with a 440 & 727 Torqueflite. I got it for $1795.00 at a local Ford dealer, they took it on trade from the original owner. The day I got it I rolled up to the gas pump at the local Exxon station, and the price on the pump for premium was 85 cents per gallon. I just thought Wow, how am I ever going to be able afford gas in this thing! I was making $4.85 an hour driving a local delivery truck. Those were great times back then. Good Day to You!
@@tierone4761 Dude that was Awesome muscle car. After dad sold it or more like traded it. In 77 he bought a 71' 351C Hurst 4spd. I said dad Ford's suck!? He worked at a auto plant in Columbus & guys he worked with had AARs variety of Awesome cars he Assured me the 351 C didn't suck so he took me to see it ....it was gorgeous...how can I day that to you the guy with a 440 six pack Challenger. It was incredible. One day a Big friend of mine wanted to drive it I reluctantly let him behind the wheel. He was a madman he owned a 68 400 firebird tricked out plus they had two SS CHEVELLES 396. He pulled up to a light a 396 Camaro pulled next to us he smoked him. Wow back then you could afford to buy cars my Mach 1 was $3000. Next to it was a 340 six pack T/A green Challenger. Take care txt again sometime. Dude . Later in Txt I bought a 71' 383 cuda' I drove it cross county. The guy worked as a mechanic for Toyota & he added a cam edelbroke manifold Holley carb.
@@tierone4761 There was a black 427 Camaro that was nicknamed KING KONG. I think my friend was out to dethrown KONG. My friends firebird had so much power it tore out the original 10 bolt Pontiac rearend & my friend put a Chevy 12 bolt & traction bars. He had a B& M quick clik shift to the auto trans mission. Sun 🌞 gauges inside it was Forrest green. My cousin married a guy from Zanesville with a 70' 440 six pack & shaker. But he could never balance the trip pak carbs. It sounded like crap he always wanted to run my dad my dad said no you can barely keep that thing running. Once in Kansas or somewhere out west there was no telephone poles or cars my dad let me set on his lap & steer while he handled the peddles. 1970 field trip on dad's lap going 70. He didn't let me ride long. May God have mercy on his soul lung cancer 45. It was orange 🍊 with to black hood stripes & 2 small good scoops. We should swap pic sometime your car was Rare. My dad said they told him they made 500 69' 440s. Another $500-1000 for a Hemi my mom couldn't drive that & it would have been impractical. My ex took all but o e of my 383 cuda' pictures. Hope to hear from you. Take care bye