Original Bullitt Mustang found, takes its place alongside 2019 Bullitt

autoblog ^ | Jan 14th 2018 | Reese Counts

[jurroppi1]

I was just going to post the exact same link :)

[Red Badger]

it would be awesome to and well worth it to have the same vehicle in spanking brand new condition.

The brightwork is pockmarked with rust spots, and the paint is flat and faded, though apparently some of that was intentionally done to give it the same flavor as McQueen's character in the film, Lt. Frank Bullitt.

It wasn't in that condition when the movie was made. They roughened the edges a bit................

[bigbob]

It’ll be gone in 60 seconds

[Lurker]

For later.

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[Smittie]

Should be restored to its beauty.

They're only original once. There's a certain beauty about survivor cars. The second Bullitt car was restored and was probably too far gone without one.

[karnage]

Actually, it took on a 1968 Charger, not a 1969.

[karnage]

You’re right - in the movie it was a ‘68 Charger.

[oh8eleven]

LOL ... great video!
I was watching director William Friedkin, last week on TCM and he said the car chase in Bullit was great, but staged.
When he did the chase scene for the French Connection he did it with no staging, no warnings, no safety precautions, etc.
Wow, could have been a real catastrophe.

[Hatteras]

I read some years back that they ran into a little problem and had to do a little “reengineering” on the Mustang’s power plant as the stock Charger was running circles around the stock Mustang. The only thing they really needed to do to the Charger was to beef up the suspension. I believe there were two Chargers as well. One manual and one automatic.

[Fightin Whitey]

sporting a tremendous woody at the moment

[IYAS9YAS]

I was watching director William Friedkin, last week on TCM and he said the car chase in Bullit was great, but staged.

Yeah, Bullitt's chase was staged, but that poor guy on the motorcycle near the end of the chase was a complete surprise to all. The road was closed for filming, but he came out of the desert between the closures and right into the chase. It looked good, and the guy was unhurt, so they left it in the movie.

[elcid1970]

Seriously aroused here.....

;^)

[IYAS9YAS]

The TV series "Alcatraz" recreated the Bullitt chase in 2012 with updated cars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEMm8opT7Ro

[upchuck]

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[woodbutcher1963]

“When he did the chase scene for the French Connection he did it with no staging, no warnings, no safety precautions, etc.
Wow, could have been a real catastrophe.”

My memory is a little foggy. Wasn’t there a scene where he had to slam on the brakes because a lady was crossing the road pushing a baby carriage?

[ByteMercenary]

Back when the ‘Bullitt’ movie was playing, I drove a ‘68 Dodge Charger R/T. It had a 440CID V8, a huge 4-bbl carb, was sky blue and could easily reach 140 mph (lots of places in West Texas to prove that). One Saturday evening I had a date to see the movie and enjoyed it. After the show we
went cruising the strip. For the next 3-4 hours just about every Mustang in town pulled up alongside and wanted to get it on. A few had money to put up for a chance at proving their car was superior. I took about 5 of them up on their offer - $50 minimum on the table.

Unfortunately for all the Mustang pilots that actually raced, none seemed to know how quick almost 400 HP in a car just slightly larger than the Mustang could be. Most of the Mustangs were powered by the 289CID V8. They had no chance. It was a very profitable evening.

So while the movie chase was exciting it was also a bit unrealistic to me. In real life on any of the relatively long roads the Charger R/T would have left the Green Pony way behind.

‘Twas fun tho ...

[bar sin·is·ter]

Might I remind you sir, that my woody is in much better condition than that!

[jaydubya2]

Yep, the Charger with a 440 was faster that a Mustang gt with a 390.

"Frank Bullitt’s car is a 1968 Ford Mustang 390 GT 2+2 Fastback. The bad guys drive a 1968 Dodge Charger 440 Magnum. The Charger is just barely faster than the Mustang, with a 13.6-second quarter-mile to a 13.8-second."

[Paladin2]

The square tubing reinforcements on the floor pan are an interesting touch.

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