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Original Bullitt Mustang To Make International Debut At Goodwood
https://www.motor1.com ^ | 7/1/18 | DOMINIK WILDE

Posted on 07/02/2018 1:09:42 PM PDT by BBell

The iconic car emerged earlier this year after years out of the spotlight. The Ford Mustang GT 390 driven by Steve McQueen in cult classic Bullitt is set to make its first ever appearance outside of the United States at this month's Goodwood Festival of Speed.

The car is one of the most famous and iconic cars from the silver screen. Two were used in the production – a stunt car (serial number ‘558), and another (serial number ‘559) which was driven by McQueen himself. The stunt car was uncovered in Mexico last year, but the hero car has been hidden, presumed lost, for several decades.

However, it wasn't lost. Not quite.

Robert Kiernan bought the car for $6,000 in 1974 ($30,000 in 2018) after noticing an advert in Road & Track magazine. Kiernan's wife Robbie used the car for some time as her daily driver, during that time Steve McQueen managed to track down the car and wrote to the family pleading with them to sell it to him, but they had no interest in parting with the car.

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: bullitt; fordmustanggt390; mustang; stevemcqueen
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To: HANG THE EXPENSE

The Charger R/T w/440 was undeniably quicker & faster. The stunt driver in the movie (also the actor for the mob man), Bill Hickman, had to restrain the Charger for the sake of the film.

The production team even undergripped & undersized tires on the Charger to attempt to even the score, but the Mustang still couldn’t keep up.

There has been article after article on this in many car mags. I am sure many more will come. Not to say the Mustang isn’t cool, but it didn’t perform as well as the Charger in any category. It’s sole claim to fame was that it was Steve’s chariot in the movie.


21 posted on 07/02/2018 8:11:53 PM PDT by Aqua225 (Realist)
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The charger is very cool and its fast but there is no way it would out perform a 390 4 speed mustang in the city street enviroment.Now out on the open road I think the charger would perform better.Hickman had to restrain the charger because it would have melted the tires off the car if he hadnt.Speed is great but you gotta have good brakes and the charger was weak in that respect from what I remember.Handling is a major concern as well and remember Hickman did sideswipe a parked car with the charger.And no I dont think that was in the script.The greatest car chase ever with gone in 60 seconds a real close second
22 posted on 07/02/2018 10:10:31 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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