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Tony oily bike
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« on: March 26, 2017, 09:06:39 AM »
Found this on the Hemmings website

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2017/03/08/lost-bullitt-mustang-surfaces-in-mexico/


Just to show how time flies - 2018 is the 50th anniversary of the film - ouch!
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« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2019, 02:57:42 PM »
Following on from the finding of the Bullitt Mustang in the junk yard (the car that as used for the jumps in the film), the ‘other’ Bullitt Mustang has recently been revealed to the public by its owner.

The ‘hero’ Mustang (see below) even made its way to dear old Blighty in 2018 and was paraded at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Cool

To quote the DrivingTheNation youtube feature.
Two identical 1968 Mustang GT fastbacks were used in the filming of the classic Warner Bros. movie “Bullitt” that debuted in theatres on Oct. 17, 1968. After filming, the cars went their separate ways: the hero vehicle driven by McQueen in the movie was sold by Warner Bros. 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, the owner of the hero vehicle, inherited the car in 2014 from his late father, Robert, who had purchased the vehicle in 1974. To fulfil 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.


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPHGV7m9Y1U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekfFp8cjRmU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSAAhpq7Gs4
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« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2019, 08:07:10 PM »
Never been a fan of Mustangs myself -the coolest bad guys always drove a Dodge Charger Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2019, 08:33:15 AM »
Quote from: Manky Monkey on February 21, 2019, 08:07:10 PM
Never been a fan of Mustangs myself -the coolest bad guys always drove a Dodge Charger Smiley

It wasn't only the coolest bad guys who drove a Dodge Charger.....  Grin  ahem!
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"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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