{"id":498560,"date":"2020-01-10T12:38:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T20:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=101317"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:49:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:49:48","slug":"famed-bullitt-mustang-sells-for-3-4-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/famed-bullitt-mustang-sells-for-3-4-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Famed Bullitt Mustang Sells for $3.4 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, at Mecum Auctions’ Kissimmee Florida sale, the famed 1968 Ford Mustang GT that featured in the Steve McQueen movie “Bullitt” sold for a stunning hammer price of $3.4 million.<\/p>\n

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One of just two Mustangs used to fill the role in the 1968 action\/thriller \u201cBullitt,\u201d named after main character Lt. Frank Bullitt played by McQueen, this car was the film\u2019s \u201chero\u201d car and was driven by McQueen in countless scenes throughout the movie, including in the infinitely famous car chase scene, which went on to become the most influential car chase scene in all of film history. After the filming of \u201cBullitt\u201d concluded, this car was sold to a private buyer and was thought lost to history until its unveiling for the 50th\u00a0<\/sup>anniversary of \u201cBullitt\u201d just last year. The car\u2014considered by many to be the world\u2019s single most recognizable and celebrated vintage Mustang\u2014remains in original condition and retains many distinguishable and unique elements from the movie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, at Mecum Auctions’ Kissimmee Florida sale, the famed 1968 Ford Mustang GT that featured in the Steve McQueen movie “Bullitt” sold for a stunning hammer price of $3.4 million. One of just two Mustangs used to fill the role in the 1968 action\/thriller \u201cBullitt,\u201d named after main character Lt. Frank Bullitt played by McQueen, this car was the film\u2019s \u201chero\u201d car and was driven by McQueen in countless scenes throughout the movie, including in the infinitely famous car chase […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":816009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10112,64,11577],"tags":[7366,65,17344,17345,15532,66,11383,10847],"class_list":["post-498560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-auctions","category-ford","category-auction-action","tag-auctions","tag-ford","tag-ford-at-auction","tag-ford-prices","tag-bullitt","tag-ford-mustang","tag-steve-mcqueen","tag-mecum-auctions"],"yoast_head":"\nFamed Bullitt Mustang Sells for $3.4 Million<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Today, at Mecum Auctions' Kissimmee Florida sale, the famed 1968 Ford Mustang GT that featured in the Steve 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