{"id":88663,"date":"2019-08-14T16:25:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T23:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=88663"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:49:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:49:29","slug":"mcqueens-original-bullitt-mustang-to-be-sold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mcqueens-original-bullitt-mustang-to-be-sold\/","title":{"rendered":"McQueen’s Original “Bullitt” Mustang to be Sold"},"content":{"rendered":"

After more than 40 years spent so well hidden that most believed it had been destroyed, the hero car from the Warner Bros. movie \u201cBullitt\u201d reemerged in January 2018 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and it\u2019s now slated to cross the Mecum auction block at the world\u2019s largest collector car auction this coming January in Kissimmee, Florida. Known simply as \u201cBullitt\u201d after its namesake motion picture, the original Highland Green 1968 Mustang GT was driven by the \u201cKing of Cool\u201d Steve McQueen at dangerously high speeds through the busy streets of San Francisco as the hero car in one of his most memorable motion pictures, and it is now on the fast-track to joining the ranks of the most valuable American-made collector cars ever sold at auction.<\/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<\/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