 
(from page 54 of the 1968 Collection)
Replica of the 1968 Highland Green fastback GT 390ci V8 from the Steve McQueen movie Bullitt famous for its car chase through the streets of San Francisco. This Ford promotional photo has Steve's son Chad driving, and is our Attitude Of The Week for the week starting March 4th, 2012.
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(from page 54 of the 1968 Collection)
Another cool shot of the Highland Green 1968 Bullitt Mustang replica with American Racing Torque Thrust wheels.
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(from page 54 of the 1968 Collection)
Here is the Highland Green 1968 Bullitt Mustang next to its 2001 version.
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(from page 56 of the 1968 Collection)
Have you seen the 1968 movie called Bullitt staring Steve McQueen and this Highland Green 1968 Mustang GT fastback? If you haven't, you better go out and get the movie and watch it. The movie has the best car chase scenes ever filmed. The scene featured this Mustang chasing two hit-men in a black 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440 Magnum. It was 9 minutes and 42 seconds long. Speeds exceeded 110 mph and Steve McQueen did most of the actual driving!
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(from page 56 of the 1968 Collection)
Two Highland Green 1968 Mustang GTs were built for the movie. One was destroyed during the movie. The other is rumored to still be around but stashed away from the public eye. They were originally modified for filming by Max Balchowski. They received GR70 tires mounted on 15x8 American Racing Torque Thrusts, heavy duty springs, Koni racing shocks, and added reinforcing braces for the inner fenders. Each car had 390ci 4V engines tweaked for higher performance.
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(from page 56 of the 1968 Collection)
There is Detective Lieutenant Frank Bullitt (played by Steve McQueen) driving in the Bullitt Mustang in the movie. Awesome shot!
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(from page 56 of the 1968 Collection)
In this shot Steve McQueen is trading paint with a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T in the movie's big chase scene! The chase ends soon after this shot with the Charger flying through a gas station and blows up. The Mustang is suppose to be a GT, but I don't see the exhaust cut-outs in the rear valance.
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(from page 56 of the 1968 Collection)
Here is why the Bullitt movie car was built with heavy duty shocks and springs.
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(from page 1 of the 2001 Collection)
2001 Bullitt Green Mustang GT Bullitt with a 270hp, 281 cubic inch, 4.6 liter, electronic fuel injected, single overhead cam, V8, special Bullitt engine. Ford had a Bullitt optioned 2001 Mustang which was based on the 1968 fastback driven by Steve McQueen in the detective movie Bullitt. Bullitt modifications included unique side scoops, 17-inch American Racing aluminum wheels, a lowered suspension, modified C-pillars, special quarter panel molding, rocker panel moldings, brushed aluminum fuel cap door, special Bullitt badging, polished-rolled tailpipe, and came in Dark Highland Green and True Blue and Black. The original 1968 Mustang fastback used in the movie was Dark Highland Green. The movie's director called for speeds of 75 to 80 mph, but the cars (including the ones containing the cameras) reached speeds of over 110 mph on surface streets. Filming of the chase scene took three weeks, resulting in 9 minutes and 42 seconds of film. During the chase scene, the Charger loses six hubcaps and has different ones missing at different times. The production company was denied permission to film on the Golden Gate Bridge.
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(from page 1 of the 2001 Collection)
Left side view of the 2001 Dark Highland Green (Bullitt Green) Mustang GT Bullitt showing its 17-inch American Racing aluminum wheels.
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Dark Highland Green (Bullitt Green) 2001 Mustang GT Bullitt, rear end view.
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(from page 1 of the 2001 Collection)
2001 Mustang GT Bullitt in Dark Highland Green or Bullitt Green paint, showing off its Bullitt option brushed aluminum fuel cap door.
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(from page 1 of the 2001 Collection)
Front view of the Dark Highland Green (Bullitt Green) 2001 Mustang GT Bullitt.
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(from page 1 of the 2001 Collection)
Close-up of the Bullitt lower doorsill badge.
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(from page 1 of the 2001 Collection)
Close-up of other Bullitt badging.
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(from page 1 of the 2001 Collection)
Interior of the 2001 Mustang GT Bullitt showing its brushed aluminum ball shifter and shifter bezel; and the only option available for the Bullitt, a 6-CD in-dash changer with the Mach 460 sound system.
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(from page 1 of the 2001 Collection)
270hp, 305 lb-ft of torque, 281 cubic inch, 4.6 liter, electronic fuel injected, single overhead cam, V8 special Bullitt engine. This power system has cast aluminum intake manifold, optimized alternator and pump pulley ratios, and high flow mufflers for increased power and aggressive performance sound making it a few horsepower over the standard GT powerplant.
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(from page 1 of the 2001 Collection)
I own one of these 1968 Bullitt Movie Posters. The 2001 Mustang GT Bullitt was inspired by the 1968 Mustang fastback driven by Steve McQueen in the detective movie Bullitt. Bullitt is most-remembered for its central car chase scene through the streets of downtown San Francisco, one of the earliest and most influential car chase sequences in movie history. The movie's director called for speeds of 75 to 80 mph, but the cars (including the ones containing the cameras) reached speeds of over 110 mph on surface streets. Filming of the chase scene took three weeks, resulting in 9 minutes and 42 seconds of film.
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(from page 6 of the 2001 Collection)
Highland Green 2001 Mustang GT Bullitt with the Police Interceptor, 270hp, 281 cubic inch (4.6 liter), single overhead cam V8. Bullitt modifications included unique side scoops, 17-inch American Racing aluminum wheels, a lowered suspension, modified C-pillars, special quarter panel molding, rocker panel moldings, brushed aluminum fuel cap door, special Bullitt badging, polished-rolled tailpipe, and came in Dark Highland Green, True Blue and Black. Ford optioned this 2001 Mustang to resemble the 1968 fastback driven by Steve McQueen in the detective movie Bullitt. This Bullitt example was also our Attitude Of The Week for 11-04-2007.
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(from page 6 of the 2001 Collection)
Highland Green 2001 Mustang GT Bullitt, front left view.
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