THANK ALLAH IT'S FRIDAY!!!

So the original Ford Mustang from Peter Yates' 1968 movie sold::





The new owner paid the now ex-owner Sean Kiernan a whopping $3.4 million for the iconic Ford Mustang GT. No bad deal for Mr Kiernan, as he himself paid $3,500 for it... in 1974.

Apparently Steve McQueen's own bids were never enough, since father and son Kiernan time and again turned down the actor's numerous offers. With just 46,000 miles on the counter ('just', cause I just sold my trusted silver Audi A6 station wagon after almost 480,000 kilometers), the Kiernans parked the Bullitt Mustang in 1981 and it never surfaced again, so that people began to think it had perhaps been scrapped. Until now, that is.


But what a beauty! I remember that as a kid growing up in the seventies, I was smitten by Ford Mustangs. We barely saw them over here in Europe - at least in my neck of the woods - but even so the car was a legend!





Quiz: what Mustang exactly is Steve McQueen aka Frank Bullitt driving in the movie? If you ain't sure, go over the specs of the three versions available back then. If you ARE sure, immediately skip the specs:


1.) Ford Mustang GT Hardtop 302 Challenger Special V-8 4-speed (man. 4) , model year 1968, version for North America U.S. (up to September)

* 2-door coupe body type
* RWD (rear-wheel drive), manual 4-speed gearbox
* gasoline (petrol) engine with displacement: 4942 cm3 / 301.6 cui, advertised power: 171.5 kW / 230 hp / 233 PS ( SAE gross ), torque: 420 Nm / 310 lb-ft
* dimensions: outside length: 4663 mm / 183.6 in, width: 1801 mm / 70.9 in, wheelbase: 2743 mm / 108 in
* reference weights: base curb weight: 1376 kg / 3033 lbs
* speed: max. 195 km/h (121 mph)
* accelerations: 0- 60 mph 7© s; 0- 100 km/h 7.4© s; 1/4 mile drag time (402 m) 15.5© s
* fuel consumption and mileage: average estimated by a-c©: 16.9 l/100km / 16.8 mpg (imp.) / 13.9 mpg (U.S.) / 5.9 km/l


2.) Ford Mustang GT Hardtop 390 Thunderbird Special V-8 Cruise-O-Matic (aut. 3), model year 1968, version for North America U.S. (up to September)

* 2-door coupe body type
* RWD (rear-wheel drive), automatic 3-speed gearbox
gasoline (petrol) engine with displacement: 6384 cm3 / 389.6 cui, advertised power: 242.5 kW / 325 hp / 330 PS ( SAE gross ), torque: 579 Nm / 427 lb-ft
* characteristic dimensions: outside length: 4663 mm / 183.6 in, width: 1801 mm / 70.9 in, wheelbase: 2743 mm / 108 in
* reference weights: base curb weight: 1513 kg / 3335 lbs
* speed: max. 193 km/h (120 mph);
* accelerations: 0- 60 mph 6.3© s; 0- 100 km/h 6.6© s; 1/4 mile drag time (402 m) 14.6© s
* fuel consumption and mileage: average estimated by a-c©: 25.1 l/100km / 11.2 mpg (imp.) / 9.3 mpg (U.S.) / 4 km/l


3.) Ford Mustang GT Hardtop Cobra 427 V-8 Cruise-O-Matic (aut. 3) , model year 1968, version for North America U.S. (up to September)

* 2-door coupe body type
* RWD (rear-wheel drive), automatic 3-speed gearbox
* gasoline (petrol) engine with displacement: 6964 cm3 / 425 cui, advertised power: 291 kW / 390 hp / 396 PS ( SAE gross ), torque: 624 Nm / 460 lb-ft
* characteristic dimensions: outside length: 4663 mm / 183.6 in, width: 1801 mm / 70.9 in, wheelbase: 2743 mm / 108 in
* reference weights: base curb weight: 1515 kg / 3340 lbs
* speed: max. 210 km/h (131 mph);
* accelerations: 0- 60 mph 5.5© s; 0- 100 km/h 5.8© s; 1/4 mile drag time (402 m) 13.8© s
* fuel consumption and mileage: average estimated by a-c©: 28 l/100km / 10.1 mpg (imp.) / 8.4 mpg (U.S.) / 3.6 km/l



Answer: Lt Frank Bullitt had No. 2, the 1968 Ford Mustang 390 GT 2+2 Fastback.

(and the gangsters drive a 1968 Dodge Charger 440 Magnum)


Have a nice weekend! Ah dang it, I almost forgot THE Mother of all Car Chase Scenes!!! Enjoy:





They don't make 'em like that any more!



MFBB.