10 Cool Facts About Frank's '68 Fastback Mustang - Bullitt

[@michaellandreth1392]

The guy crashing the motorcycle is Bud Ekins the same guy who jumped the Fence in The Great Escape.

[@CarStarz42]

Correct indeed friend, he was McQueen's "go to" stunt guy when the studios wouldn't let himself do the stunts; although he pretty much always wanted to do all the stunts 😁

[@mikenixon4637]

😊

[@stevelee5724]

He taught Steve to motor cross didn't he ?

[@stevelee5724]

Did you see those custom built bikes from England that those guys were rocking in the desert back then ?

[@michaellandreth1392]

@@stevelee5724 Not really sure it's possible

[@gartwilliams3347]

Another fun fact: Cary Loftin was the stunt coordinator who designed the entire chase scene. In the final seconds of the chase, (after the gas station explosion) where the Mustang crosses over the raised center divider, and ends up in the ditch breaking the right tie rod, that’s Loftin behind the wheel. Loftin would go on and be the unseen driver of the fuel truck in “Duel.” Hollywood legend for sure!

[@dukecraig2402]

And drove in Vanishing Point.

[@ianisaacs2340]

That’s why Cary Loftin is a personal hero to me.

[@cellpat2686]

I think he's the guy that falls of the bike as he runs into the chase.

[@gartwilliams3347]

Cellpat2 Nope, That was Bud Ekins, and it was Ekins who was behind the wheel of the Mustang during the jumps sequence down Taylor Street 👍

[@cellpat2686]

@@gartwilliams3347 Yes. And this is an amazing chase sequence.

[@ReddThreee]

Glad I was alive in 1968 to see the movie. It was more than awesome. Then Steve McQueen did another fantastic movie - Thomas Crown Affair.

[@KYoss68]

I'm not a Mustang guy at all, always been a GM F-body guy, especially the 72-74 models but the Bullitt Mustang has always been the exception for me and I'm glad the jumper is being restored.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

The Ford Bullit 🇬🇧 green Mustangs are cool. I recall Ford offering the newer, updated 2008 Mustangs in black, navy blue or UK type racing green(the Steve McQween model). I don't know why but the 2008 Ford Mustang seemed nicer, sleek than the newer 2019 style.

[@roymcgaw7431]

@@DavidLLambertmobile Totally agree that the 2008 Bullitt Mustang was the best, but I never heard of it being offered in blue (and I worked for Ford when it was released).

[@BingBangBye]

@@DavidLLambertmobile I agree with you here. The newer 2019 Mustang is just way too blocky and swollen.

[@289cobra9]

If it wasn't for the Mustang you wouldn't have your F Body

[@ldnwholesale8552]

Now we just need the wherabouts of the green VW that kept being in the way!!

[@ronarch7910]

LOL and the Pontiac Lemans, must have seen both the green VW atleast 4 times in the big chase 😂

[@bailey9r]

Legend has it that it can be found still circling the block in San Francisco ;

[@ironcladranchandforge7292]

​@@bailey9r-- 🤣🤣👍

[@garysofko]

I've always said this was/is the best car chase. No CGI But best Car Chase movie is still " Vanishing Point"

[@CDJF1]

French Connection is the best chase scene.

[@johnbayliss1098]

John Belushi and Dan aykroyd I would love to see the facts on the car crashes in the movie that them guys made together with the police cars

[@mrpoizun]

@@CDJF1 Nah. It doesn't compare to the chase in Bullitt or even the one in The Seven Ups. Vanishing Point is in a class of its own with the whole movie being based on fast driving and being chased.

[@primer50]

I think overall Bullitt was a better movie though with a decent plot. I always found vanishing point kind of boring after about 30 minutes of him driving around, but it's a classic.

[@da-cat-dt8px]

Great Movie Car videos! Our Mom took us to see Bullitt when it was released in the theaters. I was only 8 but I still vividly remember the San Francisco car chase down those hills, breathtaking on the big screen! I have been a fan ever since and from a great article about the film I wanted to mention that because Bill Hickman, the stunt driver in the Charger, was to double for the villain who's character had so few lines that they decided to cast him for the part as well. Steve McQueen wanted to do all of his stunt driving but they pulled him out of the risky driving at task. The breaking point was when he missed that turn, the one where he burns rubber with wheel hop in reverse; he was supposed to make that turn. They left that in the movie anyway.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and very cool. Yeah, Steve apparently always wanted to to all of his stunts in his movies, but was denied often. Too much risk for an actor's career I guess, which made sense.

[@stevethomas760]

I was at the Mecum auction. The bids cleared 1M in a minute. If you look closely at the profile you can see the square tubing camera mounts under the door sill. The Bullit Mustang was the star of the auction, as it should have been

[@DonaldHolben]

The old owner started the bid at $3,500 , What it was sold for the other times it was sold. It jumped to 500.000 within seconds. A million in under 30 seconds or so! Wild!

[@stevethomas760]

@@DonaldHolben Not sure if I ever saw my brother move so fast throwing up his hand. Thought it was very cool that the family did that. The Bullit Mustang was the star of the auction. Wonder how much money was brought in just in t-shirt sales

[@Dills1995]

I’m an old guy who saw this classic movie in 1968 as a college student. I really enjoy these fact revealing videos. You did a great job on this video. I had a friend that bought a 390 mustang in California on his way home from Nam. It was way to much muscle for a light car and he had a hard time keeping it on the ground. His new wife said me or the Mustang so that was it. The marriage only lasted 10 years. 😂

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much; glad you are enjoying the videos and interesting story there too 😏

[@bewilderment9268]

The coolest fact about this movie is that all kinds of work had to be done to the Mustang so it could survive the chase scene. The Charger, however, was basically bone stock factory offering.

[@eskieman3948]

BULL SHIATE.

[@deansapp4635]

The Charger was upgraded with many NASCAR suspension parts

[@Forgotten_performance]

Both cars had minor suspension upgrades to handle the jumps that was about it, the Mustang had a couple small engine goodies where as the charger had NASCAR springs and shocks

[@danmyers9372]

You clearly are another deluded Blowparts fan. The Charger was not stock.

[@bailey9r]

@@danmyers9372 Actually the charger MOTOR was bone stock AND Bill Hickman had to repeatedly slow down to let the modified Mustang catch up. ;

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Great video and info. The chase scene is one of the best ever!

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@Marc816]

Fun fact: Before the chase was filmed, both the Mustang and the Charger were tested at the Cotati trsck north of SF. In real life, it was found out that the Charger was MUCH faster than the Mustang.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed, there are clips of them testing them at the track in the video 😉👍

[@mrpoizun]

I don't think there was ever any doubt that the 440 Magnum would wipe a 390's ass.

[@martymiller4300]

My ‘cool ‘ uncle took my brother and I to see Bullitt at a walk-in, I was 14 in 1968. I don’t remember a whole lot of other things about being 14 but that movie stuck. Thanks Uncle Dick, he also had an MGTD and a Martin guitar. RIP.

[@bigdaddy7119]

I remember reading years ago that a dent got knocked in one of the front fenders during filming and they wanted to repair it. Steve McQueen told them to leave it as is, because it made it look more like a “working man’s car” and Bullitt was a working man.

[@glenkepic3208]

So nice i watched this twice! The auction results about 5 times!!! YOW!!!

[@CarStarz42]

Cool, glad you enjoyed it.

[@WW-wf8tu]

I know Shawns story from other channels. What is interesting is how he made it all sentimental and would not sell the car. (should have been sold to Steve, imo) But obviously every man has his price since he let it go. 😉 Sentimentality only takes you so far in life when it comes to old metal.

[@CarStarz42]

True, true.

[@MrWill73]

Great video. I have been following this Mustang since I was a kid in the 80’s. It’s crazy that after 50 years both were found within 6 months of each other. As a kid in the 80’s, these cars were thought to be lost to time just to come back👍

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much, yeah it's quite unbelievable indeed. Maybe one day we'll even be lucky enough to see them together again, which would be super amazing if that happens. Like getting a picture of the restored one right next too the unrestored one, that would be something!

[@MrWill73]

@@CarStarz42 That will be cool! I saw the Hero Bullitt Mustang under glass at Mecum in Kissimmee Fl in 2020. It is in “as found”condition. So cool to see it as it was during filming. Really glad it didn’t need to be fully restored like the stunt Bullitt. It will be really cool to see one in original condition and the other fully restored.

[@lawrenceschneider7828]

I read an article about the 68 Chargers that said that both were purchased from the same Dodge dealer by Bill Hickman. One was gold with a 440 ci 4speed and the other was dark blue with a 383 automatic. You can see the blue paint on the crash Charger once it side swipes the truck on the high way. It was totaled in the final fire crash scene.

[@mrpoizun]

No it wasn't. It missed the mark but they set off the explosion remotely. If you watch the movie you can see it fly on by before the fire starts.

[@DesertRockfall]

I remember seeing "Bullitt" at the Drive-In with my parents when I was 10. That chase scene through SF was insane, and nobody had ever filmed anything like it before. It was ground breaking. Who knew the car would fetch 3.74 million at auction over 50 years later! Does anyone know what happened to the Dodge Chargers after the movie wrapped?

[@stevethomas760]

Good question

[@dflf]

Wrecked and scraped

[@CDJF1]

It became one of the many General Lee chargers used on Dukes of Hazzard

[@jamesbarta5452]

Chargers were unibodies..trashed after that kind of abuse

[@mrpoizun]

@@dflf What did they scrape off it?

[@iowa_don]

Great car! Awesome chase scene! Will never, ever forget seeing it at the movies way back when.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed, practically the Genesis of car chase movie scenes 😉👍

[@donaldhillery751]

Very well done! I learned some new facts. Thank you.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@badgerbait8351]

Great vid! Must say that back in the day it always irritated me that Bullitt's stang had a one-legger dif vs "traction-loc" (see 1:07 in this vid).

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks. yeah, same here as open diff peg leg tire roasting certainly isn't impressive, lol.

[@loganwill-ut2ge]

Bugggs my friend should've spent little money for possie

[@markaylott1780]

Says a lot about the ford engine having to have those "mods" just to keep up with the charger! YES, I am a MOPAR man but I do love the '67, '68, '69 fast back GT "stangs" 😍

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

Thanks for a concise, no BS video. Thank you!

[@CarStarz42]

You're very welcome and glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@396375a]

I read a rather lengthy story about Bill Hickman and his experiences making Bullitt. He said that they had to keep detuning the Charger because the Mustang could not keep up with it. I wonder why they didn't opt for a different engine in the mustang considering the chase scene in the movie was so well planned.

[@phillipanderson2607]

The charger could have had a slant six that year from the factory. Very strange in that when you see a charger you think it has a big block.

[@396375a]

@@phillipanderson2607 From what I read it was a 440/375 HP motor. Also, I'm a big block/small chevy guy so I have no bias with either cars.

[@phillipanderson2607]

I understand that but they did not have to get the biggest motor in the car. Some brand new mustang were sold from the dealer and retro fitted with 427 cu medium risers back in 1967. But they were not shebys. You might say they were sleepers. Dealers would install these motors . Can you imagine 2800 pound car with that motor. My brother had a triple black SE 383cu 4 barrel charger 1969 model. Beautiful car. It was pretty fast. It got about 8 miles per gallon.

[@culcune]

The 428 was released in '68 Mustangs (there were supposed to be 427s, but apparently none were actually produced other than for the Cougar), so I don't know why they didn't use one of those other than perhaps the 428s had a hood scoop rather than the flat hood of the Bullitt Mustang and all other GTs. Considering the era and the fact these were movie props as well as them modifying them for high speed and chase scenes, they could have just bought 302 GT cars and dropped in any engine for that matter.

[@ReddThreee]

Easier still, why not another make of car comparable with the Mustang?

[@eldorado1830]

Loved the chase cars in this movie

[@NorthernChev]

FACT 11: 90% of modern Bullitt owners have never even seen the movie…. But own one because they heard it was cool, “Or something like that”.

[@barrycuda3769]

My father took me to a Sunday night double feature ( New Zealand) when I was seven or eight, so , 1971 or 1972 , the films were "Bullit" , and "Bonnie and Clyde" . Bonnie and Clyde was on first , by the time Bullit came on I was getting tired and restless, and I must have fallen asleep a bit before the car chase , so I missed the best part , the main thing I remember from both movies was lots of people being shot. My mother took me to different types of movies , like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang , Herbie the Love Bug , and the Barefoot Executive. 🙂

[@CarStarz42]

Cool😉👍

[@chrisevans1731]

Touted as one of the greatest car chase movies of all time it is good to hear that the cars were actually capable of doing what they did on screen even if they did use two cars. The car chase is full of errors which are hard to ignore once you see them but it is what it is. The mustang obviously packed a punch as at one stage in the movie there is a close up of the rear wheel as Bullit smokes it....the wheel-hop under load can clearly be seen but unfortunately the film editors speeded up the film at this point and spoilt the effect...same with the spin out scene later on. Bill Hickman was a very good driver and did the wheel work in a lot of classic movies; some of it uncredited unfortunately. What a great stroke of luck finding the original car and well done putting it back to the way it was...to turn it into an Eleanor would have been sacrilege.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed friend, yeah Hickman was awesome indeed. McQueen even mentioned in the making of movie video that he thought of Hickman as one of the best stunt drivers of the time and McQueen thought of himself as one of the worst, lol.

[@jamesbarta5452]

..the 37 speed trans effects..the visible auto trans stalk on the column of the Charger..BUT..one of my all time favorite movies

[@roymcgaw7431]

I seem to recall the Charger losing nine wheel covers over t course of the chase 😂

[@61rampy65]

@@roymcgaw7431 I agree, but if you watch closely, one flying wheelcover was covered by a camera to the front and a camera to the rear. So, it looked like dozens of wheelcovers were lost, but it probably was only 4.

[@IeeIee778]

​@@roymcgaw74316 to be exact 6 hubcaps

[@mrpoizun]

I bought a magazine in '69 about the two cars in Bullitt which stated that the two Mustangs were NOT identical. One was a 390 V8 GT, but the other one was a non-GT with a 289 V8, which is why the GT emblems were all removed from the GT to make the cars LOOK identical. It makes more sense to me than them both being GT's. Why would anyone remove the GT emblems otherwise, whether it was a movie studio or a San Francisco police detective?

[@Fedora1936]

We know the vins of both cars (8R02S125558, 8R02S125559). Both were S-codes 390ci.

[@geraldscott4302]

Steve McQueen loved plain, understated cars. Dark colors, no fancy trim, stripes or spoilers. Notice that the Mustangs used in the movie were not in new condition. They were dirty, scratched up, and had dents in them. The front bumper was bent on one of them. McQueen loved Porsches. Mostly dark gray ones. He felt they were less likely to attract the attention of the cops.

[@mrpoizun]

@@Fedora1936 One of which is the junker found in Mexico where we all know nothing corrupt or fraudulent ever happens! Even if the studio bought an additional GT car, we don't know that it was ever used in the movie. I believe what was reported at the time.

[@twolak1972]

The chase scene every other is measured by. Even today the bullet chase still stands ALONE.

[@mrpoizun]

What's the bullet chase scene? A bullet fired from a gun?

[@twolak1972]

@mrpoizun the car chase from the movie bullitt. The best . Check it out.

[@garciadavid582]

Cool Great information 👍

[@CarStarz42]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊👍

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great vid!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. 🙂👍

[@archibaldevans2251]

I worked out at the same dojo as Steve McQueen in the mid-‘70’s. He was actually very approachable. I asked him about the Bullet Mustang’s incredible handling. To wit he said ‘I didn’t like what the studio had initially done to the car so I took it home and fixed it...’ LOL!

[@CarStarz42]

Lol, very cool 😉👍

[@deansapp4635]

I love your video s . Short and right to the point

[@CarStarz42]

Glad to hear that; Yep, I'm a fan of conciseness for sure ;-)

[@TheRoadhammer379]

Fact #11, the engine sounds of the mustang were dubbed in during post production, it's actually the engine sound from a Ford GT at the Lemans Race.

[@DavidKing-jx3sg]

Back when movies weren't cgi cartoons

[@troyvan6952]

The wonderful engine sounds you're hearing is the sound of a K code 289 overdubed for the movie

[@truckr74]

That’s what I was told, the HI-PO K code had a more raspier sound the the S code 390.

[@troyvan6952]

Yep

[@daniellebcooper7160]

You missed out on an important detail. The small dent in the front drivers side guard, in between the whaeel arch and the headlight, that was put there by McQueen prior to filming. He did this because according to him...''Now it looks more like a San Fransisco cops car...well used''. (or similar words). They also removed the emblems because only ONE of the cars they received off Ford had them, so they did this so theyd look identical. Cheers for the vids.

[@CarStarz42]

Guess I would call that more of a minor detail, lol 😉 Thanks for the input and kudos

[@stuartkynoch7289]

Yes, one had the GT appearance package so they deleted the fender emblems fog lights and grille "corral" and pony. They also blacked out the gas caps as one said GT. Also note the cars had aftermarket small mirrors added on the door and they were painted black.

[@jeffraley5053]

Everybody says both Bullit Mustangs were 390 GTs?? I still have an issue of Road&Track from 1968 or 1969 where they covered the filming of the movie. In that article they said one Mustang was a 390 GT automatics, the other a non-GT 289 4-speed. They wanted a 390 4-speed and it was easier to swap motors than transmissions. To make the 2 cars look alike, they removed everything that was different, that's why no grill emblems (fog lights on the GT) the side trim and the quad chrome tip exhaust on the GT. They also PO ainted the centers of the gas caps black (GT vs running horse) So why does everybody say they were both 390 4-speeds, even the Marti reports say so, and if that's true, why would R&T make sumthin' like that up 50 years ago? I believe R&T.

[@fmbbeachbum8163]

All about the vin #s

[@MichaelWest1701]

Great channel keep it up 👍

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much friend and will do👍

[@ronarch7910]

FYI: The Son which put the car up for auction stated his mother, a school teacher drove the car for years back and forth to work/school. That was what he stated before the auction, Mommy’s Car. After years and finding out the significance of the car put it in storage until the family finally owned up to having it in their possession and putting it up for auction. Just Sayin

[@CarStarz42]

Not sure what the point of that was exactly, but ok; thanks.

[@ronarch7910]

@@CarStarz42 My point was the car was hiding in plain sight, being used as a daily driver.

[@CarStarz42]

@@ronarch7910 Early on after they first got it, probably so.

[@ajithkumar1136]

Hey mate you got a new subscriber here...

[@CarStarz42]

Much appreciated friend! 🙂👍

[@Bargle5]

I was always amazed that the movie takes place in San Francisco, but doesn't go down Lombard St.

[@tieroneactual2228]

Interesting point. At least in “Magnum Force “ with Clint Eastwood, while he was being chased by the Cop on the Motorcycle, he went down Lombard St with the ‘72 Ford he was driving & smacked another vehicle while going through the curves downhill, followed closely by the Motor Cop. That old Ford sure took a beating and towards the end of the movie it sure looked & sounded that way for sure!

[@BoxerMustangLoverAndChristian]

The Bullitt Mustang is my favorite Mustang because once you drive it, it’ll run like a wild horse. And, I always say this: “Ford Mustangs are beautifully designed, that when you build them right and take care of them, they’ll run for 100 years or longer, just like a family.” 😉

[@rusty_gold_garage7138]

558 and 559 were modified identically, even with the same camera mounts, except for one possibly 2 small details that careful study does tell them apart on screen. I say possibly 2 because unless we ever get to see inside the drivers door of 559 we wont know for sure if it ever had the small round mirror. The other detail is the rear valance. 558 had its gt cut outs filled in like the backup lights were on both cars. You can tell they were filled in because if your screen is big enough during the latter half of the chace you can clearly see the rolled lip of the cut outs still. Using this to decipher the cars, 558 was used throughout the chase and McQueen drove it more than 559. From my understanding 559 was more of a backup for 558. All scenes leading up to and including McQueen parking at the car wash are 559 though. And as far as the t10 transmission being added there really isnt a need the toploader is a stronger transmission. The sheet that calls that out was one that was typed up and part of the for sale add when one of the previous owners were selling 559 i dont believe it to be true as it would make no sense.

[@Nick_B_Bad]

Right on, the T10 is weak when compared to the smaller input / output top loader found in the non 427-428 fords throughout the 60’s. The large input / output top loader is a really stout.

[@carlobellidodeluna5003]

​@@Nick_B_Bad all big block engines used big in big out versions of the toploader

[@darrellspiller9268]

Not a Ford fan, but loved the movie. Well put together clip! Thanks.

[@CarStarz42]

An incredible "Genesis" of a car chase movie for sure! Thanks, glad you enjoyed it 🙂👍

[@stevelee5724]

Hey Darrell. You don't like the Bullet car mate ? How about that black Carger though a.....

[@DavidKing-jx3sg]

I always thought it had a 429 under the hood. When he slams it in reverse and the axle is shaking then back in first was brutal and my favourite part

[@eskieman3948]

Nope. Remember - the performance 429 wasn't available until '69, and it would have been a pain to shoehorn into that 'stang, along with other issues.

[@Loulovesspeed]

Did you notice when he took off after that stunt, he only left one tire mark on the pavement - didn't even have limited slip diff.!

[@61rampy65]

@@Loulovesspeed I had a 68 Mustang 390 GT 4 speed back when this movie came out. Trust me, the axle hop is real (and I could never afford traction bars), and my car had limited slip diff, but it never worked properly. My car looked just like Steve's if I tried to do a burnout!

[@stevengriswold5280]

Lame ass 390 w/one legger

[@paulcabinatan2390]

Got to see the car when it was at SEMA in 2019

[@seneca-rb1vl]

The camera crew were heros too in some scenes, just to maintain speeds for capturing it all

[@deansapp4635]

My buddy and i currently Autocross his 2019 Bullitt Mustang. Its all stock except a alignment and tires

[@leroymitch3153]

a friend of mine had one. what a great car. it was fast

[@CarStarz42]

Nice 🙂👍

[@georgesykes394]

Bill Hickman also did the stunt of driving the Mustang on two wheels in the Bond movie Diamonds are Forever. The stunt driver they had couldn't do it and they didn't want to wreck another vehicle. They called Hickman he asked what do you want done and hand me the keys. He did the stunt and before he left he told them put my check in the mail.

[@CarStarz42]

Cool 😉👍

[@danielmkubacki]

One of the coolest cars ever!

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed 😉👍

[@andyfredericks6205]

I got up close to the car at Goodwood in 2018. Bit of a pinch yourself moment!

[@chrisokeefe7208]

Bud Ekins ( aforementioned motorcycle wipe out guy)also drove the Mustang in the shots Steve wasn’t allowed to do, much like the stunts in Great Escape.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed 😉

[@kevinbarrett9615]

Saw it at the Mustang gathering in Dearborn in 18’ amazing story.

[@CarStarz42]

Awesome and indeed it is!

[@1964FordMustang]

Cool facts, thx 😀

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@JohnAnthony0857]

The next time you watch the chase scene, pay close attention. The Charger loses five hubcaps. 😂

[@bugsy9069]

Also, just before the Charger blew up, you can see a piece of metal that attached the cars together as the Charger, at that moment, had no driver. I guess they couldn't find a stunt driver to drive it into a gas station and blow up.

[@garysofko]

Yep!!

[@RUBIZEN]

I got to see the hero Mustang at the Detroit Auto show. It had more people around it than any other car.

[@CarStarz42]

Awesome and I bet! A legendary film and car for sure!

[@chadakoin1]

Cool. I'm kind of surprised that no one ever went looking for the Charger.

[@CarStarz42]

Yeah, you don't hear much about the Charger mainly for the reason that Steve McQueen wasn't driving it I assume, lol. Most of the behind the behind the scenes content I watched through from the time don't mention much about the chargers either. Guess that's just the way it goes in the movie world I suppose. 🤔

[@bikingD]

That's because last I heard Bruce Willis had owned the Charger.

[@CarStarz42]

@@bikingD Interesting, I assume there were probably 2 or 3 Chargers bought for this film; since they knew the were going to wreck one at the end, but I haven't looked into that yet.

[@bikingD]

@@CarStarz42 1 Charger 2 Mustangs the Charger was not destroyed as clearly see goes past the gas station.

[@CarStarz42]

@@bikingD Hmm, I kind of find it hard to believe that there was only one Charger on hand; considering the kind of stunts they had planed for it, but possible nonetheless. I haven't researched into that before, but I'll take your word for it for the moment 😉

[@georgesykes394]

That 440 CID V-8 in the Dodge was no slouch. In the beginning it had no problem pulling away from the Mustang.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed, apparently the Mustang had a tough time keeping up with it even with performance upgrades 😉

[@georgesykes394]

​@CarStarz42 Still trying to verify but they said the chase vehicle with the camera was a Vette with a 427 motor in it.

[@CarStarz42]

@@georgesykes394 Yeah, it was; pretty much stripped down to the chassis too, there's a pic of it out there I saw at some point 😉

[@georgesykes394]

​@@CarStarz42The motor in the Mustang should have been a 427FE High Riser. I guess thar would have been too much weight on the chassis.

[@glenkepic3208]

The most bad ass car ever.

[@sombra6153]

This is an interesting, well presented video. I know 390 needed a lot of help to keep up with the 440 Charger, but didn’t know they’d switched out the trans. I remember reading an article in one of the Mustang enthusiasts magazines back in the 80s, possibly early 90s saying that there was a 289-powered car that was used in the jumps because the small block gave better weight distribution. Of course I don’t recall the article saying anything about the whereabouts of any of the cars. I would have figured that for a movie chase scene of the magnitude to which this movie rose, there would have been more than two cars. Anyway, great video!

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much, yeah as far as I've found in my research that both mustangs, full serials 8R02S125558 and 8R02S125559 were identically optioned GT Fastbacks ordered directly from Ford for the film. It was most likely the all around "know how" and meticulous planning of Steve McQueen that made the only two mustangs survive such a crazy chase scene possible 😉👍

[@01trsmar]

The stuntmen took the cars to a circle track to get to know and test the cars.. 440 Charger was bone stock and lapped the Mustang and it had a 390 that was even built up,not stock! Cam,carb,headers on the Ford..Dodge bone stock..They let off the gas so the Mustang would be close,they really needed a 383 2bbl Charger for the Ford to have been on its tail.. Mustang also fell into pieces,interior panels fell off,door handle fell off etc..Many suspension apart broke! Charger nothing went wrong..One Charger was even brought back to the dealer and sold,it was found about 15 years ago and restored!

[@Fedora1936]

@@01trsmar Of course

[@ldnwholesale8552]

@@01trsmar I find this hard to believe. Yes the 440 has plenty of go the Mustang handles a LOT better. And the 390 is not a slouch either.

[@ldnwholesale8552]

T10?? While never a top loader fan it would have been better than the original T10. And the SuperT10 was not around in 67-68

[@Tiffany.1970]

The letter from steve McQueen would do well at a auction for steve McQueen memorabilia...........👍😁

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed 😉👍

[@raylouis]

Thanks for the update. I have the VOLUME on my computer turned up all the way, Having a hard time hearing video. Could you turn up the volume?

[@CarStarz42]

I can't change that kind of thing on an already upload video and I have tested the video on multiple browsers and devices and it plays at full volume on all of them fine. Perhaps, you can try another browser or device?

[@cuttersgoose]

It sold for3.4 mil, I watched it live..the tail panel is not blacked out, it looks that way in the movie cause it’s dark, but it is green. Steve McQueen also requested the Shelby wooden steering wheel

[@CarStarz42]

Yes, the 3.4 mil was before auction fees; as I mentioned in the video it was 3.74 mil after auction fees, so that's what it actually cost the new owner 😉

[@promerops]

Why no mention here (that I can find) of the film that was the major influence for the 'Bullitt' car chase? I'm speaking, of course, of the British movie 'Robbery'. So impressed was McQueen that he hired Peter Yates, the Director of 'Robbery' to direct 'Bullitt'.

[@jamesh9678]

Read in a magazine 30 years ago that they had to put skinnier tires on the Charger to keep it from running away from the Mustang 🤣. They looked stock to me.

[@Nils_Martin]

Still my favorite car..!!!

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@billywilds1779]

Lived 35 miles south. We would travel there and take the cable cars, visit the parks and eat great seafood in the late 60's and early 70's. Now San Francisco is a wasteland. But, the car is awesome, I had a 67 Mustang ragtop, sold it and would ready like another one someday. But, time is my weakness, oh well. Drive safe and get the rubber side down.

[@CarStarz42]

Cool, yeah I'm sure that city is pretty rough by now.

[@1320fastback]

I've read that the Dodge could pretty much walk away from the Mustang and Bill had to kinda slow up to make it look good.

[@richgallagher725]

What is the status of the whereabouts of the ‘68 charger?

[@cellpat2686]

I was thinking the same thing chadakoin1. Im a mustang fan but I have always wondered why no one kept the Charger or if there were two, kept one of them.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed, I might try digging into the Charger story and make a video about that if I can find enough valid info on it that is, since all the press seemed to go to McQueen and his mighty Mustang mostly of course.

[@dand3975]

Bo and Luke would have wrecked it, if they got their hands on it.

[@cellpat2686]

@@dand3975 it looked cool back then but today that doesn't look cool anymore. They wrecked a good number of Chargers on the making of the Dukes show. So sad.

[@mikefagan6840]

Bill Hickman's Charger was no slouch.

[@Marc816]

In real life, that Charger was MUCH faster than the Mustang.

[@troymanning3150]

I’m not at all a Ford guy but that is a great car !

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@simonrussell4986]

I wonder what happened to the VW Beetle that kept on appearing the chase sequence :)

[@garysofko]

Yes!!!

[@andrewlowes9123]

I have never seen it mentioned before but there is a green Beetle in San Francisco in one of the original Dirty Harry films. same one? or tribute

[@martinnash9307]

Awesome car and actor 👌

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@sorshiaemms5959]

if theres any mustang i ever wanted was a 390 67 68 fastback a friend has one and runs 12 s in the quarter mile

[@michaelbower2117]

That’s hard to believe! There wasn’t much you could do to get a 390 to perform well.

[@sorshiaemms5959]

@@michaelbower2117 thats not true a cam headers and some CJ heads will do it

[@Palaemon44]

Is the jumper car the one that has the reinforcement components welded to the chassis? One of the cars has two non-stock cross-members that are just visible under the rocker panels when the car is viewed in profile, the other one doesn’t have them.

[@CarStarz42]

Correct, I assume that rescued stunt car is probably finished being restored by now too, but I haven't check back into that since making this video.

[@Strahan740i]

Wow, 3.74 million? I wonder what his father paid for it originally. Talk about a good investment :D

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed 😉👍

[@Tiffany.1970]

Had the owner sold it back to Steve McQueen......maybe Chad McQueen would have inherited the 1967 mustang 🐎 all in all a nice payday it was 👍😁

[@lynnmccurdythehdmmrc2561]

As much attention give the Mustang, and rightly so. Always wondered what happed to the Dodge (or Dodges)? Before all the hype, I would have chosen the Dodge any day.

[@peterhulse1064]

Other than color, I had the identical car back in the 70s

[@CarStarz42]

Nice!

[@Craig-fe7zv]

This Car it's very good perfect FORD MUSTANG GTA 428 COBRA 🐍 JET love it's this one Car ohhhh yeahhhh

[@rbarr6]

I’m wondering if the green Mustang that made an appearance at the end of an episode of Blue Bloods where all the Reagan men were standing around looking at it was the real deal or a replica.

[@CarStarz42]

Not sure on that.

[@rhinomechanics8423]

i believe steve holds the original patented for the mustang Bucket seat. ( His Design ).

[@ShaikuraJarfaru]

What's sad about this great car is at auction it went to some no-name corporation that wanted to just get their name in the news and no one has seen the car since. It should be on display at a museum somewhere. The Smithsonian would have been a great home for it.

[@CarStarz42]

That is a bummer indeed.

[@davidcantwell2489]

You forgot to mention that even after all those mods to the Ford they had to keep telling the Charger to slow down cause the Ford couldn't keep up with it. Incidentally, the Charger was bought fresh off the lot the morning of the shoot, stone stock Mopar Magazine.

[@karlepaul6632]

I thought the owner not selling it back to Steve McQueen sucked... McQueen was willing to pay/trade back for it for way more than it was worth.

[@CarStarz42]

Family alum I suppose 😉

[@mrpoizun]

Yeah, like YOU'D sell that car if you had it!

[@pscurti350]

Do the Cannonball Countach

[@CarStarz42]

I'll add that one to my rather long to do list, thanks 🙂👍

[@svenmartin840]

I hope you do a video on. Steve McQueen's LeMans Car. And the Gumball rally Cobra.

[@CarStarz42]

Yep. LeMans is on the list and I have already cover the Gumball Cobra here... kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4nFgoOhnpWIfdE

[@dinoallbaugh2050]

I have the movie in my collection(I have also built a scale model of the car in a display case)

[@robertbenson9797]

What ever happened to the green Volkswagen that appears several times in the chase?

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

As a now old man I saw the film when it came (also French C. and Vanishing point, as well as the original, Gone in 60 seconds), and I still think the car scenes in SF are the best made ever! They have a lot of green VWs in SF though! But the film I didn't like that much and Fr. C. is a much better film!

[@chuckyd19]

I was there when they made the stunt car public.. the cool part the owner let me sit on the car.

[@CarStarz42]

Very cool, yeah he seems like a nice guy from interviews and at least he didn't leave it selfishly hidden away for ages like his dad did.

[@chuckyd19]

@@CarStarz42 it was pretty awesome to be in the presence of history. He also told me that he found the car by accident. When he founded he wanted to do a replica of Eleanor but he found out that it was the jumper car from bullitt he call the Ford company and told them that he found the lost second car of bullitt. I got pictures of the car.

[@CarStarz42]

@@chuckyd19 Indeed, I even mentioned that in the video 😉👍

[@davidbrown8517]

You forgot cool fact 11. The sound for the Mustang used in the film was in fact from a GT40.

[@davidfarmer2049]

EVERYTHING must be "iconic" now. We are told it's "iconic" 4:00.

[@CarStarz42]

Lol, nope. Only iconic things, like this as most would agree, are "iconic" of course; not everything 😉

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

What I want to know is. Who bought the hero car and where did it go.?

[@gregmaday1331]

Fact #11... Jacqueline Bissett was HOT!!!

[@eskieman3948]

Yeah... dunno how he missed that!

[@milfordh.mercado2787]

Ahhh... yes the first true car chase that got us fans excited for the hero is in mustang to chase the bad guys down no matter what consequences he had to face with as this is cooler choice than ltd ask ford how many times they brought back the bullitt name since 01 model and the most shocking fact of this video was finding out that the original stunt car was close to becoming a eleanor replica if wasn't for owner to look closer that he found out the true history of it may never have be saved at all so thank you carstarz for going through the many hours of searching internet to get the true facts on this 68 mustang gt so see you later bye now.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed, you're welcome. It certainly would have been a catastrophe if the stunt car were converted to something else or worse yet crushed indeed 😬

[@milfordh.mercado2787]

@CarStarz42 Yes, my friend i don't want to think how close we are in losing this iconic mustang 🤯🤯.