1968 "Bullitt" Mustang Walkaround With Steve Magnante

[@ricklundin1154]

A terrific car but much more importantly you are making progress. You sound very much like the old Steve. Physically you've slowed down a bit but that will come. It just takes way too long. Looking good, Steve, keep at it. And best wishes for continued, successful recovery.

[@YS-fr6nu]

I noticed he was away for a while. I didn’t know what happened to him.

[@madmike2624]

Wow, what a great ride. That should sell easy. Your looking great Steve!!!~ Hope your way ahead of the healing process!!~

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

Steve! Always good to see you

[@mattwhaley9917]

What a beauty! I'm sure it handles a lot better than a big block car. Thank you High Octane Classics for keeping Steve in my daily feed!

[@annettesurfer]

As a young teen back in the mid-70’s, I bought an orange '67 fastback Mustang I discovered on a backlot of a Redford MI Ford dealer, perhaps a trade-in. It didn’t have a trunk floor, presumably to save weight, and all that remained was the gas tank and a rear-mounted 12v starting battery. The engine bay was stuffed with a 390, tube headers, an aluminum high rise intake, a Holley double-pumper carb, a Mallory dual-point distributor, and someone said the engine lobe indicated it had a race cam but I can’t say for sure. It had a Hurst 4 speed competition plus shifter and traction bars. Strangers always challenged me at the traffic lights and I just couldn’t resist. I won every race except one where ironically a guy in another ‘67 Mustang (but it was a coupe) started pulling away on southbound Telegraph shortly before the Dearborn cops pulled us over. One cop caught him as he passed Michigan Ave. and another cop caught me as I took the ramp to Michigan Ave. I saw the other guy later and discovered his ‘stang had all the goodies mine had except he only had a 289 Hi-Po. Anyway, that orange ‘Stang was a cop magnet where they managed to find a reason to ticket me even without doing anything wrong so I sold it cheap before it reached the point of losing my license. The first thing my eyes noticed on that green Mustang was what looked like rust on the fender bolts around 1:44 and a spot of what looked like rust again in the door jamb @2:50. Other nitpicking observations: the missing seat belt buckle(s) usually jutting from the rear seat slots @3:43, the misaligned trunk trim @4:38, the trunk seems odd with those exposed wires, the trunk gap @7:01 seemed a bit wide, the fender seems misaligned @7:23 and it looks like a rocker trim clip is visible. Of course it’s easy to be a critic from the cheap seats. Edited to correct truck to trunk.

[@LS1007]

Nice looking pony! To me the fast back looks better than the coupe. Thanks for sharing it Steve. Take care! 🙏🏼

[@bbb462cid]

Steve, you're sounding so much better. A solid sign of much improvement. RIP Steve McQueen and Chad McQueen.

[@joetagliente2811]

Hope you’re feeling better Steve. God bless.

[@mikehotchkiss8975]

Nice usable and reliable car. Nice to steal Steve's wisdom. Pass through, crease unique to the 3 years and the functional vents that I thought were for looks alone. Thanks Steve

[@fishgeralding9224]

A buddy of mine had a 68 fastback gta back in the 70's . 390 with the c6, ran good, lot's of tire burning torque. 68 fastback, my favorite body style. You're health has been noticeably improving. 👍

[@johndandrea8034]

Your getting better and better every video....Hope we see you at Barrett Jackson soon!

[@jackpalczynski7884]

A great description. I went to the cruise in that High Octane held recently and looked over this beauty in the showroom. I'm not a stickler with originality or even with Steve McQueen's exact replica. It looks cool and that works for me!

[@davidp2888]

Great looking car! Thanks for sharing, Steve.

[@robertmorris3639]

I have a '68 Bullitt mustang. Factory highland green, 4spd, 8" rear w/ 3.80 gears, 351 Cleveland 2v w/ Edelbrock 4brl manifold and a 600 cfm Holley. Stock interior and suspension, 4 wheel manual drum brakes. 👍🏻

[@lessharratt8719]

Wow!!!! Nice.

[@Ron_Lockwood]

Thanks, Steve. Be well.❤

[@richardray9267]

Car is good but Steve you are looking great getting back to the old Steve junk yard crawl in your future keep up the amazing recovery

[@72stutz]

Looking good Steve!!....truly hope you can eventually get back to barret-Jackson...but ,your health comes first....take care!

[@debbiebermudez5890]

Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍. Professor Steve is holding class 📏📝📓🎓🍎 looking good Professor, and video is informative & interesting. Thank you 📏📝📓🎓🍎

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Man what a beauty!👌🥰👍a great tribute bullitt mustang! Great video and looking great Steve!🙏👍

[@tomoday4450]

Great job Steve Glad your on the mend 👍🏻🙏🏻

[@larryharry7221]

Love the green 💚 Thanks Steve

[@jimt353]

Great job Steve !!

[@joelubner3879]

Looking Great Steve

[@commandertopgun]

THANK YOU STEVE, BEAUTIFUL CAR, & REVIEW, AS ALWAYS.

[@kevincruz4045]

Steve! Good to see you doing your thing. Awsome Mustang ! You're getting stronger everyday. Keep up the great work. 👍

[@marksongbird7534]

Thanks for dressing up for this one.

[@MyMeade12]

Beautiful car, thanks Steve & High Octane !

[@ervinthompson6598]

390's - in any of those chassis- Mustang, Torino, Fairlane and Comet - were a bear to change the plugs in !! And Max Balchowsky - the Hollywood mechanic that also prepared the Vanishing Point Challengers, did all he could with that 390/320 for Bullitt - but Bill Hickman, in the 440/375 Charger R/T, had to keep backing off so McQueen and his stunt drivers (Loren Janes, for one) could catch it !!

[@risinbison1106]

Ahhhh, the dream. I’ve wanted one forever and I’m still kicking myself for not buying one for cheap back in the 80’s. Beautiful car Steve.

[@johngranato2673]

Great review, Steve. Good to see you kickin' those tires--so to speak!

[@ricksaint2000]

Thank you Steve

[@rixkafer56]

Cool cars, and im a Chevy kind of guy ... thanks steve keep on keep n on my man

[@bobrohrer5925]

Good to see you back and up and around… keep up with your physio … it is impossible to keep a good ma down …

[@CarShowclub]

That car is sexy! 1968 is my favorite year for the Mustang.

[@kevinbarrett9615]

My favourite year and a wonderful tribute to an iconic car.

[@royseay]

Steve looks looks he is improving.

[@maureencora1]

When I Win the Lottery I Want a 1967 /68 Fastback GT. I Can Dream, Can't I? (smile)

[@anthonydavis5993]

Welcome back Steve!

[@Pauley_in_GP]

Thanks, Steve. Good to see you. That car is gorgeous. I like the modern touches. As a long-time Mustang guy, I think it was mostly due to this vintage and configuration of Mustang that helped me choose and configure my '07 GT. Ordered it new, still driving it. 😁

[@goratgo1970]

Dk. Green '67 with white interior was almost my first car, but as I called the phone number on the window, the woman that answered said a guy was signing the paperwork... Good details Steve, always learning here!

[@ARKANSASHUBCAP]

Looking good sir looking good the car looks good as well

[@davehad-enough2369]

Hey Steve. Love the fastback ... the best looking model.

[@gridjockey]

Hope you’re still working in the scale modeling I like your builds I see that you’re getting along pretty good there and you’re healing up good

[@TheNova64000]

My dad had 66 coupe and a 65 convertible back in the late 80's to early 90's. At that time, the price of a fastback wasn't much more than a comparable coupe. It's movies like Bullitt and Gone in Sixty Seconds that have made the fastback much more desirable than the coupe today.

[@1320fastback]

I have this car in Acapulco Blue although it needs a complete restoration. She is a 289 with a old school TCI Street Fighter C4 that still breaks them loose going into second.

[@SpeedyG289]

Looking good brother.

[@DougEverhart-ud8vx]

Boy, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve needed to take my giraffe somewhere and couldn’t fit it in my car!! 😂 Good one Steve!! 😊

[@winstonmccollum8992]

Steve.........good to see you up and around! You are incorrect regarding the blacked out tail panel.....If you watch the chase scene carefully you will see that McQueen's Mustang has numerous mods, including a semi-gloss black tail panel and blacked out rocker panels, no horse in the grill, no GT emblems on the fenders and an aftermarket steering wheel, and of course the torque thrust wheels.

[@chrissantay2221]

Great to see you Steve, looking and sounding good!

[@geoffford-r1x]

Love, love, love this car...

[@georglimiux677]

I`d truly hate the insurance bill for that, YIKES!!

[@mikemichaud5048]

Thank you Steve!👍

[@ronaldlebowitz7409]

Is that Steve Mc queen or Steve magnante?

[@jamesmisener3006]

Bad boy car. Nice. Cheers 🇨🇦

[@CubFan313]

This is exactly what I'm looking for as I happen to have a paralyzed giraffe in need of transportation. The small trunk opening with the extra space from the fold down rear seat is indeed perfect for this purpose.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

With that VIN, it would be more valuable completely stock. But a V8 manual car is always fun

[@jonboy9912]

ust subscribed like your style and knowledge.

[@geraldscott4302]

Beautiful car. I am NOT a fan of those disgusting digital gauges, but the rest of it looks great. I especially love the proper sized 15" Torq Thrust wheels with REAL TIRES, and the classic round dual chrome exhaust tips coming out the back.

[@phooboy1]

Lol....love the teaser "Walk around with Steve"........................silent on the McQueen. This is so woosey compared to the one he drove in the movie. McQueen was all about speed. Didn't the original one, after found, sell for $2.3 million?

[@kitwalker520]

Had a J code 68 - more balanced than the big block

[@jayweiss4378]

Nice classic

[@alansimpson6847]

😊 good job

[@IndridCool54]

Looking good Steve! And bitchin car! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Nick_B_Bad]

Even tho it’s not an FE car, it’s still a nice Mustang!

[@JoseVazquez-wf3fx]

The steering wheel and the dash cluster should be more period appropriate but the rest of the pony looks good.

[@daniellatimer1876]

The black 1968 Dodge Charger was originally yellow. It was painted black to be a sinister car.

[@andyd5492]

Always enjoy your reviews, Steve. Zip tied plug wires? 🤢

[@taylor5542]

Love it. But if I plumbed my houses and wires like that, my father would come back from the grave and slap the back of my head. "If you can't do it right, you can do it twice"

[@bubbadude316]

Sweet Mustang. $74,900

[@markd4524]

Engine is making way too much noise for a $74,900.00 dollar car. They are asking S code money for a C code car. People are just blatantly trying to rip people off. Funny how they didn't crank it up to let us here it more.

[@Pantera-wu9ty]

Hard to call it a "Bullitt" without a 390 under the hood?

[@Zilla__man]

Give this man 5 gallons of castor oil please 😂

[@chriscadman6379]

Hello.

[@googleusergp]

Not so fast. LOL. The first digit is the model year, the second the plant code, the third and fourth the body style and the fifth the engine. This started life as a Maroon 289 CID V8 two barrel with a Parchment interior and it was an automatic originally. Yup, 1968 model year with the VIN (from the HOC website) for the win: 8 for 1968 model year, F for Dearborn, MI assembly, 02 for Mustang fastback, C for 289 CID V8 with two barrel and the rest is the production sequence. The Dearborn MI plant closed in 2004 and today's Rouge Complex occupies somewhat of where the old plant was. Mustangs were also made at (depending on the year): San Jose, CA (aka Milpitas Assembly, closed in 1983, this is where the actual Bullitt Mustangs were assembled), Metuchen, NJ (aka Edison Assembly, closed in 2004) and of course since 2005 at Flat Rock, MI. Highland Green aka "Dark Green Metallic" was paint code "R" in 1968. The producer of Bullitt was Philip D'Antoni who was believed to have been possibly (from what we can figure out) a very distant relative of my family. We got the tag (from the HOC website), we can brag: 63C for Mustang fastback with bench seat, B for Maroon exterior paint, 8U for Parchment interior trim, 16H for Wednesday August 16, 1967 production, 28 for possible Louisville, KY sales district, 2 for 2.79:1 rear axle ratio, non-locking and W for C-4 automatic transmission.

[@phooboy1]

Yep, my '66 Mustang gas cap was stolen.

[@garyv2196]

The truck is off.

[@williamclarke2020]

I would trade my ex-wife for that car. You're wearing slippers? Do they know you left the house?😅😅

[@NoPrivateProperty]

These cars are very vulnerable to bursting into flames from a rear end collision with occupants being immolated. Like Ralph Nader warned. Unsafe at any speed.

[@mikepaul396]

a dog 302 with its rusty water pump,

[@paulypooper2]

Please eat a health promoting diet Steve ..

[@Richard-g8d8x]

Thank you Steve!!