The Unique 1968 Bullitt Mustang to be Auctioned off in 2020
One of many two Ford Mustangs used for filming Steve McQueen’s Bullitt shall be hitting the Mecum public sale block in 2020.
Able to turn out to be the featured lot at Mecum Auctions’ Kissimmee, Florida public sale subsequent January is that this 1968 Ford Mustang GT Fastback completed in Highland Inexperienced. It’s one of many two vehicles used to movie one of many coolest movies ever made – Bullitt.
Given its famous person film prop standing, this Stang might find yourself taking the title of the most costly Mustang ever offered. Yep, it may rake in more cash than the $2.2 million 1967 Shelby GT500 Tremendous Snake from early this 12 months.
The movie crew had made intensive modifications to the automotive to endure the rigorous and demanding job of capturing what’s typically referred to as the very best automotive chase in Hollywood historical past. As soon as the filming concluded, the studio offered the muscle automotive to a detective dwelling on the East Coast.
Altering arms in 1974, the automotive was bought by Robert Kiernan who used it for a number of years as a household automotive. Steve McQueen made an try to purchase the automotive, however failed. Kiernan died in 2014 and the Bullitt Mustang’s keys reached the arms of his son- Sean.
Apparently, his priorities are totally different than his late father’s. So he contacted Mecum Auctions to roll the automotive on to an public sale block in an effort to discover it a brand new proprietor. Mecum is but to disclose the sale-price estimate and that’s a determine which can give us all an concept on how a lot cash the unique Bullitt Mustang GT Fastback will make. We’ll keep watch over this piece of stories and replace the publish as soon as the sale-price estimate is introduced.
Previous to the massive day, the Highland Inexperienced 1968 Ford Mustang GT Fastback shall be exhibited at numerous automotive occasions across the nation, beginning with the Monterey occasion of the public sale home.
Supply: Mecum Auctions
