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Steve McQueen’s legendary green 1968 Mustang in Bullitt raised the bar for the epitome of automotive coolness in cinema. Not only was the Ford Mustang GT 390 Fastback cool as ice, but the heart-pounding car chase scenes in Bullitt truly let it flex its muscle.
McQueen himself got behind the wheel for some of the film’s unforgettable car stunts.
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Of course, legendary Hollywood stunt driver Bud Ekins did the heavy lifting with the trickier movies. However, after getting put through the paces, whatever happened to the Mustang?
Following filming, the Mustang found a new owner in a Warner Brothers employee, and subsequently, it came into the possession of a New Jersey police detective.
In 1974, the detective sold it for $6,000 to Robert Kiernan of Madison, New Jersey, who cherished the car until his passing in 2014.
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Kiernan turned down several offers for the car, rumored to include one from McQueen himself.
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