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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Mustang / June 2007PICS - 2008 Ford Bullitt Mustang
In the 1968 movie Bullitt, maverick cop Steve McQueen was reall cool hunting down criminals in his Mustang, that the folks at For created the 2008 Bullitt Mustang in honor of the movies 40th yea anniversary. This car is really hot and there are sure to be many who will want t run out and grab one right now which will result in a 10K or mor mark up at the dealers. Oh well View the attachments for this post at: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=8679000#867900 Yawn Same old same old. Reminds me of a 2006 charger Its ugly as ugly can be. > In the 1968 movie “Bullitt”, maverick cop Steve McQueen was really > cool hunting down criminals in his Mustang, that the folks at Ford [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > View the attachments for this post at: > http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=8679000#8679000 > Yawn > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> View the attachments for this post at: >> http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=8679000#8679000 It would be a lot hotter with a 390 in it like the original. Just don't understand Ford's position all cars have itty bitty motors that cose 6 zillion bucks to get with any real performance. > Yawn > > Same old same old. Reminds me of a 2006 charger > > Its ugly as ugly can be. Yeah. Give me more ugly cars like that one. dwight >yawn< >> In the 1968 movie “Bullitt”, maverick cop Steve McQueen was really >> cool hunting down criminals in his Mustang, that the folks at Ford [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> View the attachments for this post at: >> http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=8679000#8679000 Actually I dont think his cop character was cool, more surley than cool id say. and plus he sure didnt solve that case very fast, whenever i see it , its like one of the most boreing movies ever made, just sitting there praying for the car chase to come up. Plus hes got like this smokin hot girlfriend and he doesnt even care. these days a woman like that would leave you in a second if you were that surley and uncaring. BUT yest the car rocked. and the car chase. On Jun 15, 2:50 pm, faust_...@hotmail.com wrote: > BUT yest the car rocked. and the car chase. Not to knock the mustang or the movie here, (I'd view it again in a second) but I recall an interview with some of the people who set up both cars and in all the filming, the charger (or chargers if they used several) held up real well and were a dream on the set while the mustang or I believe mustangs had to be beefed up and as far as holding up during filming, were a real POS. However, maybe the interview was biased, who knows? But yea, the car in the movie rocked. Seems to me though that they really screwed up with the sound effects. If I recall, the charger had an automatic, but the sound effects were from a manual tranny, correct? Or am I dreaming? > On Jun 15, 2:50 pm, faust_...@hotmail.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > an automatic, but the sound effects were from a manual tranny, > correct? Or am I dreaming? I beleive that is true also. The mustang just couldnt handle the jumps. The charger is a bigger car isnt it? Probly came stock with stronger suspention. I know for sure that the sound effects from the mustang were actually from a V12 Ford GT, I beleive. That car chase is amazing in everyway, even the mistakes they made. The same white VW bug drives by them like 5 times! >> On Jun 15, 2:50 pm, faust_...@hotmail.com wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > stronger suspention. I know for sure that the sound effects from the > mustang were actually from a V12 Ford GT, I beleive. That car chase is V-12 GT??? Was there ever one of those? After winning LeMans in late 1966, engineers From Ford's Advanced Engine Engineering team wanted to build a 48-valve Vi 2 For the Ford GT Mark 4 and humiliate the man who had so rudely rejected Ford's offer to buy his company Four years earlier, Enzo Ferrari. Thankfully, cooler heads prevailed, the V12 was turned down, and the 1967 Mark 4 was fitted with a 427-[in.sup.3] V8 of the type used to win Le Mans in 1966. It won at a record pace. > amazing in everyway, even the mistakes they made. The same white VW > bug drives by them like 5 times! > <faust_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > - Show quoted text - wow, you showed me eh! anyway the sound effects were definately from a GT40. I saw it somewhere. speaking of beating on chargers. Grindhouse has some of the best musclecar stuff of any movie ive seen. its in the second half and you have to sit through a lot of unentertaining crap but all the scenes with kurt russel and his nova and charger are friggin unbelievable! its like renting bullitt. rent it and just forward to the car parts. you wont regret it!!!! >> <faust_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > wow, you showed me eh! anyway the sound effects were definately from a > GT40. I saw it somewhere. I don't know did I? Was there ever a V-12 GT40? I've never herd of one. I thought I was being quite civil, you think not? > speaking of beating on chargers. Grindhouse has some of the best > musclecar stuff of any movie ive seen. its in the second half and you > have to sit through a lot of unentertaining crap but all the scenes > with kurt russel and his nova and charger are friggin unbelievable! > its like renting bullitt. rent it and just forward to the car parts. > you wont regret it!!!! > I don't know did I? Was there ever a V-12 GT40? I've never herd of one. I > thought I was being quite civil, you think not? I just meant anyone that could quote that much info is probably right. tho im still not sure about the V12, it was in a documentary I saw years back, Im sure they said it was a GT40 but im not sure about the engine. i didnt mean anything by it. On Jun 18, 7:04 am, faust_...@hotmail.com wrote: > > I don't know did I? Was there ever a V-12 GT40? I've never herd of one. I > > thought I was being quite civil, you think not? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > years back, Im sure they said it was a GT40 but im not sure about the > engine. i didnt mean anything by it. I have read this also. According to Bullitt lore, the production team went to Willow Springs raceway, in the desert north of LA, and recorded a GT40 turning laps and dubbed the sounds onto the movie soundtrack. You certainly do hear Lt. Bullitt pulling a lot more gears, and doing a lot more unnecessary throttle blipping between gears, than you would expect to hear in a real life car chase as depicted on the screen. Isn't the green a bit TOO green?? John B. > In the 1968 movie “Bullitt”, maverick cop Steve McQueen was really > cool hunting down criminals in his Mustang, that the folks at Ford [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > View the attachments for this post at: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=8679000#8679000
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