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Nice car, the dark green paint I'm sure will come up nicely after a polish.

It certainly does, I cannot wait to get home and give it some TLC

Robski,

Beautiful car. I remember looking at one, new, in a dealer's showroom, back then. Ford , I felt did a beautiful job on recapturing the essence of the original Bullit movie. That dark Highland green, the standard transmission, the spirited performance of the modern day Ford modular V8 as in your Mustang . The new Bullit edition (as per your car) has quite an appeal...well equipped with V8/standard transmission...those modern day wheels that remind me of the old 1960's American Mag wheels....and I bet a real nice exhaust note that compares well to the old '68 Mustang fastback 390, 4 speed of the movie. Nice pictures...I like how you have caught those Mustang styling cues.




Jer,

I also have a copy of the Bullit DVD and... yes.... for the same reasons you do...to get my occasional 'fix' .....watching...and listening...to the car chase scenes...with the 440 cube Charger and Mustang 390 as they race through San Francisco.

Jacqueline Bisset's Porsche 356 Cabriolet...and the BSA 650 Lightning motorcycle, that is laid down (by Bud Ekins I think) at the end of the chase, to avoid a crash are two bonus additions in the vehicle casting of this movie.

Les

I read that Ford expended considerable development time to getting the exhaust note just right when designing the comeback of the Mustang.

And it has clearly paid off for them.

Hey, Les - I've also got a DVD of "LeMans" - the funky, cult movie that was commercially unsuccessful, but - for me - fun to watch every year or so. The movie begins with McQueen driving the 911 he purchased for his daily driver while in France making the movie. A year or two ago (hard for an old man like me to keep track) that car sold at auction for - IIRC - $1.6 million (US).

Jer

LeMans...I remember the movie well...also Grand Prix. There were some great drivers among actors back then. McQueen, James Garner , Paul Newman come to mind.

Interesting point that you mention that the King of Cool...drove his personal 911 as his daily driver while filming in France. Another car of McQueen's, a '51 Chevy he drove in his last movie, sold at Barrett-Jackson this January. Not sure of the final price.

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A nice car, but I think I would rather have Steve's 911.

Les

Les - I suggest you rent or stream the movie "Rush" if you haven't seen it already. It's a terrific movie, directed by Ron Howard, that takes place in the '70s and focuses on a single season of Formula 1 and the intense rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda. This is a strong movie on several levels; my wife loved it, even though she couldn't care less about car racing.

Jer

I saw Rush and it is an excellent movie. My wife watched it and enjoyed the storyline and she also is not interested in cars, motorcycles or racing.

Another movie we enjoyed of a few years back, is "World's Fastest Indian" with Anthony Hopkins. A very good movie and was I surprised when not only my wife, but my in-laws enjoyed this movie about a New Zealand man (Burt Munro) at the Bonneville Salt Flats.

We just ordered Amazon as part of our TV package. I've just looked through the offerings and note that there is a show on LeMans and Formula One. Haven't had a chance to check them out, but they maybe of interest.

I can see that I'm going to have to buy a few DVDs. I can still hear the sound of that Mustang in my head. James Hunt, aka Hunt the Shunt (he had a few bingles) has recently featured in a few articles in the local press about the decision by the F1 organisers to support women's rights by depriving them of their jobs. The photo with Susan Shaw has been used. James Hunt was not average.

In about two months, the first sign of spring will be car buffs taking their rides out of winter storage and taking to the roads and cruise ins all along the Shenandoah Valley, I cannot wait to be among them.

Something great to look forward to! Down here, we generally have a 12-month "car season", but this year winter has been unusually (and stubbornly) cold, cloudy and wet. So, I'm also looking forward to some warmer and sunnier weather to enjoy with motor running and the top down. I'm also anticipating upcoming car shows, starting with a Porsche concours later this month - a perfect place to bring a Pentax.

Jer