And to think this almost got made in to an Eleanor.... Im very lucky I got to sit in it, I hope it gets restored properly.... wheres Jerry Heasly when you need him the most...:grin2:
fire up the band!ford mustang found in mexican junkyard is from 'bullitt,' expert confirms | fox news
kevin says it is good to go !
From what Ive been following on other historic cars like the R model shelby that got restored, I totally agree to restore it to the day Max B & co. handed the modified cars over to the studio to start filming the movie, that would be its historic high point.... I hope Ralph and Hugo surround themselves with the most knowledgeble people to get this thing done the proper way and have it displayed as much as possible....If either Bullitt were in my possession - I would restore them back to their respective MOVIE rolls - being a direct restoration of how they were in the movie, with the exact reinforcements, equipment used for filming, etc...
Not restoring them back to just "as built" from Ford.
Bullitt 5558 was never sought after by McQueen or anyone else (up until 2017), because again, everyone who knew anything about it had written it off as scrap (no offense, no pun intended, but true).3 years after he (Frank) sold the Bullitt Mustang, Marranca received a phone call from Steve McQueen, who was an avid car enthusiast and collector. He had been trying to track the car down for some time in order to add it to his collection. Marranca gave McQueen the contact information for the person who had bought it from him, but when McQueen called the 3rd owner up he was told the car was not for sale. The only thing the new owner agreed to do was to let McQueen be the first to know should he change his mind and decide to part with it. McQueen died of cancer just a few months later.