1968 Mustang GT #559 driven by Steve McQueen Bullit to be auctioned 2020 Mecum

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I followed the second car pretty closely when it came on th internet

Personally, it appears to have a lot of provenance issues this car does not

+ 1 and welcome back from your sabbatical

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Always remember;

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road

Drop #2. Good one.

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# 2

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tony C. just sent us these photos of the real bullitt 559 on display at a car show he is attending out of state....go canes!!!

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Thank you for posting!  I can hear Lalo Schifrin's music just looking at it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twWzxZAiZvI

^^^^^
Shifting Gears extended.

I used to play a tape recording of this in my 69 Mustang coupe when I was 16 years old.

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Gas Monkey chase scene reenacted.  The Bullitt chase still gets my blood racing.  Well done effort by Gas Monkey.  Man those cars still catch air in San Fran.  And many of the areas are still the same as 1968...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGiwESoX4Gc

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They missed the clicking of the "seat belts" moment in the Dodge which was a quintessential moment in the original
And so easy to replicate
And the Dodge never smashed into a parked car...

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simply quintessential

They missed the clicking of the "seat belts" moment in the Dodge which was a quintessential moment in the original
And so easy to replicate
And the Dodge never smashed into a parked car...

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Thank you for posting!  I can hear Lalo Schifrin's music just looking at it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twWzxZAiZvI

^^^^^
Shifting Gears extended.

I used to play a tape recording of this in my 69 Mustang coupe when I was 16 years old.

and steve sez....

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the car on tour until the mecum january auction in  kissimmee fl

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the car on tour until the mecum january auction in  kissimmee fl

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the car on tour until the mecum january auction in  kissimmee fl

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and this tag right here, national historic vehicle register no. 21 is one of the reasons this car will bring big money, Bullitt 559  !

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and this tag right here, national historic vehicle register no. 21 is one of the reasons this car will bring big money, Bullitt 559  !

Correct.

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It's at Sema this week