McQueen Family Authorizes Official 1968 Bullitt Replicas
9/3/08, 08:21 PM
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the only way the McQueens have a say is if the car carries the bullit name and on that i say the same thing I said about the current bullitt..call it a gt390 and call it a day
9/4/08, 06:51 AM
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I am sure that the Bullitt is part of the McQueen Estate especially since Steve McQueen had the lead role in the movie otherwise there would be nothing for the family to approve.
Cryptic.......
How's Brad Pitt these days?
9/10/08, 02:32 PM
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he's saying that we'll know on october 17, 2008 for the 40th anniversary
Its okay, nothing can match the original, and nobody that actually cares and is a true Mustang guy is going to be able to afford a fastback.
Its okay, nothing can match the original, and nobody that actually cares and is a true Mustang guy is going to be able to afford a fastback.
9/10/08, 05:57 PM
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9/22/08, 08:06 AM
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Appearance mods: 18" anthricite bullitts, BF Goodrich 255/45/18 KDW II's, Midwest Auto Gear mirror inserts, SS window louvers, 07 Shelby GT500 front fascia conversion, Trufiber Venom hood, 3D Carbon Shelby style spoiler, painted 10.5 inch Shelby stripes w/ 1.5 inch gap.
Hmmm, calling the kettle black are we...
9/29/08, 08:05 PM
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08 GT390 ... ???
No sense in calling the clone a BULLITT unless it has the big block FE 390 engine. It doesn't need to be called a BULLITT to feel the true spirit of 1968 and/or the original car.
With the ADM(s) that first came out on the 08 BULLITT, you'd think Ford had done something extremely unusual (unusual at least since 1971) and actually placed a 390 CID engine in it. All you could get is 281 CID ... BUMMER.
Although I have always been a big fan of Steve McQueen, I don't need the McQueen estate "blessing" to drive a 68 390 GT clone and feel like I'm in the real thing. A big-block Mustang was always a power-ride in itself.
9/29/08, 08:18 PM
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08 VS 68 as Iconic
From a lot of the people I know that were going to buy an 08 BULLITT when they came out, too many of these same people were too disappointed with the final edition of the 2008 to hold it anywhere close in comparison the orginal 1968 390 GT car.
For a lot of them, FORD BLEW IT.
I don't totally agree, but to be honest I was (and still am) very disappointed when I think what could've (and should've) been the 2008 BULLITT.
No doubt the 05-09 body style will remain as timeless as the 64-66 body style.
I'm still waiting for a used 2005 body at the right price so I can do with it what I want (and what I think Ford should have done for the 2008).
9/29/08, 08:22 PM
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I don't know what's in the near future but if Brad Pitt was cast as anything related to Frank Bullitt in any kind of follow-up BULLITT movie then I will NOT be one of those wasting my money to go see it. Pitt is a talented man but just does not have the style at all. If there is a movie, I hope it is as big a success as it is hoped to be.
9/29/08, 08:55 PM
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I have to agree. There's already too many remakes out there. I hate the idea of remaking a classic McQueen film. I always thought of Steve McQueen as Paul Newman's edgier brother. He was one of a kind. Casting a current actor in one of Steve's signature roles would be a disaster. The only time this has worked was the remake of "The Thomas Crown Affair." (Probably because McQueen was miscast in the original.) "Bullitt" is a decent movie that holds up very well. Leave it be.
10/2/08, 12:02 AM
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Mark your calendar for Galpin Autosports Grand opening, Van Nuys/CA. 18th. October.
Chad will be there. Plus more.
More coming on the next days at www.ponysite.de/bullitt in the Latest news section.
Chad will be there. Plus more.
More coming on the next days at www.ponysite.de/bullitt in the Latest news section.
10/2/08, 12:59 PM
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I am thinking about selling my 68 GT390 4speed. Orig. Highland Green 390 big Block. Featured in wolfgangs page & blackbook magazine. Inquire @ gabnmantha@comcast.net for pics & info.
10/14/08, 05:00 PM
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10/15/08, 03:28 AM
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http://www.ponysite.de/bullittnews.htm
This may give you a hint.
Some may know who George Huisman is
This may give you a hint.
Some may know who George Huisman is