It seems a lot of people are forgetting what this car is, and haven't seen the car of the movie.

 

Congrats on the order. I would deck your sales manager also for trying to order YOUR car the way HE wants it! What a horse's a$$! When I ordered my GT, the GM said to me, spec it out how you want it and I'll submit it. No "your not ordering a spoiler? You gotta get the factory spoiler!" He knew it was mine and not his. Your sales manager gets a BIG from me.

 

Additional aesthetics: cosmetic flaws, cheap batching, a shifter that would drive a rapper up the wall, plus a more assertive $7K.

I could understand why Shelby Autos could be charged with conspiracy to commit murder.

 

pic of the exhaust

 

Or purchased navy blue turtle necks.

 

I'm seeing two different emblems on the faux gas cap. One pic shows a flat emblem, and another shows a raised emblem. Which is correct?

 

I think the one on the right is the one we'll get, but not totally sure. There were some pre-production pics floating around that have since been changed. The LA show will probably give us a better idea of the actual production car's final touches.
Other than the regulars, there seems to be a lot of people commenting that the car should have this or that. And it's obvious that they don't know the movie car well enough or were lead to believe it would be something else. Watch the movie, then look at the car. Other than the one only driver's mirror, blacked-out rear panel, straight piped exhaust, wood grain dashboard and twin marker hood ( too bad they couldn't do it!), the car is pretty correct.

 

It might be the angle of the pics.The two emblems on the faux gas cap look the same to me.

 

yes Steve McQueens bullit WAS and extremely stock looking mustang but with all the hype and the new shelbys and KR and everything else to hit the mustang scene youd think they would have done SOMETHING special with this one. i mean come on, 10 xtra HP? wtf is that. if i got mine painted green, lost the spolier, and got 18" black bullits id have the exact same car. for me its a big disappointment.

gotta hand it to ford though for just taking a stock S197 and calling it a bullit with a few extra bells and whistles. wont be trading up my black beauty for this one

 

Single mirror can't be done legaly,
straight pipe would never pass emissions,
blacked out panel is only speculation of the 68 car,

obvious things but many people in this forum still want it

 

If you are a person that wants a unique car at a reasonable price, then I think this car is a good purchase.
Its priced well at $31,075 and the limited production of 7,700 makes it appealing.

I know this isn't the 400hp Mach1 or Boss a lot of us have been dreaming of, but considering the Mustang GT Premium and GT/CS are around the same price, this is a pretty good deal. I know there isn't going to be a lot of people on your block with a car like this!

 

Actually, the Pony Package Mustang emblems do have pins on them, same as the GT emblems do. The non-Pony package fenders have no holes.
I swapped the emblems on mine and moved the GT emblem to the rocker panels ala 68. My car has been accused of being a v6 because of this.
The Bullitt may be the ultimate sleeper.

 

the point made re cafe and recertification for another engine is spot on...i made the samepoint in another post. it's a MAJOR big deal for a auto maker to stuff another engine into an existing platform. it must go through the entire process...imagine howmuch more that cost would boost the msrp of a car.

it sounds to me like the bullitt addresses the problems in the 05/06 gts; with the poor throttle response from the drive by wire setup and the lack of a "intelligent" fuel management system to "read"the grade of fuel being used...this system hasbeen around for a while and was something that needed to be added to the gt and hopefully it will.

it also sounds like alot of attention was paid to the suspension with the use of different struts andsprings...again, the use of different suspension components costs more....plus the additional production costs of a "different" model over the gt...all these things add up to a higher msrp.

as far the plain jane looks go, that's totally subjective....i personally like it, that's the way i would equip my mustang...i wonder what options, if any, will be available...such as the hd headlights.

all in all, a very nice package...i love the machine turned dash insert...right out of a 64 impala supersport.


jackg
06sts6

 

you don't get one when you buy the car?

 

How do you think they created the 2001? Other than the colour, seat pleating and wheels how well does it pay tribute the the movie car?

As has been said by others, if you want bling, buy a different Mustang.

The beauty of the Mustang has always been that it is easily customisable for each owner

 

This thread is fun!!

 

ahahahahahaha yea the differences in opinion are great. id say that the bullitt is split 50/50. you either like it or you dont.

 

and you are absolutely right. i just figured with all the online hype ford would have brought out something alittle bit more standoutish (is that even a word?) but it is nice in its own way, just not for me.

 

Congrats Airwolf on the purchase and I love your Screenname. My favorite show!! Could you PM me with the D-plan price? Im eligible to receive D-plan and was wondering what it would be.

 

In my opinion, Ford actually did more with the 2001's than this model. It's just that this car looks more like the '68 than the 2001 ever could. I believe there was a larger team/group working on the '01's than the new Bullitt. But the 2008 is a close as we're going to get to the original. And as you said, easily customized by each owner.