our Bullitt page here has died
4/2/14, 11:14 AM
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6/5/15, 11:51 AM
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I think the Bullitt models were the best looking of the 05-09 packages, subdued, but mean looking...love the grilles, if I had a Bullitt, think the only thing I'd add would be a set of SHR louvers. these were one of the best looking packages Ford ever put together, even if I'm not partial to green cars 
6/5/15, 11:59 AM
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Gorgeous. Thanks for resurrecting the Bullitt thread. Of all the special Mustang editions, including the GT500 and the Boss, a Highland Green Bullitt is my favorite. There are a good amount of low mileage examples around at reasonable prices too. I'd seriously consider one in a year or two...need a cool coupe to compliment my 'vert.
The Bullitt is the only S197 I would not mod. I'd want that puppy bone stock.
6/6/15, 01:43 AM
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Gorgeous. Thanks for resurrecting the Bullitt thread. Of all the special Mustang editions, including the GT500 and the Boss, a Highland Green Bullitt is my favorite. There are a good amount of low mileage examples around at reasonable prices too. I'd seriously consider one in a year or two...need a cool coupe to compliment my 'vert.
The Bullitt is the only S197 I would not mod. I'd want that puppy bone stock.
The Bullitt is the only S197 I would not mod. I'd want that puppy bone stock.
There was a time when I wished I would have bought a GT without the Bullitt package so I could mod it and not worry about defacing it's status quo.
But after owning this Bullitt for 7 years and watching the value drop, I got to ask myself: why am I keeping it stock? Who am I saving it for?
I still love the Bullitt parts of the car, like the machine turned dash, the GT 500 seats and steering wheel, etc. Those are things that I would not have upgrade to, if I'd bought a GT instead of a Bullitt. They are a plus and make the car So much nicer that it is still fresh and exciting to me.
I don't regret buying the Bullitt because I don't think after 7 years a GT would be near as satisfying for me. It just means I have a more awsome Mustang to mod with.
So unless one of you Bullitt dreamers wants to save my 9,400 mile virgin Bullitt from the MOD BUG you better adopt it.
I'm going to dick it up. Man it is one groovy coupe, I'll say that much.
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6/6/15, 05:17 AM
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There was a time when I wished I would have bought a GT without the Bullitt package so I could mod it and not worry about defacing it's status quo.
But after owning this Bullitt for 7 years and watching the value drop, I got to ask myself: why am I keeping it stock? Who am I saving it for?
It's your car, your money, your fun. Enjoy the snot out of it. At the risk of sounding philosophical, we're just caretakers of our cars until the next person occupies the driver seat.
Unless one has a rare, extremely expensive, and very desirable car, it's doubtful that any modern muscle car today can a turn a decent profit within a short period of time. In fact I can't think of any point in my life time when those days really existed at all. Collector car values are like the stock market. You have to be in it for the long term and weather a lot of ups and downs before you realize a gain.
When Carroll Shelby ceased racing operations with Ford in the late 60's (or very early 70's) he had a "garage sale" and Cobras, GT350's and others with bona fide racing histories were sold for next to nothing (comparatively speaking). It took years before values began to skyrocket. And only recently the 05/06 GT40's have started to really climb in value. Up until just a few years ago I recall seeing some for sale below the original MSRP. It's taken almost 10 years for their values to significantly increase to a point of substantial profit. That's a long time to tie up $150K.
So unless someone puts their Bullitt, newer Boss or GT500 up on blocks in a sealed garage, never drives them for 20 years, maybe, just maybe, they'll be worth more than what they paid. Our Mustangs are drivers and the best bang for the buck out there among all the modern muscle IMHO. They're meant for fun.
Make believe you're Steve McQueen and by all means mod your Bullitt to your heart's desire. I'll bet that's what he'd have done.
Btw, yours is beautiful.
6/6/15, 07:32 AM
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I saw the "our Bullitt page here has died" and wanted to help resurrect it. I became a member of themustangsource right after I bought #2833 in March of 08. Then I was introduced to IMBOC and have posted mostly there. But I believe that every Mustang forum should have a Bullitt section. Speaking of modding, if anyone is interested in seeing how mine is modded, check out my Craigslist link:
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/5053448400.html
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/5053448400.html
6/6/15, 07:48 PM
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So unless someone puts their Bullitt, newer Boss or GT500 up on blocks in a sealed garage, never drives them for 20 years, maybe, just maybe, they'll be worth more than what they paid. Our Mustangs are drivers and the best bang for the buck out there among all the modern muscle IMHO. They're meant for fun.
When I bought the Bullitt I never intended for it to be a garage queen. Actually I was looking to get a GT but they had a Bullitt in showroom. After seeing the Bullitt package had a lot of performance upgrades and I liked the interior more than the GT, I decided to get the Bullitt. And I drove it everywhere for the first few months, but then I became concerned about putting wear & tear on a limited edition numbered car and also I liked the car so much that I wanted to keep it like new. I didn't want to mess up a good thing and regret it later, forever.
I think I'm over most of that now and I'm wanting to get some serious fun with my Mustang.
Any mods I do will be light and not permanate. Like a driveshaft, LCA's, FRPP intake, Roush front bumper. All mods can be removed if I want to make it stock again.
Thanks for the complement and helping me realize I have a driver.
6/6/15, 08:13 PM
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I saw the "our Bullitt page here has died" and wanted to help resurrect it. I became a member of themustangsource right after I bought #2833 in March of 08. Then I was introduced to IMBOC and have posted mostly there. But I believe that every Mustang forum should have a Bullitt section. Speaking of modding, if anyone is interested in seeing how mine is modded, check out my Craigslist link:
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/5053448400.html
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/5053448400.html
6/7/15, 04:40 AM
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I've visited a few forums that have dedicated pages to model specific Mustangs, and god forbid someone should post a pic of their Roush on the Shelby page or vice versa. Here, it's all good.
Lately a lot of attention has been on the S550 and that's fair. Soon we'll see more and more of the GT350, but the focus will be on the S197 for quite a while since there's been 10 model years worth to brag about.
Getting back to the Bullitt, I've heard that there might be one in 2016 or 2017. I'm looking forward to seeing how Ford treats it.
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6/7/15, 02:54 PM
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A Bullitt in 2017 ?
... I think Ford should have made one in 2013, it would have been Awesome.
10/11/15, 10:32 PM
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10/12/15, 05:11 AM
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10/13/15, 08:11 AM
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I'd like to pick up a 2008 Bullitt in the next couple of years as a second Mustang. There seem to be a fair amount of low mileage examples in the low $20K range lately. Hope that trend continues, for my sake anyway.
3/16/16, 06:58 PM
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hot dam that's a good lookin' car!
And apparently they are holding their value, every one I see for sale around here is still in the low 20's, same as they were in 2010 when I almost bought one.
And apparently they are holding their value, every one I see for sale around here is still in the low 20's, same as they were in 2010 when I almost bought one.
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3/16/16, 07:21 PM
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I know the topic is dead, but the only reason we got the Bullitt in the first place was because it wasn't good enough to be called the Boss 302. I doubt, we would get another Bullitt. It owuld be cool though, they were my favorite 05-09 ties with the Shelby GT.
6/3/18, 08:31 PM
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The topic won't be dead for long, as I just saw 2 of the 2019 pre-production Bullitts that Ford built. Ford Nationals at Carlisle, PA. The car is AWESOME! It has 480 h.p. and a ton of standard performance goodies.
6/3/18, 08:37 PM
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