The Original Ford Mustang BULLITT: Bill Interviews Owner
Bill meets with Sean Kiernan, the owner of the original 1968 Ford Mustang GT fastback that appeared in the movie, “BULLITT.”
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It's The Holy Grail of Mustang, and Bill here at CJ's couldn't be happier to be in its presence! Join Bill as he interviews Sean Kiernan and geeks out over the original 1968 Ford Mustang GT fastback that appeared in the movie, “BULLITT.”
Have questions about the OG Bullitt? Bill is here on your behalf, the fans, to get a TON of those questions answered. So buckle up and get ready for an awesome interview!
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Steve McQueen never owned either of the 2 Mustangs used in the movie. Warner Brothers Studios owned them. Both were sold after the movie was completed. The stunt Mustang was sold as scrap metal. The survivor Mustang eventually bought by Robert Kiernan. I did some work on that car in 1970 at the Ford dealership where I worked. The car was just as badass as it was in the movie.
I grew up in San Francisco in the 1950's. I was there when they filmed Bullitt. My Dad was a S.F.P.D. police inspector and I have photos of Steve McQueen signed to my Dad , taken at the police hall 7th and brannan. The man that drove the black Charger was a highway patrolman. Better times back then.
Bill Hickman drove the Dodge Charger in the movie .Are you saying that he was a Cop ?
That is a very cool story. Love the charger more. Probably because I had a '68 Dodge charger and a 71 Dodge charger back in the day
@@clementjohnson2666 Bill Hickman was a Hollywood stuntman and actor. Never a cop.
It was Bill Hickman, stunt driver
The bullet, the car,Steve will always be in my heart it reminds me of my dad watching the film sadly he past and this is a reminder of the good times with my dad..thanks for this..
That thing is a priceless piece of our mustang history , great job Bill
Thank you!
well, not priceless
My wife has a 68 mustang GT fastback, lime gold 390 4 spd. with 34 K miles, all original, one owner, her first car.
So happy to hear that both cars still exist. Still the King of Cool!
Absolutely fantastic interview! It is so cool to see the original Bullitt and hear from the owner. It's awesome that he's a true Mustang enthusiast and seems like a genuinely really nice guy.
He really was a great guy and is as big a Mustang enthusiast as anyone I have met!
@@cjponyparts How many mustangs were actually used in the filming of Bullet? Which one is the original of the others?
@Ronnie Di Radmann May have been more ... sometimes trashing several cars goes with the script !!! Who cares? Steve McQueen ain't being tossed in with the car! Just another piece of junk steel ... Ugh
The dents in the front edge of the hood and trim have been repaired. The side rear view mirror has been changed from round to rectangular.
Thank you Bill!!! Awesome meeting!!!
Good job Bill, enjoyed the interview, must of been a thrill to talk to the owner one on one.
And now he’s 3,4 million richer! Wow love that car.
Best interview ive seen so far on this,good job Bill.
Thank you!
One thing that caught my eye is that the 1974 ad described it as being in 'mint condition'?
This car was just sold at auction for 3.4 million dollars.
3.74 million
@@skipfluck4299 $3.47 million.
How could they drive it after movie came out and nobody ever asked them about it? It's like someone driving general Lee
It's kind of sad that McQueen could not get back the car that HE made famous in his movie. Such a great film and a iconic car!
Would be cool if Ford and Dodge got together for a remake of the Bullitt run
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r000tbeer Couldn't do it in SFCA due to too much poop in the streets and could cause a wipeout. 😮
There's only one problem with that. REAL Chargers have 2 doors...............
That was done on Fast and Loud. Didn't come near to the first one. Hats off to Bill Hickman.
Did you know that the engine sounds in the movie were dubbed in from a 289 because a 289 has a higher rev range. Never shrug yourself for having a 289. Carrol Shelby knew this too.
Also when Steve mcqueen drove the car it had no brakes by the end of the chase scene
@@pemj7360true fact you posted about the mustang with no brakes ...To achieve the stunning conclusion to the chase in which the Charger loses control, leaps an Armco fence and plows into a gasoline station, Loftin rigged up a tow and release set up hidden from the camera’s view between the Mustang and the Charger. Dressed to double McQueen, Loftin laterally towed the Charger at 90 mph with its two dummy passengers and at the right moment released the Charger into the nitro-loaded gas station. Unfortunately, the Charger missed the station, but the charges were set off and the explosion, thanks to some deft film editing, had the desired effect and was added to the movie.
THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!! great
Awesome interview! Liked!
Great interview Bill...you are a natural
Take the car back to San Francisco and make a video of it driving down the same streets it did in the movie (slow of course) THAT WOULD BE COOL!!!
Very good I job on this I have always loved 1968 mustangs I have a 2008 Bullitt and I love it good job keep it going
The 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 7,2ltr. in the Movie "BULLITT" was awesome and amazing too, of course !!!!!! 😮😮😮😂😂😂😊😊😊❤
AMAZING
I don't know what to say, freakin awesome!
Loved every minute of helping out with this one! Sean is a real down-to-earth enthusiast. The original Bullitt Mustang couldn't be in any better hands!
British Racing Green? I thought it was Highland Green
Great Interview! Sean is a cool dude! If his family ever does part with this car, Steve McQueen's children and grandchildren should get the first crack at owning it...
WOOO cool~~~respect from Taiwan!
I'm astonishingly jealous!
Good interview, 49000 mile daily driver in New Jersey explains the condition and why the quarters are rotting.
Thumbs up I own a 1966 Ford mustang inline 6 love my mustang having the motor rebuilt I love my car
If any thumbs down on this video you're banned. Classic ass Mustang. Great interview.
As of October 28, 2018, it still don't have any thumbs down. Let's leave it that way people.
THUMBS DOWN PAL !!!!.....Had this car all these decades and all of a sudden NOW they want to display it...They're on the cash cow tour ! Bullshit !
@@Fa_Q2483 did you just put both feet in it on purpose? I don't know whether to laugh or to cry or to call you anything but a white man and I'm very surprised this was three weeks ago when you made your statement and no one has said anything yet to you? Would you be surprised to know that the car sold for 3.4 million dollars there's a video on KZhead that just came into my automatic players pile showing the car being auction I'll bet Sean's kids can tell you to go fuck off they'll be getting money. But what's really amazing and quite an incredible story every story of Sean the last owner and what all he went through to keep the car a secret and why he had to do it his mom and dad drove the car for like 46,000 miles without even knowing what it was. So I'm going to guess you have a morbid dark sense of humor dislike me he say what you did I almost felt like doing the same thing until I read your comment as some of the other commenters in this block or warning anyone about putting a thumbs down to this story and nobody tells me what to do self-congratulation for the first thumbs down as now you have every car buff Mustang Owners Club the entire world at General ready to take your scalp off. Bahahaha
And here's an afterthought being the first one to put a thumbs down to the Steve McQueen Bullitt story there can only be one first I suppose you'll be eligible for big bucks for your story in years to come as the only ones who ever complain hehehe and yes I'm the first one to ever noticed so I should have some right to a big pile of money if your story goes viral bahahaha
fantastic story
Since this was rediscovered I've questioned a couple of oddities the door mirror I assume was replaced from the movie Round one to the square one in the interview? Plus McQueen had the rear light panel painted black again for the movie so was it repainted green again or did the black wear off? 🤔
Great story
I also heard a story years ago saying that the real car was in a barn in Oregon somewhere
My stomach week weak from knowing this now but knowing the truth. I hope it goes with the other history of Ford and that be it's final destination. And wish, IDK if the 2nd Bullitt has been destroyed or long gone. It will always be in my heart.
The second car was found in a junkyard in Mexico and has been restored.
That was a great interview I’d like to clear something up about the historic value of this mustang and the bullitt models that followed. This movie that was filmed in 68 was the very first time that filmmakers mounted cameras on the vehicles and inside the vehicles for the chase scenes this is a practice that is still done today.. so whether you are a Mustang fan or one of the many haters this car & movie have changed the way that you watch any car scene filmed since then. No they are not just another green Mustang...
That thing sold around 3.5 million at auction.
is there a schedule someplace for where the car will be when? Would love to see it in person on the east coast.
Yeah great interview. I watched Jay Lenos the other day as well, and it wasn't quite as in depth as this. He would be super nervous when he actually takes it on the road for a drive, anything could happen to it. Hope it's insured for a couple of million!
Thank you!
He said it is indeed insured for as much as he can afford the premiums. HaHa
Apparently they had to do quite a bit of work on that 390, 4 to be able to keep up with that 440
another Mustanger here. When I bring our 70 Mach 1 out, it's like I am escorting a celebrity. Folks rubber-neck & point. A pretty woman wanted to take a picture. Cops smile. It's a pleasure & a pain to drive a neat old car.
I think Sean forgot to mention that someone outside of his family had already seen the car in person, years before he unveiled it. Some time in the 90's, a writer or editor from a magazine (can't remember the name) found out the location of the car and the owners (Sean's dad) contact info. Sean's dad was interviewed and if I remember correctly, the writer did get a few photographs of the car in the barn. There was also the person or people who broke into the barn it was stored in and stole the air cleaner and took pictures of it.
This car is only going to sky rocket in price. One day in the future someone will pay $20 million plus considering how many millionaire and billionaires there are now.
Watch the movie again. This is clearly not the chase scene/backward burnout car. That one had a power antenna and was banged up at the end. While this was the "hero" car, it's ironic that the chase/jump/stunt car is the one that was used in all the memorable scenes.
Dreamed so long to hear this awesome story, as owning the Mustang. But I'm happy to own the Charger! Please never try to restore Bullitt's car.
For some reason that got more attention than the minivan that was there the week before.
👌 .. 😉
I heard there were several bullit cars so movie wouldn't have to be paused in making. One was found in mexico junk yard.
I’m a big Mustang fan and just bought a 2008 Bullitt Mustang. I love this car and compare the style to the original Bullitt.
Belo carro,bom filme e grandes actores e atriz,a bela jaqueline!!❤❤❤
Let’s just not forget that it was Steve that made the car famous not the car that made Steve famous. With that being said I just think that the car should go to Ford s museum and obviously them getting compensated(current owners). Paid them whatever they want and take it away from their possession and that’s it.
That car is a celebrity-100%
Ford Mustang e Steve McQueen rappresentano in pieno il mito Americano a stelle e strisce
Anybody recognize the brand of jacket Kiernan has on? I really dig it...very tasteful and understated.
so much for it staying in the family...although, $3.4M is not a bad way to part company....
This cars whole story makes me feel very emotional, it had an incredible life as a family car after its short time on the sliver screen, just amazing. I honestly can't believe they sold it, just owning a car for that long that belonged to his late father has a lot of emotions tied up in it, let alone it being the holly grail of Mustangs.
@Edward135i, $3.47 million is why the car was sold.
What ever happened to the documentary film plans?
Wish you could bring it to the Mississippi gulf coast.
Freeze it in time amen brother!!
Just watch the video where Sean start the auction bid at 3500 Buck what they paid for it. My hat's off to Sean as now he's giving his children a very good Head Start in life as the car for 3.4 million dollars good job
Its mind boggling how people can get so excited over a car, don't get me wrong i think the Movie "Bullit" was a absolute killer movie and the car scene but you know its just a piece of metal...😮
Belo carro!!!
my Q & A is what part of New Jersey was the Bullitt car garaged
Your parents are the heros for driving this car..
You two almost look like twins just one missing the beard ;)
I'm a fan of Bullitt movie from Malaysia . Glad that this car was in your family's hand cause Allah has planned it to be preserved for the world to see.
Sold
Where the jacket come from?
so who owns the JJZ109 plate?
Dam so close to home and I missed it.
Bald Head Jamaican I think it's still on display
MyNamesMikeD No I check it out and it was on display until the 23 of this month
Bald Head Jamaican same!! I wanted to pull up on my 73'
Correct me if I'm wrong but the Mustang driven by McQueen received major right side damage being pounded against the Charger at the end of the chase scene. When this guy found the Mustang did he fix the damage before it became the families daily driver?
There were muitlple cars used, three I believe. The car you are referring to was wrecked and recently found in a salvage yard in Mexico. This was the "hero" car used for more close ups and never wrecked.
This is the one McQueen tried to buy from the guys father. I also wonder if this one also had the suspension beefed up for the jump scenes through the streets and which car was used? If you look at the beginning when McQueen pulls out of the car wash parking lot the front bumper is creased.
@@cjponyparts Two 1968 Mustang 390 GT cars were used for the movie. The car most damaged was the stunt Mustang.
En la pelicula se usarón dos Mustangs, el otro es el que hizo la escena de la persecución, estaba reforzado para aguantar las violentas escenas, pero parece ser que ese coche acabo en el desguace sin que supieran el valor que podia haber alcanzado hoy en día, que habria valido más que este o este no hubiera tenido tanto valor.
How many originals are there?
I thought the original bullet car didn’t have any marker lights
Ok, but how much of this car is original and in the movie? If you look at the mustang in Bullitt, there are several deep dents right on the lip of the hood and a deep dent in the front driver's side quarter panel. None of those cosmetics are in this mustang.
Question...who fixed the damage to the body and the chrome?
They used more than one mustang...3..I believe..could have been 2..but more than just that one...
Not hard to believe it brought $3.4 million at Mecum!
What a big mistake it was for Ford Motor Company to not purchase this car for the Ford Museum. They should have known just after the movie was made that his car would be an ion and a super feather in their cap to have this car in their possession. And I could be wrong but maybe Ford did buy it at the Mecum auction. I doubt it for I'm sure Ford would not be keeping it a secret.
I still don't think the owner has come forward, still hoping maybe Ford did buy it.
I would like to see the car restored.
What the hell?!?! When was this filmed? I'm now dying to bring my green 65' downtown.
psygnale last Friday
No kidding! Thanks for the quick response. Looks like I'm going downtown...
psygnale it's no longer there. Last day was the 23rd I believe.
DAMMIT!!! I was gonna wash the Stang' tomorrow and head to the mall... ...oh well. Thanks again.
Still own it or end up Barrett & Jackson?
Daily driver? That sure was a different time.
Shut up
There must be more then one car in the movie because in the movie both rear quarter panels had major damage not the same on each car. I am sure there was two mustangs and two Chargers so one more Bullitt Mustang is out there.
Mike Calif ... EXACTLY BUTTTTTT .... there was a European Mustang used ... it was a right hand drive Mustang! It blew me away! When McQueen sneaks up behind the Charger, the driver of the Charger looks in his rear view mirror and sees the Mustang behind ... if you look reel close you won't see anyone in the North American driver's side you see someone in the front passenger's seat driving! Cheque it out ... as you eluded to, someone got taken for a "ride"! Maybe it's some form of money laundering? Watch this Mike: At the same shot look at the outside rear view mirror ... at the beginning of the chase the mirror is on the driver's side door .. at the 2:10-2:11 point the mirror is on the passenger's door but no mirror on the driver's door! Do you like apples? How about those apples!? kzhead.info/sun/ea6TXaaAeX2voqs/bejne.html
So where are the original black & white plates ?...
✌🏿😜 THE KING OF CÔÔL ✌🏿😜
Paid $3500.00 for it. Talk about an investment. Good gravy. I think it sold at Mecum for 3.4 million.
Car was sold 3 years ago for 3.4 mill. Im a mopar guy so I would rather have the Charger...
But in the movie, the car that Steve McQueen drives does not have any chrome trim on the side of the car including the rocker panel. I’m pretty sure they said they didn’t change anything to the exterior but they obviously changed that or someone did
Vinnie's Kicks There’s a second stunt car that was damaged in a jump during filming. It is currently being restored. There is a video on KZhead about it.
Car is worth millions..
This was ONE of the 3 cars used, NOT the one BULLIT drove mostly in the flick.
@michaelcroos4713, FALSE. Only two '68 390 GT Mustangs were used for the movie
Sean sure doesn't sound like heez frum New Joize, sounds like heez from Nashville
Who ever bought that , I really hope u dont restore it tht would be reall stupid and would lower the value alott
Daddy’s boy inherited it. So so sad.
I know the history of both of the cars....
if that car went on sale it would be millions and millions
Lewis Gibbs we will find out in a few weeks when it is auctioned off at Mecum in Florida
3.74m
Where is “the” charger?
I have watched that car chase. At least 5 times. When the passenger in the black charger put his seatbelt on with a snap, you knew something amazeing was going to happen. Best car chase ever filmed. By far. Other car chase scenes are just too long and overly complicated. Steve McQueen was incredible. Great movie.
There were two identical cars in the movie, which one, is this one that does the jumps, I know that one was so damaged that was crushed.
@transformer889, FALSE. The stunt Mustang was sold for scrap and was found in a Mexico junk yard as a bare shell. It was bought and currently near restored but remains unfinished.