Steve McQueen "Bullitt" found

[Corsa]

Maybe.

Stories of Mexico are rising up about the actual car used in the chase scene.
If true, can you imagine what it is worth to collectors?

http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2017/03/02/lost-bullitt-ford-mustang-allegedly-found-in-mexico.html

 

[CarBastard]

Considering the source is Fox News maybe it's all part of an evil publicity campaign to support building the wall, something along the lines of "We need the wall because Mexicans are taking all our good cars!" .

 

[Corsa]

Fox was not the best example to post, there's numerous stories out there.
The car is supposedly being brought back to the US for authentication.

 

[RocZX]

Considering the source is Fox News .

But their source is a vintage Mustang fourm
Pics they posted of it

There was 2 Mustangs used in the filming the Bullitt.
One was found in KY and restored. The other one was reportedly destroyed.

 

[Corsa]

I don't know.

It will take a lot to prove authentic.
The car sustained damage during the chase, the reinforced shock mounts, the holes drilled in the trunk to mount the generator, etc.

Then there's the VIN.
The numbers match, stamped metal is not hard to fake but the aging process is.

I hope it's authenticated before it's rushed off for restore.

 

[Tornado]

I thought a collector already owned the car, and refused to sell it to McQueen when he was still alive. It wasn't the Chargers that disappeared?

 

[RocZX]

Then there's the VIN.
The numbers match, stamped metal is not hard to fake but the aging process is

One poster in the vintage Mustang fourm said that the vin. plate could be fake.

I thought a collector already owned the car, and refused to sell it to McQueen when he was still alive. It wasn't the Chargers that disappeared?

There was 2 Mustang that were used im the flim.

Apparently one of the 2 Chargers used in the film was found but vin # from the ones used on the flim are unknown
http://bringatrailer.com/2013/01/14/million-dollar-claim-the-bullitt-1968-dodge-charger/

 

[TVR27]

Last time I checked

(I did find this story but on another website and it had photos)

Of the two cars that were used for filming the main stunt car was damaged beyond repair and was scrapped. The other car was sold initially to a Warner Brothers employee. It was advertised in the Los Angeles Times for $6000 and sold where it made its way to the east coast. Again in 1974 it went on the market and stayed in New Jersey until the 90's with the owner refusing to sell even to Steve McQueen himself. In later years it is understood to lay in a hay barn in Tennessee? Now in need of restoration the owner keeps it under wraps and avoids publicity or pressures to sell. Who knows maybe with the 50th anniversary in 2018 it would be good time to see it again.
http://bullitt-mustang.com

 

[TexRex]

How meta is that? Using Fox News as a source when Fox News generally doesn't bother with sources?

 

[Corsa]

Hence the very first word in the thread.
Maybe.
I don't mind fox, I'd definitely watch them over CNN.

 

[RocZX]