{"id":3769,"date":"2019-11-06T08:43:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T08:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/?p=3769"},"modified":"2024-09-12T10:22:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:22:35","slug":"bullitt-mustang-car-classic-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/bullitt-mustang-car-classic-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullitt Mustang &#8211; Car &#038; Classic Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t even need to be into cars to know the significance of Bullitt, or more specifically the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FJZ-BHBKyos\">car chase in Bullitt<\/a>. The movie itself is largely forgettable, but the chase, oh the chase. A black \u201868 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/50\/charger\/\">Dodge Charger<\/a> 440 R\/T squaring up against a \u201868 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/21\/mustang\/\">Ford Mustang fastback<\/a>. The streets of San Francisco. The jumps. The engine noises. The fifth hubcap of the Dodge and that green Beetle. It was a chase scene that had it all, and with it, an icon was born in the guise of the Mustang, or the Bullitt Mustang as it would forever be known. <\/span><\/p>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/\/Zl89Dwti_6o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of the fascination around this car was the mystery surrounding it. After production wrapped, the two Mustangs used for the film were sold. One, a heavily battered stunt car went one way, while the other \u2018hero\u2019 went another. It\u2019s that hero car that captured imaginations, because for decades it\u2019s whereabouts were a mystery. There were stories of it being hidden in a secret collection, or that it had been destroyed. The reality was far more\u2026 normal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Ford-Bullitt-Mustang-old-and-new-at-Goodwood.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Ford-Bullitt-Mustang-old-and-new-at-Goodwood.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Ford-Bullitt-Mustang-old-and-new-at-Goodwood-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Ford-Bullitt-Mustang-old-and-new-at-Goodwood-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Ford-Bullitt-Mustang-old-and-new-at-Goodwood-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Ford-Bullitt-Mustang-old-and-new-at-Goodwood-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Battered by the rigors of film work, the car was restored and sold, somewhat fittingly, to a police detective on the East Coast of the U.S. In \u201876, he sold it to Robert Kiernan, who used the movie star as family transport until retiring the car to a barn, where it sat until Robert\u2019s death in \u201814. It was at this point that it was inherited by his son, Sean. It was Sean who decided to alert the world to the existence of this iconic machine. Unrestored, and still with rigging from production attached to its underside, the \u201868 has been a spectacle for gearheads around the globe in recent years. And rightly so, it is after all the start of one of Hollywood\u2019s greatest car chases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03130-2-2000x993.jpg\" alt=\"Ford Mustang, Bullitt Mustang, Bullitt, Mustang, Ford, V8, V8 Mustang, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic, carandclassic.co.uk,\" width=\"2000\" height=\"993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03130-2-2000x993.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03130-2-800x397.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03130-2-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03130-2-765x380.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03130-2-1020x506.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03130-2-1800x894.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what\u2019s all this got to do with the car you\u2019re looking at here, a brand-new Bullitt Edition Ford Mustang? Well, quite a lot. You see, the mystery around the original Bullitt car only served to further cement its icon status, and that was something Ford wasn\u2019t going to miss out on. As such, from the SN-95 generation Mustang onward, there has always been a limited run Bullitt edition. This one though, unlike the others, is finally available in right-hand drive, which means it\u2019s the first chance we get to play the role of Frank Bullitt. But in Somerset, not San Fran.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being British, it\u2019s only natural to be a little bit cynical. Is the Bullitt Mustang just a normal Mustang 5.0 with some different paint and wheels, or is it something more? Well, yes and no. The Bullitt edition falls squarely in the \u2018want\u2019 pile rather than the \u2018need\u2019 pile. There\u2019s nothing the Bullitt can do that a normal 5.0 can\u2019t, apart from being green and Bullitt-like, of course.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03106-2000x1125.jpg\" alt=\"Ford Mustang, Bullitt Mustang, Bullitt, Mustang, Ford, V8, V8 Mustang, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic, carandclassic.co.uk,\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03106-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03106-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03106-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03106-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03106-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03106-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is purely an exercise in the aesthetic. The Dark Highland Green paint (you can have black, which seems utterly pointless and you should disassociate yourself from anyone who specifies that colour &#8211; they\u2019re obviously not right), the 19-inch alloys, the Recaro seats, the Bullitt-branding claymore that\u2019s detonated and peppered the car with \u2018Bullitt\u2019 seemingly everywhere. If you buy one of these, Ford will not let your forget. No matter where you look.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And yes, you, at the back frantically waving your arm about. We know the power is different, but only by a mere 8bhp. And when you\u2019re talking about a 5.0 V8, that\u2019s hardly an increase to write home about, nor is the increase of throttle body size from 82 to 87mm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03135-2000x1151.jpg\" alt=\"Ford Mustang, Bullitt Mustang, Bullitt, Mustang, Ford, V8, V8 Mustang, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic, carandclassic.co.uk,\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03135-2000x1151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03135-800x461.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03135-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03135-765x440.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03135-1020x587.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03135-1800x1036.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So then, it\u2019s just a Mustang 5.0 V8 with some visual tweaks to better link it to the movie car of old, right? Yeah. And is that a bad thing? Not at all. The Bullitt Mustang is a wonderful, brash, shouty, exciting occasion of a car. It\u2019s a brutish hammer of power and noise in a world of eco this and hybrid that. It is wonderful by its mere existence. It is incredibly cool because that existence has been linked to a moment in cinematic history that still thrills and excited even today. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03121-2000x1125.jpg\" alt=\"Ford Mustang, Bullitt Mustang, Bullitt, Mustang, Ford, V8, V8 Mustang, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic, carandclassic.co.uk,\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03121-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03121-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03121-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03121-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03121-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03121-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you get into the Bullitt and slide into that big, winged Recaro bucket seat, you feel special. As you adjust and get comfy, you also get a chance to see just how well-equipped the car is. Digital dash, various drive modes, adjustable steering weight, adjustable exhaust note. The Mustang might be a bit of a blunt tool in comparison to other sports cars, but it\u2019s a blunt tool with a contemporary interface. And happily, that\u2019s where the technology stops. Ford has been very clever in not letting modern tech bleed into the drive, other than a very basic traction control system and ABS etc. It has launch control and line lock, but they\u2019re only for track stuff and you wouldn\u2019t know they were there otherwise. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03124-2000x1125.jpg\" alt=\"Ford Mustang, Bullitt Mustang, Bullitt, Mustang, Ford, V8, V8 Mustang, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic, carandclassic.co.uk,\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03124-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03124-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03124-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03124-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03124-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03124-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dip the clutch, push the start button and that V8 barks into life. And what a bark. It\u2019s not a lazy engine, it revs freely and with purpose. As you go to slip it into first, your hand engages with the Hurst-esque white ball shifter which is delightfully tactile. Get going and first is incredibly short. Things get going in second, then third. The engine sings and howls as you progress. You\u2019re never going to get decent fuel economy out of such a car, so you throw caution to the wind and let the revs build. Huge great dollops of torque, of which the Bullitt has 529Nm, shunt you along with each stab of the throttle. It\u2019s glorious. And it only gets better when you have to slow down. First of all, those six-pot Brembo brakes are excellent. But that\u2019s not what makes you giggle. Instead, it\u2019s the Bullitt\u2019s automatic throttle blip as you shift down the gears. It makes you sound like the racing driver you\u2019re not. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03137-2000x1125.jpg\" alt=\"Ford Mustang, Bullitt Mustang, Bullitt, Mustang, Ford, V8, V8 Mustang, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic, carandclassic.co.uk,\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03137-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03137-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03137-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03137-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03137-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03137-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pushing on, we were keen to see what the Bullitt was like in the bends. If old wife&#8217;s tales are to be believed, we\u2019d crash at the mere mention of a turn. We didn\u2019t though, because the Mustang can deal with corners. It actually feels remarkably European in that respect &#8211; it\u2019s not as sharp as a Porsche, but it holds it own. Heavy duty springs and increased torsional stiffness give the Bullitt a welcome edge, while the limited-slip rear end is more than happy to let you have a little slide about before the traction control comes in and slaps your wrist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today\u2019s Mustang is an accomplished, modern, sharp machine and it\u2019s evident that Ford has put a lot of effort into making it right for us Europeans. It doesn\u2019t feel American, it just feels like a Ford, and that\u2019s where it perhaps falls down a little. The interior plastics aren\u2019t great, the moulded stitching in the dash is a bit naff and the overall fit and finish isn\u2019t mega, though it is passable. On a normal Mustang, we might be a bit more forgiving, but the Bullitt is a \u00a350,000 car, and that puts it in punching range of plenty of Germans, and it\u2019s just not there in terms of quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03117-2000x1125.jpg\" alt=\"Ford Mustang, Bullitt Mustang, Bullitt, Mustang, Ford, V8, V8 Mustang, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic, carandclassic.co.uk,\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03117-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03117-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03117-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03117-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03117-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03117-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, that doesn\u2019t actually matter. The Mustang has a big silly dog appeal. It\u2019s just a big, daft car that doesn\u2019t take itself too seriously. It\u2019s noisy, it\u2019s a bit agricultural around town with the heavy clutch, it\u2019s a bit brash, but we love it for that. And we love the Bullitt link, because that just makes it cool. But in a good way, not a naff way. The colour, the wheels, the trim, they all suit the Mustang and elevate it a little. We\u2019d love it without the Bullitt badges. They just happen to help. Being linked to the coolest car chase ever is no bad thing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03127-2000x1125.jpg\" alt=\"Ford Mustang, Bullitt Mustang, Bullitt, Mustang, Ford, V8, V8 Mustang, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic, carandclassic.co.uk,\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03127-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03127-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03127-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03127-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03127-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03127-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s not perfect, but in its defence, it\u2019s not trying to be. The Mustang, like a big dog, just wants to bound around like a fool and amuse you. It wants to make you smile and it wants to make your driving experience fun, and it does that in spades. The other cars in this class are all too serious about what they are, the Mustang isn\u2019t. And that\u2019s refreshing. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You don\u2019t even need to be into cars to know the significance of Bullitt, or more specifically the car chase in Bullitt. 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