When Ford unveiled its new “Bullitt” Mustang in 2018, it brought along one of the two original GT fastbacks used in the movie to drum up hype. That car, which has stayed in the same family for the last 46 years, just sold at auction for $3.4 million, making it the most valuable Mustang on earth.
The car, a ’68 model, is far from stock—it was modified heavily for the movie with heavy-duty suspension to handle those jump scenes, as well as a little extra power and mounting points for cameras. It was sold to an east coast detective after filming wrapped, before being listed for sale in Road & Track’s October 1974 issue as the “Bullett” Mustang. The seller’s father, Robert Kiernan, purchased the car for $3500, and used it as his daily driver. Steve McQueen attempted to purchase it in 1977, but Kiernan decided to keep the car up until his death in 2014, at which point it was inherited by the seller.
It wasn’t until a year after the new Bullitt Mustang was unveiled that Mecum announced it would be auctioning off the original car with no reserve at its Kissimmee, Florida event, happening right now. The $3.4 million selling price was enough to beat out the only 1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake in existence, which sold for $2.2 million at Mecum’s Kissimmee auction last year.
In case you’re in the mood to relive the Bullitt chase scene after this news—we know we are—here it is in its entirety below.
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