Who owns Steve McQueen's car?

The iconic movie car has been owned by the Kiernan family since 1974. After nearly 50 years, McQueen's Mustang GT fastback from "Bullitt" is back on the world's stage. The Mustang Steve McQueen expertly drove in the 1968 movie "Bullitt" was no average sports car.
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Where is Steve McQueen's car?

The car was sold at the Mecum Auctions in Kissimmee, Florida. The car has belonged to the Kiernan family since the early 1970s when the car was purchased by Robert Kiernan of Madison, New Jersey for just $6,000. Steve McQueen reportedly tried to buy it back from him, but Kiernan refused to sell it back.
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How much is Steve McQueen's car worth?

$3.74M, Mecum, 2020

Movie hero cars don't come any more sought-after than the Highland Green GT390 Mustang pedaled by McQueen himself in Bullitt.
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How much did the Mustang from Bullitt sell for?

A dull green 1968 Ford Mustang GT driven by Steve McQueen in the movie “Bullitt” just became the most valuable Ford Mustang ever sold at auction. It went for $3.7 million …
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Who owns the Bullitt Mustang now?

The iconic movie car has been owned by the Kiernan family since 1974. After nearly 50 years, McQueen's Mustang GT fastback from "Bullitt" is back on the world's stage. The Mustang Steve McQueen expertly drove in the 1968 movie "Bullitt" was no average sports car.
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Is Ford still making the Bullitt Mustang?

The last Ford Mustang Bullitt rolled off the assembly line late last year, but there are still a few on dealership lots. Ford this week confirmed it will no longer make the model. The Bullitt, priced at $47,705, was the most high-performance Mustang not to bear the Shelby name.
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How many 68 Mustangs were used in the movie Bullitt?

Two identical 1968 Mustang GT fastbacks were used in the film, which debuted Oct.
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How many 68 Mustangs were used in Bullitt?

Two Mustang GT 390s were modified for the making of Bullitt – which included a dark Highland Green paint scheme, no exterior badges, scoops or spoilers and adorned with a black-mesh grille absent of Ford's iconic pony badging. Of the two, this is the only surviving car.
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Who drove the charger in Bullitt?

The actor is better known for his prowess as a stunt driver. His work in Bullitt (1968) is legendary where he drove the black Dodge Charger 440 Magnum that was pursued by Steve McQueen in his Ford Mustang 390 GT.
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Who inherited Steve McQueen's money?

His pups—Juice, Callum and Minter—were included in his suicide note and had even walked the runway with him. He left the same amount of money to his godson, nieces, and nephews, as well as each of his two housekeepers. McQueen's two brothers and three sisters will each receive $410,000.
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What was Steve McQueen's favorite car?

1967 FERRARI 275 GTB/4

The Ferrari was delivered to McQueen whilst he was on set, and it went on to become one of his favourite machines, cementing his love for Ferrari.
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How many cars did Steve McQueen own?

By testimony of McQueen's son, Chad, Steve owned around 100 classic motorcycles, as well as around 100 exotic and vintage cars, including: Porsche 917, Porsche 908, and Ferrari 512 race cars from the Le Mans film. Porsche 911S (used in the opening sequence of the Le Mans film) 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso.
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Who owns Steve McQueen's Porsche?

McQueen kept 84855 until the late 1960s when he sold the car to local collector and real estate magnate, Bruce Meyer. Around seven years later, Meyer agreed to sell the 356 back to McQueen. The little black Porsche stayed with the McQueen family after Steve's death in 1980 and is today owned by his son, Chad.
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Who bought Steve McQueen's Porsche?

Seinfeld bought the car in the early 2000s, but hasn't ever told the story of how he came to acquire it—until now. Seinfeld recently went onto Spike Feresten's podcast, Spike's Car Radio, to talk about the purchase, and it's fascinating. After filming, the car was sold to Reinhold Joest, who took it racing in Europe.
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Who bought the 68 Bullitt Mustang?

After filming, the Mustang was sold to a Warner Brothers employee, and later to a New Jersey police detective. He in turn sold it for $6,000 in 1974 to Robert Kiernan of Madison, New Jersey, who held onto the car until he died in 2014.
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Did Steve McQueen do the driving in Bullitt?

Although Steve McQueen was credited with the driving during the chase sequence, it was actually shared by McQueen and Bud Ekins, one of Hollywood's best stunt drivers. From the interior shots looking forward inside the Mustang, it's easy to see which one is driving.
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What engine did the Mustang in Bullitt have?

The ominous-looking pony car with the barking 390-cubic-inch V-8, which starred in one of the greatest chase scenes in movie history in the film Bullitt—with McQueen doing the driving in many of the shots—may have been lost, but it was never forgotten.
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Which car was faster in the movie Bullitt?

Frank Bullitt's car is a 1968 Ford Mustang 390 GT 2+2 Fastback. The bad guys drive a 1968 Dodge Charger 440 Magnum. The Charger is just barely faster than the Mustang, with a 13.6-second quarter-mile to a 13.8-second.
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Was the real Bullitt car on Blue Bloods?

Unfortunately, according to CBS, that was just some dramatic license. The telecast featured two authentic 1968 Mustangs, but neither is the car from the film.
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What did Steve McQueen drive?

The Ford Mustang GT Fastback

It's 1968 and Warner Bros execs are feeling pretty confident. They've got Steve McQueen for the lead, the streets of San Francisco as the set and Ford USA have just bunged them one of their latest GT Mustangs for a car chase that will accelerate them into movie legend.
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What happened to the Dodge Charger from the movie Bullitt?

These cars were originally blue and yellow, as Dodge didn't offer the 1968 Charger in black, with the former being used for stunt shots, and the latter was designated the hero car for close-ups. After shooting was complete, the surviving hero car was returned to the dealer, who repainted it yellow and sold it.
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What car was going to replace the Mustang?

The Ford Probe is a discontinued coupe that had an illustrious beginning and an inglorious end. It started off as a concept car that was eventually designed to replace the Ford Mustang but was instead marketed on its own, competing against the Mustang, until the Mustang unceremoniously won.
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