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    LEGENDS REBORN

    Feb 19, 2021 4 minutes
    Words PRO-MOTIV
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    CHRIS WALLBANK

    A whopping $3.74 million was the price reached at auction for the original 1968 Ford Mustang GT driven by Steve McQueen in the film Bullitt. When the gavel came down, the Dark Highland Green coupé became the world’s most valuable Mustang.

    The movie’s defining ten-minute chase sequence and the Mustang’s association with the original King of Cool immortalised the car in popular culture. And over the past 20 years, Ford has capitalised on this by releasing three Bullitt special-edition Mustangs (in 2001, 2008 and 2019), each with upgraded hardware and features inspired by the iconic original.

    But while these

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