Finally Found & Freed

[markinnaples]

Have to agree with that statement; he didn't seem all that kind or however you want to term it, but more of a matter-of-fact and if you don't take my deal then ____ you, lol.

Honey gets more bees thank vinegar and maybe the owner didn't care for his attitude.

[The Boss]

Like money really mattered to Steve.

[Tracker1]

Call it weird, call it odd, or whatever, but this car's clutch gave out - it essentially died, and was left in that condition - in 1980. Same year McQueen passed away.

[Vern B]

Fir those in Northern Michigan and Southern Ontario that want to see the car, it's at Hagerty's home office in Traverse City.

https://www.traverseticker.com/news/...traverse-city/

[JRC99]

I saw it Saturday. Imgur link because I took 45 pictures of it. I talked to Sean, the owner, for a minute. Nice guy, super glad he unveiled it.
https://imgur.com/gallery/SeSuv

[Vern B]

For those that have seen the car, I see the hood is down, but does anyone know if it has a 390, or 427 engine? It supposedly came from the factory with a 390, but in a You Tube video I was watching recently, Steve's son said it had a 427. If so, it would have had to have an engine swap because Kevin Marti says there were no factory W code 427's. 428's yes, but no 427's. Apparently there were quite a few modifications to make it chase ready, but was an engine swap one of them?

[Lee Stewart]

Originally Posted by Vern B

For those that have seen the car, I see the hood is down, but does anyone know if it has a 390, or 427 engine? It supposedly came from the factory with a 390, but in a You Tube video I was watching recently, Steve's son said it had a 427. If so, it would have had to have an engine swap because Kevin Marti says there were no factory W code 427's. 428's yes, but no 427's. Apparently there were quite a few modifications to make it chase ready, but was an engine swap one of them?

390 with modifications:



http://www.mustangtek.com/Library3/CL_69-08.html

[Lee Stewart]

Just a trivia note . . .

When the Producers met with San Fran. city officials to get the necessary permits that would allow them to film on the streets along with blocking certain cross streets, they promised that the cars would not exceed 45 MPH.

One the first day of filming city officials were, along with SFPD, bombarded with telephone calls from concerned citizens that cars were racing through the streets at 100 MPH.

This gave way to the old adage . . .

"It is better to ask for forgiveness than permission."

[Vern B]

Here's the link to the video where his son Chad references the 427 at the 2:39 mark.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YC0cFQGLVJY

Not sure if that was intentional, he forgot, or just didn't know which motor it had.
He did get the guy's name right that made the modifications to the 390 motor.

[Lee Stewart]

Originally Posted by Vern B

Here's the link to the video where his son Chad references the 427 at the 2:39 mark.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YC0cFQGLVJY

Not sure if that was intentional, he forgot, or just didn't know which motor it had.
He did get the guy's name right that made the modifications to the 390 motor.

There was no 427 in either of the BULLITT Mustangs . . . and if there was one - it definitely would not have been in the "hero car" which is what was presented by Ford. They were both 390s.

Chad McQueen was 8 years old when BULLITT hit theaters.

Read the entire article that I linked in the August 1968 Motor Trend