2008 Ford Mustang GT Bullitt
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Ford first reprised the now-famous 1968 Ford Mustang GT that Steve McQueen drove in the movie 'Bullitt', when it brought out a Bullitt edition Mustang GT in 2001. The 2001 version was primarily enhanced for better handling than the stock GT, with a 3/4-inch lower ride height, Tokico shocks, and sub-frame connectors. It also received mild performance-enhancing upgrades vs. the stock GT, with higher flow mufflers and underdrive pulleys, along with a remapped ECM that enabled it to produce more torque at lower RPM. Other elements paying homage to the '68 that McQueen drove included gauge faces and seat upholstery patterned after McQueen's more famous Mustang.
In 2008, for the 40th anniversary of the movie, Ford brought us the next generation Bullitt, which sported several enhancements to differentiate it from mere Mustang GTs. In 2008, the Bullitt Mustangs were actually Mustang GTs with the optional Bullitt package; as opposed to being 'Bullitt Mustangs' like the 2001's were. They were only available in black or Dark Highland Green and came with modified badging with a unique satin finish and Bullitt crosshair medallion on the rear decklid. Their grilles were sans-fog light and had a chrome bezel to more closely resemble the 1968...