"I never really had fear while working on all those movies. Meanwhile, the engine was modified for speed and sound, creating the iconic symphony in the background of the chase scene. Bullitt’s chase scene is the grandfather of the modern car chase that we all expect from current action movies. Apparently they had said to him in response, ‘No, no, he has to do the stunt first. “We had three identical green 1968 Ford Mustang fastbacks and three black Dodge Chargers in the movie,” said Hickman when interviewed. Then I filled in the hole with the dirt so it would spray up when I hit. He had to just kiss it with the front of his car, which added to the realism. You want to be sure that everything that's supposed to work does — perfectly — so you can pull off what's needed. While I didn't necessarily understand the plot, I was mesmerized by the car chase. Many people ask me that. In reality, Hickman had to slow himself down so that he wouldn’t pull away from the Mustang. In the passenger seat was Loren Janes, the fabled Hollywood stuntman and McQueen double who had driven the movie's most exciting scenes. We were both taken with how much we looked like each other. He pulled off hair-raising stunts in more than 500 movies-nearly all of them household names. Next I took a blowtorch to the cactus needles where I had planned to hit to avoid being impaled. Best offer.” And it has remained in the Kiernan family ever since, now cared for by Robert’s son, Sean.Registered as the 21st car in the National Historic Vehicle Register and presenting in highly original condition, this is the 1968 Ford Mustang GT hero car from the iconic 1968 film “Bullitt” starring Steve McQueen. While the Mustangs’ stock exhaust systems retained their glasspacks, the transverse mufflers were replaced with straight pipes, allowing the thunderous growl of the 390 CI Ford V-8 to project even more; as for the engine, cylinder heads were modified, the carburetor was reset and an electronic ignition system was added. When I hit that sand, I had to fishtail just right to catch the sand and slow down. If I said 'no,' he listened.

It’s a car that was once thought lost to the passage of time, and with its reemergence, its unparalleled cultural significance has solidified it as a bona fide piece of pop-culture art and as an undeniable remnant of an incredible moment in movie and automotive history. As a kid growing up in New York in the late '60s, I had a thing for the movie Bullitt starring Steve McQueen. I walked up to him and said, ‘I'm going to make you look better than you can make yourself look. With Friedkin's dashboard camera and handheld camerawork, not to mention the ferocious acting of Gene Hackman, the movie's chase beats every other one out there. "It took the crew four weeks to shoot that 10-minute car chase. I moved the horses a little closer together and moved a rock that I could use to spring off to go over the horses. In one scene, the Charger he's driving comes down a hill and has to hit a car on the corner. I've been a gymnast, a Marine, a diver and Olympic athlete, which was great preparation for stunt work. Even the emergency brake is needed for certain things. I had been both as well as a diver.

So I couldn't be on the set of Bullitt right away. That's the hill where our cars are jumping in the air at each intersection. I dug four feet down and cut out the tap root. With that kind of momentum — I was probably going around 60-mph — a car wants to go straight rather than turn. Hidden away for decades until its reveal to the public in 2018, this star of the silver screen is now slated to cross the auction block at no reserve at the world’s largest collector car auction this January at Mecum Kissimmee 2020. Steve couldn't believe it. The Mustang’s grille was blacked out, and the paint was scuffed to give it more of an authentic, road-tested look. The iconic 1968 film “Bullitt” featured what most experts consider to be the first modern-day car chase scene, one that was executed with such innovation and finesse that it became the standard for all that followed. Both the Mustang and Charger in Bullitt were heavily worked on. Otherwise it would have gone down the street too far and you'd miss. That required heavy-duty parts and additions like race-car shocks, skid bars to protect the underside and special overinflated tires. It's just that my reflexes just aren't what they used to be and I probably wouldn't react as fast as I would need to. See the modern 2019 McQueen Edition Bullitt Mustang here. "I spent some time walking the set to make sure the ground was clean and that there were no surprises. That's physics.

The cars’ suspensions and pickup points were beefed up, Koni adjustable shocks were installed and numerous camera mounts—both inside and out— were added to support the lightweight Arriflex cameras that would provide moviegoers with a car chase scene like they had never seen before. Steve always asked me first whether a stunt was too dangerous for him to take on. How fast is of little concern. You have to turn early and let the car slide into the turn. "But keep in mind, those weren't ordinary cars. In 1968, “Bullitt” cemented itself as the pivotal moment in the history of car chase scenes, doing what none had ever done before and setting the standard for all that would follow, earning it the badge of honor that it carries today as the single greatest car chase scene in history. But it was cut from the film. "As I walked away, I could hear him scream to the director or someone, 'Fire him.'

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