bseal
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Pictures requested of that car in the foreground with Platon’s Dubow in the background please.
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entertainment
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Yes, most definitely. I was thinking the same thing.
Pa12
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leper-colony
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390? Ivy Green?
Pa12
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The pre 69 mustangs are quite small cars and the weight of the 390 makes them a bit of a pig. I’m getting the same hp out of a small block 302 and saving hundreds of pounds. Makes a much more drivable car.
B-Man2
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It’s a “ Bullit “ Mustang look alike although the Bullit had a 427 cobra Jet for an engine. Very nice !
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I stand corrected the original movie car had a 390 cu inch V8 not a 427. It was fitted with a Borg-Wagner T-10 heavy duty transmission.
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Pa12
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Yes. And a lot of steel reinforcements underneath. I’m not sure what tranny it had. Always thought it was a top loader. And the sound of the mustang in the movie was dubbed with a ford gt. Don’t really think that was necessary.
B-Man2
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So if you think about it you really have an original bullit car built in 68 . It just doesn’t have the reinforced frame work that the movie car had . The wheels and the shifter and interior pretty much are the same …. Very cool !!
coolhandluke
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Borg Warner T-10 and the Ford top loader are two different transmission designs. The latter being the replacement of the former. The Bullitt 390 GT was outfitted with a T-10 as Burt mentioned.
Pa12
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Yes, and without the 390.
Pa12
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Yeah I think the t-10 was an earlier tranny.
Pa12
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And you can still buy those wheels today. American racing torque thrusts. They’re also 15 inch. Mustangs came out of the factory with 14inch.
Pa12
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Crazy. A beat up piece of shit .
Kermit3D
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It's a beautiful car ! the fastback of the late 1960's are the most beautiful mustang in my opinion.
I may be talking nonsense, correct me if I am, but it seems to me that in competition, many American cars don't use "big blocks" but rather modified mid-size engines which are indeed lighter (and sometimes partly in aluminum).
flyincowboy
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And the bad guys drove a BELOVED Charger with a such desired 440 engine . One of the best looking car.. Cant do other as A MOPaR guy lol
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