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We couldn't get Steve McQueen for the photo. And the horse pictured here isn't a Mustang.



And, yeah, the flat, water-seeping-in-around-the-edges landscape of New Orleans can't quite provide the airborne excitement that the hills of San Francisco did for the original Ford Mustang Bullitt back when Steve McQueen drove it in the 1968 film "Bullitt." Its squealing-tire, hair-raising car chase is considered one of the most memorable in movie history, if not "THE" car chase of all time.



Nonetheless, this is a Ford Mustang Bullitt - the 2008 limited production version of an iconic vehicle that Ford can't be blamed for repackaging once in a while, giving those of us who were only wee things back in '68 (or who had not yet made an appearance) our shot at, if not movie stardom, some real driving excitement.

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Shoot for the Mustang Bullitt, with its nostalgic good looks and under-the-hood ponies was originally published by New Orleans Auto Reviews: Ford. Read the full story by clicking here.