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AUTO REVIEW

2019 BULLITT MUSTANG

By Stephen Schutz, MD

before taking a trip to San Francisco recently, I called the com- Not surprisingly, Ford decided to capitalize on the enduring
pany that provides press cars and asked what they had available. iconicity of Frank bullitt’s ‘Stang, and 51 years later there’s a bullitt
As usual, there was a nice assortment of cars to choose from, but Mustang that we can buy from any dealer.
when the voice on the phone said, “We also have a bullitt Mus- For the record, the current 2019 version is not the first bullitt
tang”, I blurted out, “I’ll take it”. Mustang and almost certainly won’t be the last. The first one
And why wouldn’t I? The car chase scene through San Fran- launched in 2001 and featured a choice of either Highland Green
cisco in the 1968 Steve McQueen movie “bullitt” was absolutely paint or Shadow black, similar wheels to the original, and discreet
epic – check it out on YouTube if you haven’t seen it already – so bullitt badges on the trunk lid, but very little ornamentation any-
the chance to drive a new bullitt Mustang on some of those same where else. The second version (of the next gen Mustang) came
streets was something I couldn’t say no to. out in 2008 and featured similar enhancements.
In that classic car chase, Steve McQueen’s Frank bullitt pur- There’s now another generation of Mustang – launched in 2015
sues two hit men in a black dodge Charger R/T with his High- – and a bullitt version will be offered for the 2019 and 2020 model
land Green v8 Ford Mustang. It’s an intense scene, highlighted years. The bullitt Mustang is indeed a special car. Available, once
by numerous jumps and slides, and by the time the chase ends again, in either Highland Green or Shadow black, the newest bullitt
– badly for the hit men, as you might expect – the Mustang has looks menacing and certainly gets noticed. There’s no badging on
become iconic. the grille or sides of the car, which, combined with the black five-

44 San Antonio Medicine • April 2019