[Mus408]

Scheduled for an Oct.2002 release.
300 HP 32V 4.6 Engine
Magnum 500 type wheels

Special exhaust tuning (Bullitt) maybe?
Of course the Shaker scoop and 70 style interior.
And the price for all this....Est. 28,770
6000 to be built.

 

[Lou6969]

Is anyone looking into replacing the Bullitt for the Mach 1 - I personally would love to have both of them, but I am slightly short of the $$$ to pull that off.

Have final production specifications been released along with final pictures?

 

[Pony XTC]

You know fellas, I was a little upset when I first read about the Mach 1 in MMandFF a while ago, and VERY upset when the new Cobra was announced, I guess it's like all technology, whats good today is obsolite tomorrow. I always think "I should have waited" When the reviewers test the cars, they all have one thing in common-"Others are faster, but the new Bullitt is the most fun to drive" The way I see it, in a couple years I put a Supercharger on #5290 and she'll be both! I think this post was a pep talk to myself. Hell I feel better already!

 

[Mus408]

Well hopefully, there is always something better coming out,but the Bullitt will always be special,like the Boss 302 of 69-70. So we are talking about 30 HP difference,and maybe .1-.2 tenths quicker in the 1/4,not enough to justify selling the Bullitt.

 

[Mustang 3]

it is just like computers--as soon as you buy a new better one comes out-fact of life. With Mustang's and Ford you get a year of being 'different and special-after that Ford will 'rip off' limited edition design ideas for standard production cars and/or come up with new 'better' special edition cars. Without the success of the retro look of the 35th Limited Edition in 99 there would have been no Bullitt, without the Bullitt success no Mach 1. If the Mach 1 is successful (it will be) then there will be the Boss 302.

Bullitt buyer's will cry-wy didn't I wait for the Mach 1. Mach 1 buyers wll cry in a couple of years-why did't I wait for the Boss 302.

Lightning Truck buyers in 99 got 360 hp. In 2001 they got 380. 03 Cobra owners will be excited about 390 hp (way under rated) and in 04 or 05 they will get, what, 425-430 and the 03 buyers will complain they should have waited.

And it really is't just Ford-01 Corvette Z06 buyers I presume loved their 385 HP until they heard of the 02 model coming out with 405hp.

Best bet-keep the Bullitt-get it paid off early (by 05) and if Ford stays true to form and comes out with the Boss 302 in 05 - you get a bonus car-keep the Bullitt for this current body style and add the new body style (Boss 302 to boot) to your collection-all those Mach 1 people will look at you in envy wishing they had waited and not bought the Mach 1.

Bullitt 1046
01 S281SC 93

 

[texasbullitt]

me, I am not crying about a thing...I am happy as a pig in sh** after all I own
dhg#1994 , I remember back in the lates 60's & early 70's there were a bunch of performance mustangs in all shapes,,, I had my boss 302 and never once thought I wish I had a cobra-jet mach-1 or Boss 429.. It was the mustang that fir ME... just like the bullitt does some 31 years later... thanks team mustang...keep turnin em out, but i Think I am set for awhile

 

[Classic BULLITT]

Hey PonyXTC,
if you use my pics in your signature, please give at least a proper source reference.

Thanks
Wolfgang
Of course insiders know that blue frame very well. And the proper source is the DVD by Warner Bros./Chad McQueen licencing

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[Mus408]

Yep,I am happy with both my Stangs. The Bullitt is just fine. The 85 LX,is still quite a few steps ahead of any new Stangs coming out,at least in a straight line!

 

[BULLITTBRO1]

If I could only have both, that would be awsome. Who knows maybe I will hit the lottery and be able to pick up a mach 1.... but i doubt it.

 

[bullitt3980]

Well I'm of the opinion that whatever year Mustang you purchase next year will be better.

 

[BB00797]

No regrets here! The Mach1 will be nice, no doubt. Our Bullitts to me are "low key" but the Mach1's say "look at me". I like the "low key" look much better myself. I like the idea that not many people know that they are looking at a Bullitt Mustang unless they really know Mustangs. Or, if they see Bullitt on the trunk lid they wonder what makes it a Bullitt because the design cue's are so suttle, yet when educated or noticed makes the car more attractive. The Bullitt is the reason I bought a Stang. The Mach1 screams Mach1, and everyone will know one when they see it. Not my style, but what a machine it will be! Can't wait to drewl over one!
#797

 

[bullitt0399]

I know were talking about Mustangs but,Look at the computer ind. and how 733MHZ was fast.That lasted a total of a couple of months.Buy the latest/greatest and be happy.You just bought a part of Ford History. :-B

 

[bullitt196]

I've been thinking about the Mach1 as well...difficult choice ahead for many of us. I mean, I'll have 1/2 my Bullitt paid off by October and would probably be able to get significantly lower payments (I took a 3 year loan) by selling 196 and buying a Mach1. However, one thing we should all keep in mind is that the Bullitt was a one time shot...no more Bullitts will be made. The Mach1 is slated for production from 2003 'until beyond.' There will be lots of Mach1s in the future and opportunities to purchase them, but I don't think we'll ever see another model like the Bullitt. I'm certain that 20 years from now, Mustang enthusiasts will looks back and say, "wow! what a great car the Bullitt was!" Even the supercharged 2003 Cobra will probably get a shorter paragraph in the Mustang books than the Bullitt. Honestly, it's still hard for me to say until I actually see what Ford is going to deliver for the '03 Mach1, but as things stand now, I think I'll ride with my Bullitt. I've had this car for almost a year (took delivery May 2nd) and I still love the look and get excited every time I get behind the wheel.

 

[Cochese]

The Mach 1 will be awesome, but like BB00797 said the Bullitt has a low key presence which is one of the main reasons I purchased one. 01281Sc93 pointed to the fact that there will always be better in the future, he is right! I bought a '99 Corvette Hardtop with 345 HP and two years later it evolved into the 385 HP ZO6...done playing that game.

Love my Bullitt and will keep it forever.

 

[TwoStangWmn]

Yep,and how many people have said these past few years, "Jese, I wish I would never had sold my Mustang years ago!" Everyone I know that used to have a 60's Mustang say they wish they still had it. I bet that is what folks that sell their Bullitts will say 20 years from now!

Vicki

 

[FASTBULLITT]

I wish the pricing for modern day cars were more like PC’s.
I Model T sold for $825. A modern every day family car goes for about 20k no days.
Back in 88, I bought an IBM 286AT/10Mhz? w/4megs RAM/2400 baud modem (yeah baby,that was big time back then)/14’ monitor/10meg HD/5 ¼ floppy/CGA (or was it EGA, no I think it was RGB, what ever) video - PC for about $5000.00. In addition, it came with IBM DOS (MS) and you had to load it.
Word Star or Word Perfect and lotus 123 were all separate purchases. Overall, it was POS. It over heated, the memory was of poor design, and I really learned a lot from this PC, having to trouble shoot it all the time.
Now, you can get a Pentium42.0Ghz/128megs/NIC and 56k modem/FULL multimedia CD-RW/19’ Monitor/64meg video, 60Gig HD/3.5 floppy/preloaded OS and small office suit software, etc, etc, and a decent printer for under 2k.
If cars followed the PC pricing, we would all be driving 1000HP cars for $2!

 

[DantheMan]

So is the Mach 1 going to be offered for more than one year unlike the Bullitts? Needless to say, I am already starting my "Mach1 Fund" Why sell the Bullitt, just buy the Mach1!!