The movie Mustang has all of the Ford, Pony, and Mustang badging removed. Additionally, the quarter panel insert and the chrome strip below the door had been painted Highland Green to match the body. Since it was evident how poorly those panels were holding the paint (it’s chipping off in the movie), these trim pieces were removed entirely to match the movie colors but with a more durable finish and cleaner look.

A defining feature of the Bullitt Mustang, Max Balchowsky made a lot of changes to the rear end. To begin, everything between the chrome trunk moulding and the bumper is black. The chrome trim around the brake lights is black in MOST of the shots. (Some show chrome trim on an alternate Mustang, but we thought this looked better). The gas cap is a GT flip down cap with the emblem removed, the holes filled in, the center blacked out, and the outer bezel blacked out as well. The bumper guards are painted black, and there are no reverse lights on the valance. Some scenes in the movie show GT cutouts on the valance, some show no cutouts. We opted to leave the valance with no cutouts. Finally, no Bullitt tribute would be complete without the JJZ 109 California plates.

You’re right. It’s a round mirror from a ‘65 Mustang. That’s what was used in the movie, and it was painted Highland Green to match the body. We took a LITTLE bit of license with the mounting, however. In the movie, it is mounted on the side of the door, just below the factory mounting location. To be honest, we thought it looked a little funny the way it stuck out. So in this instance, we opted to use the factory mount instead. Apologies to the ultra-purists.

Just like the sides, you won’t find the running pony or any chrome trim in the grille. The 3-row aluminum radiator has been blacked out in front as well to complete the look.

The Bullitt Mustang wheels were magnesium American Racing Torq Thrust Ds. There was speculation that they were so dark because the magnesium oxidized quickly, and there is much internet fuss over whether or not they were black. After the original “559” Mustang was found, there is evidence that they were painted black at one point. If you need proof, here you go. Steve Mulcahy painted these with the same black paint used on the rear end, and they look great.

For whatever reason, the movie Mustang had the stock radio antenna removed from the front passenger quarter panel, and replaced with a power antenna on the rear quarter panel. Who are we to argue?