First 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt Sells for $300,000 at Auction

Matt Posky
by Matt Posky
first 2019 ford mustang bullitt sells for 300 000 at auction

While Ford hasn’t announced the pricing of the new Bullitt Mustang, the first example just sold for three-hundred grand at auction. We’re presuming future production models will be considerably more affordable because, damn, that’s a lot to spend on an appearance package and a few extra horses — even if the end result is undeniably cool.

Fortunately, all the proceeds went to supporting the Boys Republic — a charity near and dear to Steve McQueen. In addition to being remanded to the school after his own mother signed a court order that he was “incorrigible,” a matured McQueen often visited its children during the holidays and frequently donated large sums of money to the organization.

While we don’t know if the person who purchased the car was a true philanthropist or simply a huge fan of movie-inspired Mustangs, they clearly wanted this car very badly. With no reserve at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction, Lot could have gone for a far more modest sum on Friday evening.

We saw the car at the North American International Auto Show last week. Ford said it was equipped with an upgraded 5.0-liter V8, borrowed from the Mustang GT, delivering at least 475 horsepower and 420 foot-pounds of torque. The estimated top speed is 163 miles per hour — accessible through a six-speed cue-ball manual and heavy right foot. Certainly desirable, we’re not sure the vehicle is worth $300,000 outside of charitable causes. One-sixth of that price seems a bit more reasonable and likely closer to what the manufacturer will ultimately ask for.

Ford says it will hip us the official MSRP of the Bullitt closer to its summer launch.

[Images: Ford Motor Co.]

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  • ItsBob ItsBob on Jan 22, 2018

    This "moron" obviously is smart enough to spend his time acquiring enough wealth to be able to spend $300,000 on a $60,000 car. I guess he could have spent most of his time on forums bashing his least favorite auto brand but then he would be a---what? A moron?

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    • Art Vandelay Art Vandelay on Jan 22, 2018

      @EBFlex You are the sort that drives an old W Body with the temp spare that has been on the front for the last 20k miles I bet

  • Jpolicke Jpolicke on Jan 22, 2018

    Maybe it’s just the photos but it doesn’t look like the right shade of green. Since it bears so little in common with the original they should at least have the color right.

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    • DenverMike DenverMike on Jan 22, 2018

      @Art Vandelay It's not just that shade of green that's wrong, a lot of those automakers press pics look a little "off". The reflections don't seem right or there's a suspicious matte/flat finish on slab/flat panels closest to the "camera". There's never a reflection of the camera man and there's usually a convenient reflection on the glass, blocking the driver's face.

  • Peeryog OK , my fault. But there were a number of inadvertent scatalogical references in the original post. To which, having the intellectual maturity of a 12 year old boy, I snickered.
  • Ajla People that buy a new Silverado or Sierra without a V8 are like the people that get salmon at Peter Luger.
  • MKizzy The Mazda 6 wagon needs to be brought here pronto. Sexy looks aside, it would look less out of place in Mazda's CUV lineup vs the sedan, and since Mazda wants to go "premium," wagon customers tend to be the most affluent (if Daimer-Benz is to be believed). My second choice is the attractive Hyundai i40 wagon, which would replace the defunct VW Sportwagon in the small/mid size wagon niche.
  • Carlson Fan GM needs new leadership. A 9000lb off-road vehicle???? Don't get that thing stuck in a remote area.Imagine if they had brought back the iconic K5 Blazer name and built something to compete with the Wrangler like Ford did with the Bronco. They could have offered that with an electric power train in addition to the gas models. Ford may have some quality issues right now but whoever is steering that ship knows what they are doing. The Bronco & Maverick where both brilliant ideas.
  • Carlson Fan "But it does give General Motors an opportunity to dangle a diesel in front of the faces of consumers and presumably one that yields better gas mileage than the 6.2-liter V8 they’d otherwise be buying."I'll take the 6.2 thank you. The diesel offers some advantages over gas if you use the truck for towing, lower total cost of ownership isn't one of them. I'll add in the gas engine offers better long term reliability & cold weather performance if you live where it snows like me.
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