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The 2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt, like the movie car, was simply a "S-95 New Edge" Mustang GT with some styling changes on the inside and outside along with a slight increase in power due to a different intake manifold.

The exterior of the Mustang Bullitt featured a brushed fuel door, blacked-out "coral" around the pony on the front grille section, power coated red brake calipers with a silver "pony" emblem, more aerodynamic rear body scoops, BULLITT badge on the left rear of the vehicle, and an altered C-pillar. The C-pillar on the other 2001 Mustangs followed the same line on the top and bottom; on the Bullitt, the side of the C-pillar against the rear quarter window angled back in towards the bottom, giving them a similar shape to that found on the 1968 Mustang GT. And in keeping with the exterior cues of the 1968 Bullitt car, the 2001 units offered no fog lights or rear spoiler.  The 2001 Bullitt was offered in three colors: True Blue (723), Black (1,818), and Highland Green (3041). 

The 1964 Ford Mustang entered the automotive world and became an instant success, offering a fairly inexpensive and fun 210hp V8 engine inside something brand new. The Mustang found its way onto television, magazine covers, and even the head of the field at the Indianapolis 500 in its first few years. Few of those appearances would have as long lasting an impact as its cameo in the 1968 movie, Bullitt, about San Francisco cop Lieutenant Frank Bullitt (Steve McQueen) who kept the city under his thumb with the aid of his Highland Green 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390. This movie is popular due to its use of the dark green fastback as well as a late-movie chase scene throughout the extreme topography of San Francisco streets, pitting the 1968 Mustang GT against a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T driven by a pair of suspected murderers.1968 bullitt.jpg

Few changes were made for the 2002 Ford Mustang aside from the addition of new color options and a new steering wheel wrap for standard Mustangs. Ford did upgrade the sound system in the 2002 Mustang GT with a powerful new Visteon Mach 1000. In the US, the standard Cobra was left off the slate again due to the release of another special addition Cobra, Ford's 2003 SVT Cobra. One Hundred 2002 Mustang Cobras, all manufactured with right hand drive, were shipped to Australia and were identical to the 2001 Mustang Cobra, with the exception of a crude extra set of fog lights between the head lights and the normal fog lights. The 2002 Saleen Mustang lineup remained steady, introducing the S-281 Extreme , which was a 425 horsepower beast. The 2002 Roush Mustang remained relatively unchanged from the previous year excluding the 360R, a Roush Stage 3 with custom graphics. Of note, sales figures dropped once again, this time to around 142,000 units.

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The 2000 Ford Mustang was the second year of the New Edge Mustang. People were surprised to see the lack of a Cobra option that year, an absence perhaps due to the power output issue of the 1999 Mustang Cobra.  There were no changes to the exterior of the 2000 standard or Mustang GT, with the exception of the 35th Anniversary logo. The Mustang GT also sported dual exhaust cutouts and the GT badging.  Ford also released a special edition 2000 Mustang GT called the Spring Feature Mustang; all 3,091 units received the same side ducts and hood scoop as the 35th Anniversary Limited Edition GT, as well as black Mustang bumper inserts, dual black stripes on the hood with GT on them, and 17" by 8" bright finish wheels.  The 2000 Spring Feature Mustang was the only one offered in Zinc Yellow, a feature that would return to all 2001 Ford Mustangs.  Another special edition Mustang was the only Cobra Ford sold in 2000; the Mustang Cobra R was revived for a limited production of 300. Like the 1995 Mustang Cobra R, the 2000 Mustang Cobra R was basically a street legal race car: no back seat, no sound deadening material, no heaters, and no A/C. What the Cobra R did have was a new DOHC 5.4L engine building 385 horsepower, a new front clip, side exit exhaust, a huge rear wing, and an almost $55,000 price tag. The 2000 Saleen Mustang and 2000 Roush Mustang lineups remained the same that year. The changes in 2000 were comparably minimal, yet sales boomed and over 215,000 units found drivers.

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1999 Ford Mustang: The New Edge Mustang (part 1)

The 1999 Ford Mustang officially marked the 35th anniversary of the classic muscle car and the beginning of a new era with yet another redesign.  While the prior generation, the SN95, put the Mustang back atop the pony car market, the rest of the performance car market swelled up around the Mustang's success with entries from not only domestic automakers but Japan as well. Because of this, when the 1999 Ford Mustang debuted as the "New Edge", the automaker put an emphasis on improved styling alongside improved performance. The sharp new lines and increased horsepower did just that.

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