Steve McQueen’s ‘Bullitt’ 1968 Mustang GT sells for MILLIONS at Mecum Auctions | Motorsports on NBC

[Music] [Applause] [Music] ladies and gentlemen the Bullitt Mustang [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] an incredible seed the entire building is on its feet Sean Kiernan's going to talk to this crowd in there with my sister myself is also my father my mother is out back with my daughter we're all here we're all here as a family this car has sold twice in its life it's been in my family for forty five years each time it's sold it's $3,500 we're gonna start it off with that and we're going to go from there [Applause] all right folks well you heard it look back 50 years in life and you look at a column it is for sale years from now but never in front of a crowd this big winners and on the 270 won't do that two million two million six two million seven two money six two million two million seven two million seven [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] don't worry - milli 9 300 not given 3 million 2 million 3 million to video 3 million are now to get a bit of a preacher that's the bullet here you want to get pre 3 million I'm gonna because the two nine three three right there two minutes got a bit of a nine to nine here three million dollar bill it's to nine minute wait a minute [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] three million four million for rape or been drained of it above 41 ago three for baby 1 2 3 4 3 million for 3 billion for 3 million for I'm gonna move it forward out to go to the to keep or not go to the Pikmin 3 3 4 4 3 Valley boy [Music] [Music] [Music] three million four hundred thousand three million four million four hundred and three and a half [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] three four great great reporter trinkets down to the phone bidders three fours them in hand a bit of some three million five hundred thousand dollars three billion PI frequently you want to get three five three four three million or three million pipe three million for three million five one last time prevailing pipe or you three million private of house another hood you want to get three time bit I'd get them in fifty years from now you look at your life did I say that I catch the bullet three million five minute house another beer you want to get three million five sir three million pipe great for one last time if you wanted pointing at three million private of pounds of them bed three five you get a worthy player I thank you three four three private innocent three I'm here here come's ladies and gentlemen three million first time in almost 46 years the most legendary movie car of all time as he prepares to drive this Mustang bullet for the last time what a moment become history the crowd up here Scot standing right next to us at the announced both were Titans classic rock titans we had Rickey Medlocke and Leonard Skynyrd Rick Nielsen of cheap trick standing here right next to us big grins on their faces having a great time here with along with us just sitting back and watching the energy in the action unfold into a massive sale of 3.4 billion dollars expected to fetch in the millions and I don't think anybody in this place is disappointed with what was just witnessed any disappointment at all this crowd loved every minute of it and they are still standing opportunity to photograph well we know now answer to one of the three questions what's the sale price three point four million dollars we don't know who we don't know if we'll ever see it again in public JK but we still some time here - sent me - feast your eyes on this historical a lot of pre-auction discussion about the originality the patina on the car keep in mind from 1974 to 1980 the Kiran family it was their daily drivers in their only car Oh they've been in harsh New Jersey winters but 68 of the bones are right there that is the real car just brought immense amount of money of 3.4 million dollars the crowd following it as it heads out the building back into the Glass House I believe people that couldn't get a spot in the building are waiting for it to exit Wow all those blue shirt guys our beacon staff members some of the 300-plus that are here in two semi to marshal this events in that particular car the only thing I can compare that to is the gallery following Nicholas up to the 18th green you know it's funny you mention that bill because a couple of shots ago I was thinking Artie's army yes yeah you know same thing all right 3.4 million dollars and you know what this place was packed but I tell you in 20 years or so there will probably be three times as many that are actually here that will claim that they were here for the sale of the Bullitt Mustang you

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Keywords: Motor Sports, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, PGA, Golf, Athlete, Tennis, Olympics, Mecum, Mecum Auctions, Kissimmee, Florida, Steve McQueen, Bullitt, 1968 Mustang GT, $3.4 million, steve mcqueen, steve mcqueen bullitt car chase, steve mcqueen interview, steve mcqueen sheryl crow, ford mustang, ford mustang gt 1968

Id: 0vFCD8xUV1g

Length: 14min 13sec (853 seconds)

Published: Fri Jan 10 2020