Bullitt The Ford Mustang name has been closely associated with the film. In 2001, the Ford Motor Company released the "Bullitt" edition Ford Mustang GT. Another version of the Ford Mustang Bullitt, which is closer to resembling the original film Mustang, was released in 2008, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the film. A third version is planned for 2019. In 2009, Bud Brutsman of "Overhaulin'" built an authentic-looking replica of the Bullitt Mustang, fully loaded with modern components, for the five-episode 2009 TV series, "Celebrity Rides: Hollywood's Speeding Bullitt", hosted by Chad McQueen, son of Steve McQueen. Steve McQueen's likeness
Bullitt "Blue Bloods" TV series 2015 episode "The Bullitt Mustang" centers around the reported theft of one of the Mustangs used in the film, valued at a half million dollars, a case which detectives Danny Reagan and Maria Baez pick up. Several items of clothing worn by McQueen's Bullitt received a boost in popularity thanks to the film: desert boots, a trench coat, a blue turtleneck sweater and, most famously, a brown tweed jacket with elbow patches. The last remaining Charger and one of the two Mustangs were scrapped after filming because of damage and liability concerns, while the other was