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There is Detective Lieutenant Frank Bullitt (played by Steve McQueen) driving in the Bullitt Mustang in the movie. Awesome shot!
  
In this shot Steve McQueen is trading paint with a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T in the movie's big chase scene! The chase ends soon after this shot with the Charger flying through a gas station and blows up. The Mustang is suppose to be a GT, but I don't see the exhaust cut-outs in the rear valance.
Here is why the Bullitt movie car was built with heavy duty shocks and springs.
Long thought gone, Ralph Garcia, Jr. and Hugo Sanchez (in 2016) happened across one of the two Highland Green 1968 Mustang GT 390 fastbacks used in the 1968 Movie called Bullitt. They were looking for fastbacks to turn into Eleanor replicas when then noticed some odd features of this wrecked fastback. It was verified as one of the two Bullitt Mustangs and the story was released to the public in March of 2017.
After this Mustang was used in the movie it was taken to Mexico as it was too wrecked to be repaired and put on the road in California. The Highland Green paint was covered with red then white paint. It stayed in Mexico for a while then moved to a backyard in Los Cabos where it was discovered.
This Bullitt movie car was restored. The paint is flat. It was originally scuffed to a flat appearance for the original movie shoot.
 
Check out this Diamond Blue 1968 Mustang hardtop. It has a blue interior and a 6-cylinder engine under the hood. Diamond Blue was the lightest of six standard blue paints offered on the 1968 Mustang.
Diamond Blue 1968 Mustang hardtop, left side view. This color returned on the Mustang in 1970 and 1971 called Pastel Blue.
Diamond Blue 1968 Mustang hardtop, left rear view. It has two speakers mounted in the rear package tray.
Diamond Blue 1968 Mustang hardtop, right rear view.
The little 6-cylinder engine had a displacement of 200ci and was rated at 115 horsepower.
It is an in-line 6-cylinder engine. All the spark plugs are on the left side of the engine.
The interior is blue with two-tone seats and door panels.
This is a 1968 Mustang hardtop with special order paint Caribbean Coral (WT9012) which was used in two 1968 promotions. This color was called Eastertime Coral for the April Color of the Month promotion, and it was called Caribbean Coral for the 1968 to 1969 west coast Rainbow of Colors promotion. The Rainbow of Colors promotion allowed new Mustang owners a discount on sport options and one of 13 special order paint colors.
Special order Caribbean Coral 1968 Rainbow of Colors promotional Mustang with black vinyl roof and aftermarket GT sport wheels. The non-GT version of these optional wheels were commonly included in the Rainbow of Colors promotion, as was the vinyl roof, and louvered hood.
Rainbow of Colors promotional 1968 Mustang with special order Caribbean Coral paint and C-code 289 cubic inch V8 engine connected to its dual exhaust. The chrome door edge guards were both a factory and a dealer installed option.
Even though this car has been repainted, it is a pretty good match to its original color. Check out the color under the carpet in the trunk (last photo of this set) or other Caribbean Coral Mustangs on this site.
Right side view of a Caribbean Coral, Rainbow of Colors promotional, 289ci V8, Mustang hardtop.
 
Another awesome view of this special Caribbean Coral Mustang hardtop.
This car has an awesome redone parchment white interior with deluxe color matched seat belts. These seats have the optional head rests.
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