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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Bullitt wheels for your Mustang. I admitted then, and I’ll say it again… For my money there is simply nothing cooler than Steve McQueen or the Ford Mustang! Nothing!

It would appear that I am not the only person who feels this way… Apparently the folks over at Ford feel the same as evidenced by the release of the new 2008 Mustang Bullitt…

Ford has created the perfect sleeper by eliminating the badging, the spoiler, and doing away with the awkward looking fog lights by adding a unique black mesh grille with metallic surround. Add to this a Dark Highland Green paint job and black leather interior with engine turn aluminum trim and a rumbling exhaust tone that matches the movie car, topped off with a 4.6-liter V-8, with cold-air induction technology, and a modified chassis and suspension and what you get is the 2008 Mustang Bullitt! A Mustang which remains true to its heritage.

If… Like me, you are obsessed with the new Bullitt Mustang but already own a GT you can always add a little Bullitt style to your current Mustang GT! Check out these deals…

2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt Edition Grille

Set of Four (4) 17 inch Mustang Charcoal/Dark Argent Bullitt Style Wheels with Pirelli Tires

Set of Four (4) 17 inch Mustang Charcoal/Dark Argent Bullitt Style Wheels with Pirelli Tires

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We continue to add more and more parts and accessories for the 2005 – 2008 Ford Mustang, and not just a few parts here and there either… No way! We are adding entire lines! We have recently added a full line of Genuine Shelby Mustang Parts & Accessories

as well as a full line of Genuine Roush Mustang Parts & Accessories

Believe me we have more than enough new Ford Mustang parts and accessories to keep you in your garage for the next couple of months…

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The V6 Mustang is actually more popular than anyone had anticipated. I think this is mostly due to the availability of the Pony Package. This package which became available in 2006 includes a special grille with a chrome corral around the running horse, and Mustang GT like fog lights, 17″ wheels and tires, and tri-bar pony front fender badges.

The Pony Package offered Mustang V-6 customers GT-inspired options without the GT price tag. Although the Pony Package option can still run you a pretty penny, it’s certainly no where near the price tag for a GT. The thing is… Why not save even more money? Did you know if you were to buy the standard V6 Mustang and purchase the major components of the Pony Package after the fact and install them yourself you could realistically save thousands of dollars…

I’m not kidding… If you purchase the standard V6 Mustang and then add a…

2005 – 2008 Factory Complete Ford™ Mustang V6 Pony Package Grille Kit

and the…

2005 – 2008 OEM Ford™ Mustang Pony Package Emblem Kit

and then some…
Set of Four (4) 17 inch Mustang Bright Silver Bullitt Style Wheels with Pirelli Tires

You would have just about all of the components that make up the V-6 Pony Package from Ford… Except you will have spent a whole lot less than you would have at the dealer. Plus! You get the satisfaction of having installed it yourself!

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Steve McQueen and the Mustang… They will forever be married in the minds of the American public. Both represent the epitome of cool. If you own, or have ever owned a Mustang for that matter, chances are you have pulled up to many a stoplight imagining yourself as San Francisco police Lt. Frank Bullitt as played by Steve Mcqueen, noticing the black 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440 of your nemesis pull up beside you.

As you wait at the light the Charger’s driver fastens his seat belt with sober deliberateness. The light changes to green, the driver stands on the Dodge’s accelerator, you stand on yours and two celebrated American muscle cars show what they’re made of. Seven glorious minutes of the greatest chase ever captured on film is on.

That chase scene did wonders for the Mustang, catapulting it into the stuff of legend in the minds and more importantly the hearts of Americans. Ford offered a limited edition anniversary “Bullitt” Mustang for model-year 2001, and is promising a new edition for 2008. The new Bullitt is supposed to be the best interpretation so far of the iconic 1968 390 GT driven by Steve McQueen in “Bullitt”, the movie that still boasts the best real-world chase sequence ever.

If you own a Mustang you have to have Bullitt style wheels. The problem is they aren’t exactly cheap. However you can purchase OEM Ford™ 17″ Bullitt Style Wheels and Tires for your Mustang at about half the price of purchasing them from a Ford dealership by buying dealer takeoffs. As we talked about before, most dealerships have a surplus of stock factory parts which technically can’t be sold as new because they are take offs, even though the majority of dealer take off parts have fewer than five miles of operation.

Check out these deals…

Set of Four (4) 17 inch Mustang Charcoal/Dark Argent Bullitt Style Wheels with Pirelli Tires

Set of Four (4) 17 inch Mustang Charcoal/Dark Argent Bullitt Style Wheels with Pirelli Tires

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It goes without saying at this point that you should shop your car on-line before pulling the trigger and actually making the purchase. But did you know you could save a significant amount of money by purchasing factory dealer take off styling options and other easy to install parts online as well? That’s right! The same exact factory parts that you would buy from the dealership are available online at significant discounts through factory approved vendors.

When customers go in to the dealership to purchase a new vehicle they like to customize it, to make it truly their own. Items like floormats, emblems and badges and other interior and exterior trim are upgraded all the time. The dealership takes these parts off of the car in question and replaces them with the upgraded option. This leaves a surplus of stock factory parts which technically can’t be sold as new even though the majority of dealer take off parts have fewer than five miles of operation.

So the dealership takes these parts and sells them to approved vendors or liquidators who in turn sell them to folks like you and me who are smart enough to look for a real bargain! Just look at the savings on these dealer takeoff factory Ford Mustang parts listed below:

A Factory Ford GT Mustang Leather Shift Knob for only $34.99 Shipped!

A Factory Ford 2005 – 2008 OEM Ford GT Mustang Chrome Rear Deck Lid Emblem for only $29.99 Shipped!

2005 – 2008 Factory Ford Mustang GT Black Front Floor Mats for only $39.99 Shipped!

2005 – 2008 OEM Ford Mustang GT 4.6L Air Box Assembly Including Air Filter for only $44.99 Shipped!

So if you’re in the market to purchase a new car you may want to buy the car without the add-ons, then go shopping online after, and if you are looking at sprucing up a car that you already own you may want to pass on purchasing the parts at the dealership and look for some dealer takeoffs!

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