Official Release:
DEARBORN, Mich. – The Ford Performance Info Center has recently begun handling replacement requests for the 2001 Mustang Bullitt shock tower holographic I.D. labels. The Info Center has acquired all remaining inventory of the labels and once they are gone, they are gone for good, so if you need a replacement for a damaged or missing factory label, the time to order yours is now! The Ford Performance Info Center will mail you a new label for your 2001 Bullitt, upon receipt of the following information (via email to [email protected]):
- Full VIN of the vehicle
- Picture of the damaged / missing I.D Label
- A contact at your local Ford dealership (Service Advisor is usually the best)
- Please include the dealership’s shipping information
Please note: Your Ford dealership MUST perform the removal / installation of this official Ford factory replacement label. These original labels are the only remaining inventory, which were made back in 2001 when the first Mustang Bullitt models were being built. Contacting the Ford Performance Info Center is the ONLY way to get your factory replacement label. This program is offered free of charge, and is being done as a courtesy to all 2001 Mustang Bullitt owners.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Ford Performance Info Center at 800-367-3788, option 1, or via email: [email protected]
Our Ford Performance Info Center has also been hard at work expanding its “Certificate of Authenticity”program yet again to now include the 2015, 2016, and 2017 Shelby GT350 Mustang as well as the Shelby GT350R for those years. This Ford Performance Certificate of Authenticity Package for the Shelby GT350 includes an official Ford performance Certificate of Authenticity, VIN decoder, Production Summary Chart, Poster, Tri-Fold Brochure, Certificate Sleeve, Track Tips, Window Sticker, “Disc Brake Rotor & Caliper” Business Card Holder, as well as a Cobra logo Keychain.
Many GT350 owners and enthusiasts will notice that this special package contains many of the items that were included in the Owners Supplement kit that came with GT350’s when they were originally sold. Please note that there is LIMITED AVAILABILITY for these items, so order now!
Word of the new GT350 package comes on the heels of the recent announcement that the Ford Performance Info Center had also expanded its “Certificate of Authenticity” offerings to now include the 2014 MCA Edition Mustang You can order either via our Ford Performance Info Center by phone (1-800-FORD-788) or onlinedirectly from our Ford Show Parts website.
Speaking of the Mustang Bullitt, did you know that October 17th marks the 50th anniversary of the Bullitt movie, originally released on October 17, 1968? To help commemorate this historic film and car, BRM Chronographs and automotive fine artist Nicholas Hunziker have teamed to offer a “One-of-One” hand-painted BRM Chronograph Timepiece — valued at more than $35,000 – as a charity raffle prize to raise funds for Parkinson’s Disease through a one-time raffle program called Drive Toward A Cure.
With the support of Ford Motor Company, Warner Bros Studios and Chad McQueen – Drive Toward a Cure is set to honor Robert E. Kiernan Jr., owner of the original and recently re-discovered 1968 ‘Bullitt’ Mustang, extending the 50th anniversary celebration of the most iconic car chase in movie history. The vehicle itself is still owned by the Kiernan family, however patriarch Robert succumbed to Parkinson’s in 2014, and Drive Toward a Cure will be honoring him with all raffle proceeds to be provided to the Michael J. Fox Foundation in his name.
Raffle tickets will be sold for $25 each and can be purchased as a direct donation to Drive Toward a Cure online at www.drivetowardacure.org. Every $25 donation will secure one raffle spot of a minimum of 1,968 to be sold. Robert’s son and current Bullitt owner Sean Kiernan will announce the winner of this historic and unique timepiece at the Grand National Roadster Show in California, on January 27, 2019, while displaying the original ’68 Bullitt car.
Not only will this signature timepiece capture the 50th anniversary of the film, but the movement itself will include an actual piece of the existing car – with 1 gram of a paint chip inside. Click on the website link above for more info on how you can win a truly unique, Bullitt fan’s collector’s dream item and at the same time help to find a cure for Parkinson’s Disease. For the official Press Release, visit our Media Room.
And while we’re talking about a Bullitt raffle, remember the one-off Kona Blue 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt that Ford unveiled during this summer’s Woodward Dream Cruise and showed off at the massive Mustang Memories show the day after behind Ford World Headquarters? So does everybody else in the Mustang world! Ever wonder what happened to it? The good news is, nothing yet – until, that is, it winds up in some raffle winner’s driveway on November 13, 2018.
That’s right – you still have time to buy the winning ticket and make this super-collectible new Mustang yours, all while helping out a wonderful charity. Ford had turned just one, iconic Bottom of Form
Dark Highland Green 2019 Mustang Bullitt Kona Blue to help benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JRDF), and in doing so one lucky raffle participant will drive home in this one-of-a-kind Mustang.
Like the other 2019 Mustang Bullitts, the Kona Blue version features a performance-tuned 5.0-liter V-8 capable of producing 480 horsepower. However, it also comes with unique gray wheels and blue cabin stitching, as well as unique side scoops on the rear windows. (The 2019 Mustang Bullitt is typically available in only Dark Highland Green and Shadow Black.)
“If you look at the tone and color of Kona Blue, it’s really dark,” said Mustang brand manager Mark Schaller. “It fits with the overall design scheme of the car. You want it to be understated. You don’t want loud, bright colors. You want something dark and stealthy.”
The Kona Blue Bullitt was on display at Mustang Alley during the dream cruise. The car’s next big appearance will be at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) in Las Vegas.
Tickets for the raffle, which benefits Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), are $10 at locations where the Kona Blue Bullitt will be on display and are available online at www.onecause.com/jdrfbullitt through Nov. 8. A winner will be selected on Nov. 13.
“There’s been an overwhelmingly positive response to the 2019 Mustang Bullitt,” Schaller said. “This is the way it can give back to a good cause and at the same time carve out a small niche where there is the unique one-of-one car out there driving around that helps add to the collectability of the car in the long run.”
As many as 60,000 tickets are expected to be sold for the raffle. Now here’s the insider info on the raffle: Yes, the winner is responsible claiming the vehicle on their Income Taxes, plus for Vehicle Taxes, Licensing, Insurance, Pick-up/Delivery or shipping from Dearborn, Michigan. You need not be present to win. You can get info on www.facebook.com/FordGlobalWalkTeam and all tickets are $10 each. Tickets will be sold through the end of the day on November the 8th or until all 60,000 printed are sold out. Online orders will be open until November 9th. The drawing will occur on November 13 at approximately 11:00 a.m. EST at the Ford Conference and Event Center in Dearborn, Michigan. If you order a ticket online at www.onecause.com/jdrfbullitt use Chrome and not Explorer as your internet browser. Note that online orders do not receive a paper ticket, just a confirmation – tickets stubs are automatically printed/assigned and loaded into the raffle bin.
The first 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt was auctioned for charity in January, raising $300,000 for Boys Republic, a nonprofit school and treatment community for troubled youngsters which actor Steve McQueen attended prior to becoming an icon behind the wheel of a 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback in the film “Bullitt.” It’s time to create your own Bullitt story. Get your ticket today, and become part of Mustang collector car history!
If you’re simply looking for a great car show to attend this weekend, then head down to the Charlotte Motor Speedway for October 19-20 in Concord, NC, for the Goodguys 25th Southeastern Nationals. This huge event features more than 2,500 Rods, Customs, Classics, Muscle cars and Truck through 1987. There’s also a Goodguys AutoCross with a 16-car “Tarheel Throwdown, a Cruise on the Charlotte Motor Speedway track (for registered participants), a Nitro Thunderfest Dragster Exhibition, a tire-smokin’ Burnout Competition, plus much more. Visit the event website for full details.
We’ve got some big news in the car club world, too. Ford Performance has recently launched an exciting new program called “Club Connect” that helps all Ford and Mustang enthusiasts get connected – and we’re giving away a 2019 Ford Mustang EcoBoost to help get you involved and excited too! You owe it to your Mustang or Ford vehicle club, online forum or Facebook Group to register and appear on our Ford enthusiasts map – it’s simple and it’s FREE!
Just go to www.FordPerformanceClubConnect.com and click on “Register Your Club” to get on the Ford Performance Club Connect map. It takes only a few seconds. While you’re there, enter to win a brand-new 2019 Mustang EcoBoost Coupe of your choosing, delivered to the dealer of your choice! No raffle tickets to buy, lottery numbers to pick, no cost to enter, no need to be present to win – you don’t have to register a club or even be a member of an enthusiast group yourself to submit an entry.
The primary goal of our Ford Performance Club Connect program is to get everyone to register their club – for free – and get themselves on our Ford enthusiast group map so that we can all connect with each other. Once there, you’ll be able to see all of the other clubs and groups who have registered – not just Mustang clubs, but ALL Ford vehicle organizations and Facebook Groups who you may never have known about. The value in that is that whenever you plan a group activity, you can see what other clubs and groups in your area you may wish to contact for joining you at a show or event, giving you a direct link to all interested parties. And the next part of our program can be even more valuable for your club.
For those of you who have been struggling with your club websites or have given up entirely with a move to Facebook, Ford Performance Club Connect offers a club website template and hosting service that puts all the elements of club communications together on your site that we maintain for you. It’s set up so that you use your own club logo, photos, event calendar and club news space, and the template ties it to your club’s own Facebook feed, and Ford’s own news feed – all appearing on the same club home page at once! For a reasonable monthly fee that you can bill to a credit card or pay in advance, we host, support and update you club’s site and home page with Ford news – and you just add what club stuff you need and like when you want to. That way your members get your club news, your club’s own Facebook feed plus direct news, happenings and product info directly from Ford all in one place — on YOUR club’s website! It makes your site a one-stop shop that is sure to be visited regularly by members. All of your site visitors can access your club footprint, even from their phone, and get all the info they need to participate in your club life.
It takes only a few seconds to register your club, and just a click or two to have us contact you with your info about our Ford Performance Club Connect website template and hosting service. If you want to go the extra mile by hosting past newsletters or event photo galleries on your site as well, our support team can customize our template to expand its capability for a slight upcharge. No webmasters needed. And it’s all backed and supported by a real enthusiast staff managed by Ford Performance. No more club website hassles or headaches, no more FOMO on the club’s Facebook page, and more being left out of the loop with Ford and Mustang news, events and info. It’s kind of like your site being a living 24-7-365 club newsletter, powered by Ford!
And oh – while you’re checking out www.FordPerformanceClubConnect.com to register your club, connect with us, or just find a club or event, don’t forget to submit your entry for that 2019 Ford Mustang EcoBoost we’re giving away. (Don’t think you can win? That’s what last year’s winner said.) So what are you waiting for? Go online to www.FordPerformanceClubConnect.com right now. If you prefer to email us about it, send a note to [email protected], or you could simply call our Ford Performance Info Center, toll-free during regular business hours, at 1-800-FORD-788 (800-367-3788) and ask for information about the new Ford Performance Club Connect program.
Unfortunately, we only have a few more weeks to get everyone to check out our Club Connect program and enter to win our 2019 Mustang, as the contest ends on December 1, 2018. That’s where YOU come in. We not only need your help by registering your club and entering the Club Connect sweeps yourself right away, but also by telling every Ford friend you know to go and do the same. We need EVERYBODY to register and connect. Will you please help?
In the meantime, make sure you get out there and enjoy your performance Ford before the end of the year. Find and attend a club meeting, a car show, cruise, or any driving or racing event. Join a Ford club or enthusiast group and discover the fun and all the friendly people involved in the world of Ford Performance. We’re sure that being connected with each other and with Ford will make “Driving Ford Passion” even more enjoyable!
No matter what you decide you’d like to do with your free time, the great thing about owning a performance Ford is that – unlike with buying one of those “appliances” from the other automakers – when you buy a Ford, you buy into an entire enthusiast world! That’s because Ford cars and trucks have the kind of personality and style that forges a personal connection with their owners, who in turn celebrate ownership each year at hundreds of enthusiast events all over the country.
Stay tuned to our “What’s Happening” section under the “Enthusiasts” tab of FordPerformance.com to catch the latest show news. We’ll also provide the best online coverage from some of the top-notch venues sponsored by various Ford enthusiast clubs with our “Quick Look” photo galleries, or via the special features posted in our Enthusiasts Newsroom. There you’ll get the inside stories on Ford people, events and places as well as unique Ford club content that you can’t find anywhere else on the Web. We do it because, just like you, we’re driving Ford passion!
Rick Seitz is the owner and founder of AutoCentric Media, and has a true love and passion for all vehicles; GM, Ford, Dodge, imports, trucks — you name it! When he isn’t clacking away on his keyboard, he’s building, tuning, driving or testing his current crop of personal projects!
