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The chase scene starts at 1:05:00 into the film. The total time of the scene is 10 minutes 53 seconds. It begins under [[U.S. Route 101 in California|Highway 101]] in the city's [[Mission District, San Francisco|Mission District]] as Bullitt spots the hitmen's car. It ends outside the city, at the [[Brisbane, California|Brisbane]] exit of the Guadalupe Canyon Parkway on [[San Bruno Mountain]]. Shooting occurred over a period of weeks. The chase sequence combined several locations, located miles apart and edited together. Mapping the movie route shows that it is not continuous and is impossible to follow in real time.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Barry |first=Keith |date=Aug 27, 2009 |title=Bullitt Doesn't Look So Slick On Google Maps |url=https://www.wired.com/2009/08/bullitt-google-map/ |access-date=Dec 8, 2022 |magazine=Wired}}</ref><ref name=Wojdyla>{{cite web |url=http://jalopnik.com/343741/bullitt-chase-sequence-mapped-proves-a-tough-route |title=Bullitt Chase Sequence Mapped, Proves a Tough Route |last=Wojdyla |first=Ben |website=[[Gizmodo Media Group|Jalopnik]] |date=January 11, 2008 |access-date=March 6, 2014 |archive-date=March 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307111103/http://jalopnik.com/343741/bullitt-chase-sequence-mapped-proves-a-tough-route |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Ray |date=September 24, 2002 |title=Bullitt Locations in San Francisco |url=http://www.rjsmith.com/bullitt-locations.html |access-date=Dec 8, 2022 |website=Ray's Web Server}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Levy |first=Emanuel |date=March 4, 2022 |title=Bullitt (1968): Famous Chase Scene–Everything You Always Wanted to Know |url=https://emanuellevy.com/review/bullitt-1968-chase-scene-what-you-need-and-want-to-know/ |access-date=Dec 8, 2022 |website=Emanuel Levy}}</ref>
 
Two 1968 325-horsepower [[Ford FE engine#390 V8|390 FE V8]] [[Ford Mustang (first generation)#1967–1968|Ford Mustang GT Fastbacks]] with four-speed manual transmissions were purchased by Warner Bros. for the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mustangspecs.com/1968-ford-mustang-bullitt-movie-car/ |title="1968 Ford Mustang Bullitt Movie Car", ''Mustang Specs'' |date=June 9, 2020 |access-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423060158/https://www.mustangspecs.com/1968-ford-mustang-bullitt-movie-car/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The Mustangs' engines, brakes and suspensions were heavily modified for the chase by veteran car racer and technician [[Max Balchowsky]]. In 2020, one of the fastbacks was sold at [[Mecum Auctions]] for a record price of $3.7 million (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=3700000|start_year=2020}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}).<ref name="cnn2020">{{cite news |last1=Valdes-Dapena |first1=Peter |date=January 10, 2020 |title=$3.7 million: Ford Mustang driven in the movie 'Bullitt' sells for record price |work=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/10/cars/bullitt-mustang-auction-record-price/index.html |access-date=January 11, 2020 |archive-date=January 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111034132/https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/10/cars/bullitt-mustang-auction-record-price/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ford Motor Company]] originally lent two [[Ford Galaxie|Galaxie]] sedans for the chase scenes, but the producers found the cars too heavy for the jumps over the hills of San Francisco. They also felt a Ford-Ford battle would not be believable on screen. The cars were replaced with two 1968 375-horsepower [[Chrysler B engine#440|440 Magnum V8]] [[Dodge Charger (B-body)#Second generation|Dodge Charger]]s. The engines in both Dodge Charger models were left largely unmodified, but the suspensions were mildly upgraded to cope with the demands of the stunt work.<ref name="cnn2020"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/CUT-TO-THE-CHASE-Classic-scene-in-McQueen-s-2580656.php|title=CUT TO THE CHASE / Classic scene in McQueen's 'Bullitt' unreal as ever|website=SFGate|date=October 26, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motortrend.com/vehicle-genres/bullitt/|title=Dangerous Pursuit: The real truth behind the "Bullitt" chase scene|website=Motor Trend|date=June 20, 2005}}</ref>
 
The director called for maximum speeds of about {{convert|75|-|80|mph}}, but the cars (including the chase cars) at times reached speeds of over {{convert|110|mph}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inchcape.co.uk/blog/remembering-bullitt/|title=50 Years of Bullitt: Remembering Film's Most Iconic Car Chase|website=Inchcape|access-date=October 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://carbuzz.com/news/here-s-why-the-bullitt-car-chase-scene-was-so-influential/|title=Here's Why The Bullitt Car Chase Scene Was So Influential|website=CarBuzz|date=October 29, 2017}}</ref>
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