The Bullitt Mustang
The Highland Green hero car driven by Steve McQueen in Bullitt. Lost to public view for decades, it resurfaced in 2018 and became the 21st automobile recorded in the U.S. National Historic Vehicle Register.
Chassis / VIN / provenance
Notable vehicle identities
16 identities tracked. VIN became standardized at 17 characters in 1981; earlier cars are listed by the serial or chassis number used by their maker.
- 01Vehicle identification number
8R02S125559
1968 Ford Mustang GTPreserved Source: Ford Media Center - 02Vehicle identification number
5F08F100001
1964 Ford Mustang ConvertibleMustang number one
The first Mustang assigned a production VIN. A Canadian airline pilot bought the pre-production demonstrator before Ford could reclaim it; the car now belongs to The Henry Ford's collection.
Museum collection Source: Ford Media Center - 03Chassis number
550-0055
1955 Porsche 550 SpyderJames Dean's Little Bastard
The silver 550 Spyder James Dean owned for nine days. Dean was driving it to a race at Salinas when he died; the car's later whereabouts remain one of motoring history's enduring mysteries.
Whereabouts unknown Source: Type 550 register - 0417-character VIN
SCEDT26T8BD005261
1981 DeLorean DMC-12The Back to the Future hero car
The principal time-machine car used across the Back to the Future trilogy. Known to the production as the A-car, it survives in restored form at the Petersen Automotive Museum.
Museum collection Source: DeLorean Directory - 05Chassis number
4153 GT
1963 Ferrari 250 GTOThe $70 million GTO
A Tour de France-winning 250 GTO whose reported 2018 private sale made it, at the time, the most expensive car ever traded. Its short chassis stamp became a shorthand for the summit of the collector market.
Private collection Source: MotorTrend - 06Chassis number
196.110-00008/55
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut CoupéThe record-breaker
One of two road-going 300 SLR coupés. Mercedes-Benz sold it in 2022 for €135 million, establishing a world record for the most valuable car sold at auction.
Private collection Source: Mercedes-Benz - 07Chassis number
356-001
1948 Porsche 356 ‘No. 1’ RoadsterThe first Porsche
The mid-engined roadster that became the first sports car to carry the Porsche name. It received road approval on 8 June 1948—the starting point for the marque that followed.
Museum collection Source: Porsche AG - 08Chassis number
70079
1957 BMW 507 RoadsterElvis's BMW
Driven by Elvis Presley while he was stationed in Germany, then lost from view for decades. Its number unlocked the car's identity before BMW Group Classic completed an exacting restoration.
BMW Classic collection Source: BMW - 09Chassis number
CSX 2000
1962 Shelby 260 CobraThe original Cobra
Carroll Shelby's first Cobra and, for seven months, the only one. Shelby repeatedly repainted it for appearances to suggest production was already in full swing; it sold for $13.75 million in 2016.
Museum collection Source: RM Sotheby's - 10Prototype chassis number
DP/216/1
1963 Aston Martin DB5The original Bond DB5
The DB5 prototype fitted with gadgets for Goldfinger and later used in Thunderball. After Aston Martin removed its effects equipment, the car entered private ownership and was stolen in 1997.
- 11Chassis number
GT40P/1075
1968 Ford GT40 Mk IThe twice-winning GT40
The Gulf-liveried GT40 that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in both 1968 and 1969. Few individual racing chassis have returned to win the world's most famous endurance race twice.
Museum collection Source: The Henry Ford - 12Chassis number
917-023
1970 Porsche 917 KHPorsche's first Le Mans winner
The red-and-white Salzburg 917 that carried Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood through relentless rain to Porsche's first overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Private collection Source: Porsche Newsroom - 13Racing chassis number
01R
1995 McLaren F1 GTRThe Le Mans-winning F1
McLaren's development GTR was drafted into the 1995 Le Mans field and won outright on the model's first attempt. The black-and-grey Ueno Clinic car remains in McLaren's heritage collection.
Factory collection Source: McLaren - 14Racing chassis number
787B-002
1991 Mazda 787BThe rotary Le Mans winner
The fluorescent-orange number 55 completed 362 laps to win Le Mans in 1991—the first Japanese car to take the race overall and the only rotary-engined winner.
Factory collection Source: Mazda Motor Corporation - 15Chassis number
2461
1925 Bugatti Type 22 BresciaThe Lake Maggiore Bugatti
Thrown into Lake Maggiore after its Swiss import duties exceeded its value, the Bugatti remained underwater for more than 70 years. Divers raised it in 2009, and it was preserved exactly as recovered rather than restored.
Collection whereabouts undisclosed Source: Sports Car Market - 1617-character VIN — research open
VIN NOT YET VERIFIED
2006 Bugatti Veyron 16.4The Texas lagoon Veyron
Andy House drove this Veyron into a saltwater lagoon beside Interstate 45 in November 2009. A passing motorist filmed the plunge; House later admitted it was an attempt to collect on a $2.2 million insurance policy.
Identity research open Source: Motor Authority
A curated register, not a ranking. Identifiers and histories are checked against manufacturer, museum, registry and auction records. Last reviewed July 2026.