Eleanor


Review: 1967 Classic Recreations Eleanor Mustang is the real movie deal

H. B. Halicki was a used car salesman who wanted to make a movie. With a little money, one big idea, and a 1971 Mustang Mach 1, he made Gone in 60 Seconds. And in that particular way that movies, especially '70s movies, can be, it wasn't all that good, but it was awesome. Fast forward to Michael Bay's remake in 2000, and the Mach 1 was replaced by a 1967 Shelby GT500. When we got a call offering us the actual car from that movie for the weekend, we felt obliged to say yes... and then drive it like we stole it. The verdict: Eleanor is the ... Read more →

Shelby okays production of "continuation" cars for former Unique Performance customers Jeremy Korzeniewski

Remember Unique Performance? Of course, how could we forget the sordid tale of a company building licensed replicas of the Shelby GT500 Eleanor featured in Gone in 60 Seconds, only to be shut down by ...

Barrett-Jackson 2009: Gone in 60 Seconds Eleanor Movie Car Jeremy Korzeniewski

What's the price of fame? When the subject turns towards famous movie cars, a vehicle's presence on the silver screen invariably adds some intrinsic value to the vehicle's worth, and there are few ...

In the market for something Unique? Check out their auction online Jeremy Korzeniewski

We've covered the scandal involving Unique Performance from the very beginning, and it now looks as if this sordid tale finally might get a bookend. If the idea of scraping off 13 gallons of bondo ...

Some things just shouldn't be combined, like a Smart and Eleanor Sam Abuelsamid

Mashups are a really cool idea, when you take two disparate things and blend them together to create something new and interesting like Danger Mouse's Grey Album or Reese's peanut butter cups. ...

2007 Barrett-Jackson, Scottsdale: OCC Eleanor Mustangs Bring $210/$235K 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image for a regrettably meager gallery of high-res images of these vehicles Like the Teutuls but not into MOPAR or Chevy? Up for some fierce Fords? On a 2004 American Chopper episode, OCC built a bike for Unique Performance and Carroll Shelby that mimicked the styling of the "Eleanor" ...

Mustang fans: Eleanor is looking for a home 3 years ago on Autoblog

One of the most famous of all old-school Mustangs is up for sale - "Eleanor," the star of the 2000 movie remake "Gone in Sixty Seconds." (Sure, there were people in the movie, but Eleanor was the real star.) Actually a replica of its '67 Shelby GT500 namesake, the movie car is ...






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