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Sold for $216,700 in January 2009

This car started the "GT500 Eleanor" epidemic
The most recreated car since the Shelby Cobra
Presented in movie-used condition with minor touch ups
351/400 HP Ford crate motor, 4-speed manual
Power steering and brakes, Go-Baby-Go shifter button
Lowered suspension, coilovers, PIAA driving lights
Schmidt 8x17" wheels, Goodyear F1 tires
Equipped with nitrous but not functional
Custom body kit with new fender flares, side skirts
with exhaust outlets, trunk lid and hood










1967 FORD MUSTANG "ELEANOR" GONE IN 60 SECONDS
In 1995, Denice Halicki licensed the rights of the 1974 film to Disney for a remake of the same name. The new 2000 Gone in 60 Seconds film, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, features Nicolas Cage as master auto thief Randall "Memphis" Raines. Both films share plot similarities about a crew of thieves' who steal a large order of cars (48 in the original, 50 in the 2000 film) and deliver them to the Long Beach docks. Once again, the "Eleanor" name is given to the film's featured car; now a pewter, 1967 Ford Mustang fastback with a customized body kit designed by Steve Stanford.

Twelve cars were built by Cinema Vehicle Services for the film (in addition to a 13th car with a 428 for producer Bruckheimer). Nine were shells, and three were built as fully functional vehicles.  Seven were reported to have "survived the filming  made it back to Cinema Vehicle Services" according to research by Mustangandfords.com.
Of the surviving vehicles, three cars have been offered to the public with claims of originality and screen-use in the film.

VIN: 7R02S211287 Sold at Barrett-Jackson's 2009 Scottsdale, AZ auction for $216,000.
VIN: 7R02C173895 Sold at COYS Autosport International January 2012 auction (Birmingham, UK) for £95,000.
VIN: 7R02C179710 Sold at Mecum's Indianapolis auction on May 18th, 2013 for $1,000,000 USD. Touted as the "main" hero car in the film and used for promotional photographs.

All three claim to be functional builds for the film.Whether the two wrecked cars were rebuilt - or whether surviving shells were built up into functional cars - remains unknown and unpublicized.  A fourth car, VIN:7F02C229830, last offered for sale in Dubai, also claims originality to the film. This car has not been authenticated