Building a Proper Eleanor Mustang Tribute
This Eleanor Mustang was once half-built and left for dead. But then, one of our members came along and saved it!
Few movie cars, outside of Bullitt, have sparked the same enthusiast fervor as the Eleanor Mustang. But that name itself had a rather humble beginning in the original Gone in 60 Seconds flick back in 1974. In that film, the Eleanor Mustang was merely a dressed up 1971 Sportsroof model with a 1973 grille. It was a pretty boring ride that didn’t exactly inspire folks to recreate it. But a couple of decades later, that would all change.
In the year 2000, to be specific, when a new and much-improved Eleanor Mustang debuted in the Gone in 60 Seconds remake. With the legendary Nick Cage behind the wheel, millions immediately fell in love with the (this time) 1967 Mustang fastback, dressed up as a Shelby GT500 with a custom body kit. That unique styling treatment was so cool, in fact, that soon you could buy replica Eleanor Mustang kits and even entire turnkey cars.
The movie car left enough of an impression on Mustang Forums member Factor that he decided to build his own, using a proper 1967 fastback. And the results of his work are obviously awesome. Not only does the car look amazing, but it sports a proper drivetrain worthy of its appearances. Under the hood lies a mighty supercharged 429, which is backed up by a proper 5-speed manual transmission. And the story of how it happened is just as fascinating.
