Category: 1964-1973 Classic Mustang

Talk about quality time with your family. Really, what’s better than laying rubber in your Mustang side by side with another family member in theirs? While we don’t exactly condone such shenanigans on the street, at least they did it in the middle of nowhere! Have you ever done a burnout with your family or friends?

Perhaps no other Mustang has been replicated as much as the “Eleanor” from the “Gone in 60 Seconds,” the 1967 Shelby GT500 becoming an instant classic thanks to the movie’s famous car chase scene. Officially licensed versions sell well into the six figures, so we were wondering what this real version – one of eleven built and just three surviving – would go for at Mecum’s Original Spring Classic auction in Indianapolis, IN. While we expected a hefty sum, weren’t prepared for the final hammer price – an even $1 million.

In building what should be hailed as “The Boss of all Bosses,” custom car guru Bodie Stroud has created one truly unique 1969 Boss Mustang. Using an original 777 HP, all-aluminum 494 c.i. Mario Andretti race motor, Bodie set out to create of one of the sickest Mustangs of all time – a pure and one-of-a-kind American muscle car.

A true movie star will make its way down Mecum’s signature red carpet this May in Indianapolis. Known by most simply as “Eleanor,” the modified 1967 Ford Mustang from Touchstone Pictures’ “Gone in 60 Seconds” will cross the block as Lot S135 at Dana Mecum’s 26th Original Spring Classic auction this May 14-19. This collector car icon piloted in the movie by retired master car thief Memphis Raines, played by Nicholas Cage, is the real McCoy. Several cars were built to handle various duties in the filming of “Gone,” but this is serial number 7R02C179710, the “Hero” car driven by Cage during filming and the model used in movie close-ups, posters and promotional materials.

Article courtesy of MustangsDaily.com, your source for all the latest Ford Mustang news and articles. A few weeks ago we clued you in to a very special Mustang up for sale by RK Motors of Charlotte, NC – the Classic Design Concepts 1967 Flashback Mustang. Now the company has yet another incredible Mustang up for […] More »

Article courtesy of MustangsDaily.com, your source for all the latest Ford Mustang news and articles. Normally when we show you a drag racing video it features something like a Mustang Cobra Jet making a 7 second pass or doing a massive wheelie. This video is a little bit different, though. It comes from RM Auctions, […] More »

Article courtesy of MustangsDaily.com, your source for all the latest Ford Mustang news and articles. The United States Postal Service is featuring the 1967 Shelby GT500 as one of the subjects of their latest Forever stamp collections, the third in their America on the Move series. The Shelby GT500 is one of five muscle cars […] More »