1967 FORD MUSTANG CUSTOM FASTBACK
"ELEANOR," THE 1967 MUSTANG SHELBY GT CUSTOM VEHICLE NICOLAS CAGE DROVE IN "GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS."
GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS, STARRING OSCAR WINNING ACTORS NICOLAS CAGE, ANGELINA JOLIE AND ROBERT DUVALL, IS THE STORY OF A RETIRED CAR THIEF, CAGE AS MEMPHIS RAINES, WHO MUST STEAL 50 CARS IN ONE NIGHT IN ORDER TO SAVE HIS BROTHER FROM AN EVIL CRIME BOSS. IT IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING "CAR MOVIES" OF RECENT MEMORY. CINEMA VEHICLE SERVICES, OF HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA, CUSTOM BUILT AND SUPPLIED CARS FOR THIS MOVIE. OVER $250,000 WAS SPENT RESEARCHING AND ENGINEERING "ELEANOR" ALONE. MULTIPLE IDENTICALLY PREPARED CARS WERE USED FOR THE 40 MINUTE CHASE SCENE OF NICOLAS CAGE DRIVING "ELEANOR". AT LEAST TWO WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED DURING FILMING OF THE FINALE JUMP. IN THE MOVIE, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 12 "ELEANORS" THAT WERE ALL CONSTRUCTED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WAS ONE MADE FOR HANDLING, ONE MADE FOR POWER, ONE FOR LOOKS ONLY....ETC...
ENGINE: - 351 FORD MOTORSPORT CRATE MOTOR, FORD 390.
EXHAUST: - THE SIDE EXHAUST WAS NON FUNCTIONAL
- ALL OF THE "ELEANOR" CARS HAD TURN DOWNS
DRIVETRAIN: - LINCOLN VERSAILLES REAR END
- MOST WERE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS
WHEELS + TIRES: - SCHMIDT WHEELS 17X8
- GOODYEAR EAGLE F1 TIRES, P245/40ZR17
SUSPENSION: - ALL THE "ELEANOR" CARS WERE LOWERED
- SOME OF THE "ELEANOR" CARS GOT SUSPENSION FROM TOTAL CONTROL PRODUCTS. INTERIOR: - MOST WERE STOCK SHELBY INTERIOR'S W/ BRUSHED ALUMINUM DRESS-UP AND SEPARATE 5' MONSTER TACH. EXTERIOR: - THE "ELEANOR" BODY KIT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY RAY CLARIDG OF CINEMA VEHICLE SERVICES
- PIAA LIGHTS, PIAA 959, 8360, 4060, 1252 - PAINT CODE - 44490 GREY DUPONT, 44435 BLACK DUPONT - THE GRILL WAS ALSO CUSTOM, MADE FROM A CHEVY AASTRO VAN DESIGNED AFTERMARKET PIECE
MISCALLANEOUS: - LOW VOLUME FUEL SAFE GAS TANK
- MACH 1 GAS CAP - SOME HAD LINE LOCKS - NONE OF THE CARS ACTUALLY HAD FUNCTINAL NITROUS.
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