Eleanor is a Ford Mustang which appears in the 1974 feature film Gone in 60 Seconds and that film's 2000 remake. In the former, Eleanor is portrayed by a 1971 Ford Mustang Sportsroof coupe modified to look like a 1973 model. In the remake, Eleanor is a 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback customized by Chip Foose and frequently referred to as a Shelby GT500, although actually not a real Shelby or a GT500.
In both films, car thieves target a number of exotic cars which they give girls' names to as codenames. Out of all the vehicles on their lists, Eleanor proves the most difficult to steal, causing numerous problems for the thieves and initiating spectacular car chases.
Subject ID: 38558
MoreEleanor is a Ford Mustang which appears in the 1974 feature film Gone in 60 Seconds and that film's 2000 remake. In the former, Eleanor is portrayed by a 1971 Ford Mustang Sportsroof coupe modified to look like a 1973 model. In the remake, Eleanor is a 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback customized by Chip Foose and frequently referred to as a Shelby GT500, although actually not a real Shelby or a GT500.
In both films, car thieves target a number of exotic cars which they give girls' names to as codenames. Out of all the vehicles on their lists, Eleanor proves the most difficult to steal, causing numerous problems for the thieves and initiating spectacular car chases.
In 2008, Denice Shakarian Halicki, widow of HB Halicki, the director, producer, writer and star of the original 1974 Gone In 60 Seconds, won a court case against Carroll Shelby wherby it was ruled that Eleanor - in spite of being a car, and having been portrayed by two different vehicles - was a copyright character and that Halicki held this copyright. Halicki also retains ownership of the 1971/3 Eleanor Mustang from the original film.
Numerous models have been made of Eleanor. While Eleanor in the 2000 film appears in dark metallic gray, models of her have been made in other colors.
Subject ID: 38558
Subject ID: 38558