Few cars are as iconic as Eleanor, in either incarnation. One of the three surviving Eleanors from the 2000 film Gone in 60 Seconds has just emerged and is looking for a new owner.
Movie cars can sometimes attain a certain level of notoriety with blockbusters, but their appeal is limited mostly with the car enthusiast community. Eleanor is unlike any other movie car, in that it reached iconic status, becoming the lead in both movies it appeared: the original 1974 one and the 2000 remake. Even for non-car enthusiasts, the name Eleanor means something.
The second Eleanor incarnation is a Dupont Pepper Grey 1967 Mustang Fastback depicted as a Shelby GT500s, instantly recognizable for the gunmetal paintjob with black racing stripes. Under the hood is a 5.8-liter, eight-cylinder Ford Racing engine that delivers 400 hp, which is exactly what you’re getting with this one.
Cinema Vehicle Services, Steve Stanford and Chip Foose built 11 or 12 Eleanors for the 2000 film, with three of them serving as hero cars, and the others used (and mostly wrecked) during various stages of the production. The hero cars survive to this day, and one of them, vehicle number 7, has just emerged for sale with Chrome Cars in Germany.
Unlike the Eleanor that was listed for sale in Dubai earlier this year, featuring Carroll Shelby’s signature on the dash, this one is verified as an actual production version Eleanor. Chrome Cars says it’s been in their possession since 2017, but they offer no explanation for why they decided to part ways with it now.
The answer to that question is probably in the high amount it’s likely to fetch: in December 2019, another verified Eleanor fetched $1 million at a Mecum auction. Registered replicas sell for around $300,000, so you know this won’t be a cheap buy by any means.
Elena has been writing for a living since 2006 and, as a journalist, she has put her double major in English and Spanish to good use. She covers automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, and she always knows the shows worth watching on Netflix and friends. Full profile
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