Coys Auction
Fine Motorcars & The Jaguar Legend
Blenheim Palace
Woodstock
Oxfordshire OX20 1PX
Saturday 18th July 2009
Registration Number: JUF 391E Chassis Number: 7R03C110389
One of the most famous of all Mustangs is that known as ‘Eleanor’, the Shelby GT500 that starred in the 1974 B-film Gone in Sixty Seconds, which was remade in 2000 with Nicholas Cage starring as the car-stealing central character. Indeed, such is the continuing level of interest in this type of car that production of a GT500E has resumed in America with Carroll Shelby’s blessing, using recycled original Mustang bodyshells.
Needless to say, the film created a new wave of interest in the Mustang, with a number of enthusiasts fitting the latest modifications and performance products into original Mustang fastback bodies. This 1967 ‘Eleanor’ convertible has been immaculately restored starting from the ground up and is a Rotisserie media blasted restoration. Completed in November 2007, the car is a multi