1967 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 ELEANOR: Original Movie Car up for Sale

One of the original 1967 Mustang Shelby GT500 Eleanor that starred in the 2000 action hit movie “Gone in 60 Seconds” starring Nicolas Cage is up for sale on eBay. According to the current owner of the Eleanor, the producers of the film used a total of 11 Mustang GT500s. Of those 8 were shell cars and only 3 were actual running and driving examples and this is one of them. The current bid for the car (Friday June 26) is $45,000 but there’s still a week left on the listing. -Image after the jump
















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Ridiculous - Dealer Asking $155k for 2008 Shelby GT500 KR

When $72k can put you behind the wheel of the awesome 2009 Nissan GT-R (in the U.S.), even the $79,995 that Ford officially asks for Shelby Mustang GT500KR sounds a lot. Despite the 540Hp supercharged V8 that lurks under those menacing looks and the fact that only 1,746 unit will be produced, in the end, the GT500KR is still a Mustang.

So you can probably guess the first word that came into mind when we saw that a Ford dealer in Houston Texas put up a red Shelby GT500KR for sale on eBay with a “Buy It Now” price of… $154,991. All we can say is that with $30,000 less, you can leave a Porsche dealership with a brand-new 911 GT3 RS… -Continued

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Shelby Creates Commemorative 1966 Ford GT40 Replica

Celebrating Carroll Shelby’s 85th birthday, Shelby Distribution USA under license from Shelby Licensing and in partnership with Shelby Automobiles Inc. will build a limited run of replicas based on the original Ford GT40 race cars that dominated the Le Mans in 1966 taking the first three places.

Shelby considers these cars “as newly manufactured variants of the original GT40” and as such, the GT40’s chassis is a near-exact replication of the original race car’s monocoque unibody structure down to the pressed steel roof. The only departure is the use of electro-galvanized sheet steel in the construction. The replicas features an original style fully independent suspension system utilizing an unequal length A-arm design. -Continued

Braking is achieved through vented Wilwood super light brakes with both front and rear brakes feature 12.75” discs and 4-piston calipers. Original style 15-inch Halibrand wheels are wrapped with high performance BFGoodrich g-Force Drag Radial tires (225/50/15 front, 275/60/15 rear). The commemorative replicas will be equipped only with a Shelby branded engine, including the top of the line Shelby 427FE V8.

Press Release - Unique 85th Commemorative Edition GT40 Features

The MKII Shelby GT40®’s will be based on the following cars. Only 85 of each color will be issued.

Car #1, Chassis P/1015: Arcadian Blue, White Stripes/Dark Blue borders, and Dayglo Red Fender Flashes

Car #2, Chassis P/1046: Black with solid Silver Stripes and White Roundels

Car #3, Chassis P/1047 Red with solid White Stripes and Roundels

Features Include:

Record sale into the Shelby Registry

Shelby MSO and dash plaque

Carroll Shelby engraved door handles

Carroll Shelby etched left and right front headlight covers

Roundels with 85 number decals

Leather seating

Hood wind diffusers

CS GT40® numbered plaque

CS GT40® side sill graphics

Carroll Shelby signature floor and sill mats

85^th Commemorative hood badge

85^th Special Edition decal

Available in right and left hand drive

Available Race Version

While the standard Shelby 85^th Commemorative GT40® is as close to a race car as one can get to driving on the street, a race version is also available. This package comes with a roll bar, fuel cell and A/C delete.

Vehicle specifications:

Wheelbase: 95”

Length: 163”

Height: 40.5”

Width: 70”

Track (f/r): 57”/56”

Ground Clearance: 4.125” – 4.75”

Curb Weight: 2400 lbs

Weight Distribution: f/r: 40/60%

eBay Find: Original 1968 Shelby GT500KR

This authentic 1968 Shelby GT500KR has been put up for sale on eBay with a “buy it now price” of $165,000 – approx €105,000. We don’t know if this adds to the Shelby’s value but its owner for the past 19 years is the Canadian-born Hollywood actor, Michael Ironside who appeared in movies like Top Gun, Free Willy and Total Recall.

The ’68 Shelby GT500KR is powered by a 428 Cobra Jet V8 motor (7.0-liter), that was officially rated at 335 Hp but in reality made somewhere close to 400 Hp. A total of JUST 1,053 ’68 GT500KRS were produced making it a pretty sought after Mustang. Click through for more images.

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