Vehicle Description
1968 Ford Mustang GT500E Eleanor from Shelby Continuation
Series
Professionally completed by Unique Performance in 2004, this build
was one of
the first 20 authentic Shelby Eleanor's produced and has since
enjoyed many
upgrades. Registered in the official Shelby American Registry, it
is to be noted
that this is an authentic Shelby Eleanor, not to be confused with
simply a
registered Eleanor. There is a difference and it is good to know
this difference
as it adds tremendous value to the vehicle. This vehicle comes with
a full build
specification sheet from Unique Performance, is finished with a
stunning pepper
gray paint job with black racing stripes, just like Raines' famous
Hollywood
unicorn. Complimenting the exterior is a spotless black leather
interior with
wood and brushed aluminum accents. Powering Eleanor is a 351
Windsor V8
motor punched out to a massive 408 cubic inches. There are many
supercharged resto-mods but this naturally aspirated engine
provides the
nostalgia and power of a true muscle car. The impressive motor is
mated to a
brilliant Tremec T-56 manual transmission and the vehicle features
include 4-
wheel disc brakes, power steering, fully functioning heat & A/C and
much more.
The GT500 Eleanor is one of the most iconic Muscle cars in history.
However,
finding an authentic GT500E Shelby Eleanor can prove to be a bit of
a
challenge. This pony has been with the same collector for the past
15 years, has
been joyfully driven and gently broken in, and has finally come to
market.
The 1967 modified Shelby Mustang featured in the year 2000 movie,
Gone in 60
Seconds, was cited by Hot Rod magazine as being one of the top 100
most
influential cars of all time. Responsible for introducing a whole
new demographic
of "non-car people" into the world of collector and special
interest vehicles, it
also influenced a few custom car builders and fabricators to
re-create the Famed
"Eleanor" to meet demands for the car generated by the Hit Movie.
While there
were a few large companies producing "Eleanor" style mustangs on a
tiered
package type program, few possess the engineering, quality of
fabrication and
Shelby authentication than those of cars produced by Unique
Performance.
To see over 80 photos of this car, including under carriage please
visit our
website www.grautogallery.com
Gr Auto Gallery, LLC and our sister company, Wheelz Sales and
Leasing Inc. makes every effort to represent each vehicle
accurately and with integrity. We also welcome third party
inspections when necessary. Although we try to do our very best to
be accurate in our description writing we are human and do make
mistakes. Unless otherwise noted, All vehicles are sold AS IS, No
Warranty Expressed or Implied. All sales final.
