sykes Member 408 Member For: 21y 10m 5d Location: Brisbane (Parkinson) Posted 12/08/04 05:48 AM Share Posted 12/08/04 05:48 AM Sorry but I din't think the pictures came through but have a look at this web site:www.uniqueperformance.comI had better start saving now me thinks Eleanor, yep it's the 67 Shelby GT-500E This show came on last night and I found it very interesting. This is one Stang that I really want.EleanorOriginal Airdate: July 20, 2004 The Learning ChannelForm the TV Show RIDES Look at her — beautiful lines, curvaceous, ultra-sleek and the star of one of the biggest car flicks of all time. She's now being handcrafted, one part at a time, in Dallas. The place that makes this beauty is Unique Performance. She's Eleanor, Nicholas Cage's leading lady in Gone in 60 Seconds, and you too can have one of these way-cool GT-500E rides for yourself. But before you open the checkbook, check out the episode where we'll see an Eleanor get built from start to finish. Along with Eleanor, we'll see other legendary muscle cars and take a look at the whole culture of high-performance street machines and go-fast customized vehicles; American-built classics made into the stuff that zooms by faster than you can blink. As the build of the new Eleanor unfolds, we'll also look at the other projects at Unique Performance, a specialty shop where looks and horsepower come together in cars that are both new and time-tested; state-of-the-art within the most famous, classic models — like the GT-500E, crafted into the (almost) one and only Eleanor. This hour will also include interviews with baseball great Jason Giambi and the legendary Carroll Shelby. As one of the great muscle men on the diamond, Jason is the perfect fit for a muscle car and is having one built at Unique Performance. As for Shelby — well, how could we explore the GT without hearing from the creator and master? The raw material that will eventually be reborn as an Eleanor — the car made famous by Nicholas Cage in Gone in 60 Seconds. The Unique Performance team gets started on the exterior of a GT-500E. A brand-new power plant is now in place. The completed Eleanor hits the street.More pics from Unique Performance....Carroll Shelby and G.T500E at Carroll's East Texas ranch.Performance Package - G.T.500E Investment - $129,000Standard Equipment351/408 Ford Windsor V8, New, Shelby Tuned, 475 HP Tremec T56 6 Speed Manual Transmission Shelby Wheels & Tires Front: 17" X 8", Rear: 17" X 8" 245/40ZR17 Griffin Aluminum Cross Flow Radiator JBA 2 1/2" Aluminum Pipe Side Exhaust System w/Tips w/Spintec Mufflers Visteon® F75U high torque starter 8 Quart Canton® oil pan, pick up tube, dip stick MSD Ignition Control & Coil Baer Tracker Bump Steer Adjustable Tie Rods Unique Suspension Products:- Power Rack & Pinion Steering- Outside Weld-in Sub-Frame Connectors- Bolt-in Center Section- Front Coilover SuspensionBrakes Baer Front & Rear Disc BrakesInterior Custom Deluxe Black Vinyl Seats Shelby Signature Gauges LeCarra Wooden 15" Steering Wheel Old Air Products Hurricane A/C System Sony Stereo w/CD Player 160 MPH speedometer 10,000 RPM tachometer 4-Point Roll Bar ExteriorShelby G.T.500E emblems Functional SC Cobra Style Gas Lid Sequential Tail Lights Shelby G.T.500E Light PackageSuspensionCurrie 31 Spline 9" Posi-Traction Differential 3.89:1 9" Gears Unique Suspension Products Front Coilover QA1 Rear Gas Shocks Shelby Style Traction BarsFuelNOS System Appearance Package Carburetor 670 CFM Polished Fuel Safe Fuel Cell,16 GallonsOptions Hi-Back Bucket Seats, Vinyl or Leather 3" Racing Seat Belts - Corbeau 4 Point Click Type CAE Sound Dampening Package DVD System 8 Disc CD Changer Shelby Wheels & Tires Front: 17" X 8", Custom Rear: 17" X 9.5" 275/40ZR17 PSE Wheels & Tires Front: 17" X 8", Rear: 17" X 9.5" 275/40ZR17 315/35ZR1 PSE Wheels Front: 17" X 8", 245/35ZR1 Rear: 17" X 11" w/Tubbing Spare Shelby or PSE Wheel & Tire: 17" X 8" w/Mounting Bracket Convertible Option Fuel Safe Fuel Cell, 22 Gallon Vented Air Ducts to Brakes Trunk Mounted Battery Unique Suspension Products Rear Coilover GPS Tracking SystemSuper Snake Package - G.T.500EInvestment - $159,000Standard Equipment 427 Carroll Shelby Performance Aluminum FE Engine, 525 H/P JBA 2 1/2" Aluminum Pipe Side Exhaust System w/Tips w/Spin Tech Mufflers Trunk Mounted Battery MSD Ignition Control & Coil Griffin Aluminum Cross Flow Radiator Drive Shaft Safety Loop Unique Suspension Products:- Power Rack & Pinion- Sub-Frame Connectors- Shock Tower Bracing- Front CoiloverBrakes Baer Front & Rear Disc Brakes Vented Air Ducts to BrakesInterior Hi-Back Super Snake Embroidered Bucket Seats, Black Vinyl Shelby Signature Gauges 200 MPH Speedometer LeCarra Wooden 15" Steering Wheel Old Air Products Hurricane A/C System Sony Stereo w/CD Player 4-Point Roll Bar ExteriorSuper Snake Striping (Thin-Wide-Thin) Functional SC Cobra Style Gas Lid Sequential Tail LightsSuspensionCurrie 31 Spline 9" Posi-Traction Trac-Locker Differential 3.25:1 9" Gears Koni Rear Gas Shocks Shelby Style Traction BarsFuelNOS System appearance package Fuel Safe Fuel Cell,16 GallonsOptions Shelby Vortech Supercharger w/Mighty Demon Carb., 725 H/P Hi-Back Super Snake Embroidered Bucket Seats, Black Leather 3" Racing Seat Belts - Corbeau 4 Point Click Type CAE Sound Dampening Package DVD System 8 Disc CD Changer PSE Wheels Front: 17" X 8", 245/40ZR17, Rear: 17" X 9.5", 275/40ZR17 Shelby Wheels & Tires Front: 17" X 8", 245/40ZR17, Rear: 17" X 9.5", 275/40ZR17 PSE Wheels Front: 17" X 8", 245/35ZR1Rear: 17" X 11" w/tubbing 315/35ZR1 Spare Shelby or PSE Wheel & Tire: 17" X 8" w/Mounting Bracket Convertible Option Fuel Safe Fuel Cell, 22 Gallons Unique Suspension Products Rear Coilover GPS Tracking SystemEleanor, yep it's the 67 Shelby GT-500E This show came on last night and I found it very interesting. This is one Stang that I really want.EleanorOriginal Airdate: July 20, 2004 The Learning ChannelForm the TV Show RIDES Look at her — beautiful lines, curvaceous, ultra-sleek and the star of one of the biggest car flicks of all time. She's now being handcrafted, one part at a time, in Dallas. The place that makes this beauty is Unique Performance. She's Eleanor, Nicholas Cage's leading lady in Gone in 60 Seconds, and you too can have one of these way-cool GT-500E rides for yourself. But before you open the checkbook, check out the episode where we'll see an Eleanor get built from start to finish. Along with Eleanor, we'll see other legendary muscle cars and take a look at the whole culture of high-performance street machines and go-fast customized vehicles; American-built classics made into the stuff that zooms by faster than you can blink. As the build of the new Eleanor unfolds, we'll also look at the other projects at Unique Performance, a specialty shop where looks and horsepower come together in cars that are both new and time-tested; state-of-the-art within the most famous, classic models — like the GT-500E, crafted into the (almost) one and only Eleanor. This hour will also include interviews with baseball great Jason Giambi and the legendary Carroll Shelby. As one of the great muscle men on the diamond, Jason is the perfect fit for a muscle car and is having one built at Unique Performance. As for Shelby — well, how could we explore the GT without hearing from the creator and master? The raw material that will eventually be reborn as an Eleanor — the car made famous by Nicholas Cage in Gone in 60 Seconds. The Unique Performance team gets started on the exterior of a GT-500E. A brand-new power plant is now in place. The completed Eleanor hits the street.More pics from Unique Performance....Carroll Shelby and G.T500E at Carroll's East Texas ranch.Performance Package - G.T.500E Investment - $129,000Standard Equipment351/408 Ford Windsor V8, New, Shelby Tuned, 475 HP Tremec T56 6 Speed Manual Transmission Shelby Wheels & Tires Front: 17" X 8", Rear: 17" X 8" 245/40ZR17 Griffin Aluminum Cross Flow Radiator JBA 2 1/2" Aluminum Pipe Side Exhaust System w/Tips w/Spintec Mufflers Visteon® F75U high torque starter 8 Quart Canton® oil pan, pick up tube, dip stick MSD Ignition Control & Coil Baer Tracker Bump Steer Adjustable Tie Rods Unique Suspension Products:- Power Rack & Pinion Steering- Outside Weld-in Sub-Frame Connectors- Bolt-in Center Section- Front Coilover SuspensionBrakes Baer Front & Rear Disc BrakesInterior Custom Deluxe Black Vinyl Seats Shelby Signature Gauges LeCarra Wooden 15" Steering Wheel Old Air Products Hurricane A/C System Sony Stereo w/CD Player 160 MPH speedometer 10,000 RPM tachometer 4-Point Roll Bar ExteriorShelby G.T.500E emblems Functional SC Cobra Style Gas Lid Sequential Tail Lights Shelby G.T.500E Light PackageSuspensionCurrie 31 Spline 9" Posi-Traction Differential 3.89:1 9" Gears Unique Suspension Products Front Coilover QA1 Rear Gas Shocks Shelby Style Traction BarsFuelNOS System Appearance Package Carburetor 670 CFM Polished Fuel Safe Fuel Cell,16 GallonsOptions Hi-Back Bucket Seats, Vinyl or Leather 3" Racing Seat Belts - Corbeau 4 Point Click Type CAE Sound Dampening Package DVD System 8 Disc CD Changer Shelby Wheels & Tires Front: 17" X 8", Custom Rear: 17" X 9.5" 275/40ZR17 PSE Wheels & Tires Front: 17" X 8", Rear: 17" X 9.5" 275/40ZR17 315/35ZR1 PSE Wheels Front: 17" X 8", 245/35ZR1 Rear: 17" X 11" w/Tubbing Spare Shelby or PSE Wheel & Tire: 17" X 8" w/Mounting Bracket Convertible Option Fuel Safe Fuel Cell, 22 Gallon Vented Air Ducts to Brakes Trunk Mounted Battery Unique Suspension Products Rear Coilover GPS Tracking SystemSuper Snake Package - G.T.500EInvestment - $159,000Standard Equipment 427 Carroll Shelby Performance Aluminum FE Engine, 525 H/P JBA 2 1/2" Aluminum Pipe Side Exhaust System w/Tips w/Spin Tech Mufflers Trunk Mounted Battery MSD Ignition Control & Coil Griffin Aluminum Cross Flow Radiator Drive Shaft Safety Loop Unique Suspension Products:- Power Rack & Pinion- Sub-Frame Connectors- Shock Tower Bracing- Front CoiloverBrakes Baer Front & Rear Disc Brakes Vented Air Ducts to BrakesInterior Hi-Back Super Snake Embroidered Bucket Seats, Black Vinyl Shelby Signature Gauges 200 MPH Speedometer LeCarra Wooden 15" Steering Wheel Old Air Products Hurricane A/C System Sony Stereo w/CD Player 4-Point Roll Bar ExteriorSuper Snake Striping (Thin-Wide-Thin) Functional SC Cobra Style Gas Lid Sequential Tail LightsSuspensionCurrie 31 Spline 9" Posi-Traction Trac-Locker Differential 3.25:1 9" Gears Koni Rear Gas Shocks Shelby Style Traction BarsFuelNOS System appearance package Fuel Safe Fuel Cell,16 GallonsOptions Shelby Vortech Supercharger w/Mighty Demon Carb., 725 H/P Hi-Back Super Snake Embroidered Bucket Seats, Black Leather 3" Racing Seat Belts - Corbeau 4 Point Click Type CAE Sound Dampening Package DVD System 8 Disc CD Changer PSE Wheels Front: 17" X 8", 245/40ZR17, Rear: 17" X 9.5", 275/40ZR17 Shelby Wheels & Tires Front: 17" X 8", 245/40ZR17, Rear: 17" X 9.5", 275/40ZR17 PSE Wheels Front: 17" X 8", 245/35ZR1Rear: 17" X 11" w/tubbing 315/35ZR1 Spare Shelby or PSE Wheel & Tire: 17" X 8" w/Mounting Bracket Convertible Option Fuel Safe Fuel Cell, 22 Gallons Unique Suspension Products Rear Coilover GPS Tracking System Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/12306-eleanor-yep-its-the-67-shelby-gt-500e/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello BGSer Member 166 Member For: 21y 4m 12d Location: Brisbane Posted 12/08/04 06:10 AM Share Posted 12/08/04 06:10 AM did u double post LOL Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/12306-eleanor-yep-its-the-67-shelby-gt-500e/#findComment-153767 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jteale Guests Posted 12/08/04 06:36 AM Share Posted 12/08/04 06:36 AM Gee, can't believe after a pretty ordinary movie they now ruin perfectly good GT-500's ... its a crying shame :(Attached is a genuine GT-500 at the current All Ford Day Sydney 2004 ... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/12306-eleanor-yep-its-the-67-shelby-gt-500e/#findComment-153777 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Donating Members 998 Member For: 21y 10m 30d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 12/08/04 07:43 AM Share Posted 12/08/04 07:43 AM Beautiful.I,ll take the blue one (GT 350 ?)behind it as well! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/12306-eleanor-yep-its-the-67-shelby-gt-500e/#findComment-153800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
plonky The Bionic Man - half man-half titanium Member 1,766 Member For: 22y 2m 14d Location: Dodge Scat Pack Posted 12/08/04 08:45 AM Share Posted 12/08/04 08:45 AM The real Eleanor was a 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 in Yellow Blaze.The original movie craps all over that sad excuse for a remake ! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/12306-eleanor-yep-its-the-67-shelby-gt-500e/#findComment-153823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jteale Guests Posted 12/08/04 10:55 AM Share Posted 12/08/04 10:55 AM plonky said: The real Eleanor was a 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 in Yellow Blaze.The original movie craps all over that sad excuse for a remake ! Heaps of trashed cars too Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/12306-eleanor-yep-its-the-67-shelby-gt-500e/#findComment-153871 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumpen Poison Fish. Poison Fish. TASTY FISH!!! Donating Members 5,181 Member For: 22y 3m 8d Gender: Male Location: The Bogan Shire Posted 12/08/04 12:51 PM Share Posted 12/08/04 12:51 PM plonky said: The real Eleanor was a 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 in Yellow Blaze.The original movie craps all over that sad excuse for a remake ! Was going to say, wasn't the GT-500 as 'Elanor' made famous by Steve Macqueen in the original 'Gone in 60 Seconds'? NOT Nicholas Cage Coppola?BAH, give me a Charger Daytona Hemi ANYDAY... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/12306-eleanor-yep-its-the-67-shelby-gt-500e/#findComment-153947 Share on other sites More sharing options...
plonky The Bionic Man - half man-half titanium Member 1,766 Member For: 22y 2m 14d Location: Dodge Scat Pack Posted 13/08/04 02:09 AM Share Posted 13/08/04 02:09 AM The original movie was made by a guy named Toby Halicki. He drove the Mustang Mach 1 in the movie....he wrote, produced and directed the movie.Eleanor is a 1973 Mustang Mach 1 with the 351 Cleveland engineThough it has a hell of a time trying to outrun the 1970 Dodge Coronet 440's (police cars with the split grille), the 1969 Dodge Coronet 440's and Plymouth Belvedere's (4 door version of the Road Runner and Super Bee)The Chrysler Police pack had the 440 Magnum engine (375hP and 484 ft/lb torque) as well as Heavy duty brakes, suspension and special Police tyres.Actually Lumpy....I prefer the 68 Charger with either Street HEMI or 440 Six Pack or the 68/69 Plymouth Road Runner/Dodge Super Bee with the 440 Six Barrel option.Though a '70 HEMI 'Cuda would be very very nice.The winged cars were a little too over the top for me Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/12306-eleanor-yep-its-the-67-shelby-gt-500e/#findComment-154117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumpen Poison Fish. Poison Fish. TASTY FISH!!! Donating Members 5,181 Member For: 22y 3m 8d Gender: Male Location: The Bogan Shire Posted 15/08/04 11:20 AM Share Posted 15/08/04 11:20 AM Yeah that is true about the Daytona being slighly over the top, with the rear wing being 3 foot tall and extending ABOVE the roof line! For those unlucky enough to be unfamiliar with these cars:They were also the first US Stock car to run over 200MPh:http://aerowarriors.com/gifs/200mphrun3.gifIn fact they were SO succesful that any car using these wings were limited to a sub-305ci (5.0L) engine, where as in 1970 they were open and using a 426ci (6.9L) Hemi, that in STREET trim with two 425cfm carbies were rated at 425Hp/490ft-lbs. In street trim speeds of between 130 and 150Mph were achievable and: Quote Jim Fredericks' SuperBird, "Fly Rod", exceeded 216 MPH in the B/Production class at the Bonneville Salt Flats in the late 1980's. This made it the world's fastest production (gasoline fueled, normally aspirated) winged car.On the down side 0-60MPH was in about 5.5 and they ONLY cut 14.26 seconds quarters albeit at 103.7MP-H.I'd still have one but, and the Superbirds are very nice (honestly, I couldn't really differentiate between them)Semi-Mopar Fan,Lumpy Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/12306-eleanor-yep-its-the-67-shelby-gt-500e/#findComment-154942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
plonky The Bionic Man - half man-half titanium Member 1,766 Member For: 22y 2m 14d Location: Dodge Scat Pack Posted 16/08/04 09:52 AM Share Posted 16/08/04 09:52 AM The Daytona is a Dodge Charger (Doge Charger 500 actually) with the nose cone and wing.The Superbird is a Plymouth RoadRunner with the nose cone and wing. Both cars are different body shapes. The Charger was a shape exclusive to Dodge but the Road Runner was shared with the Dodge Super Bee..The Superbird was more successful than the Daytona. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/12306-eleanor-yep-its-the-67-shelby-gt-500e/#findComment-155273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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