Top 10 Movie Cars - 4 - Eleanor
December 27th, 2006
In Gone in 60 Seconds retired car thief Memphis Raines is coerced into coming back into the ‘boosting’ business in order to save his brother from an evil Dr Who (ok it’s not actually Dr Who but the guy who brought Dr Who back).
The holy grail of cars that is on the list that Memphis has to boost is the 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 or codename ‘Eleanor’.
Considered to be the more famous of the Mustangs there were 11 built for the movie.
“Of those, two were destroyed in the climactic bridge jump and junkyard crusher scenes. Because certain cars were needed to do different manoeuvres in the film, no two Eleanors were alike.
All the Eleanors only acted the role of being Shelbys while really they were modified Mustang fastbacks. And, although in “Gone” the car is supposed to be a four-on-the-floor, most of the Eleanors were automatics — because it’s easier to act and do stunts when you don’t have to manually shift gears. source“
A model of this car sits in my wife’s office so at the very least there was no chance of it not making this list!
Here is a list of the vehicles and their code names in the film (as well as the link to wikipedia):
- 1999 Aston Martin DB7 - Mary
- 1962 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato - Barbara
- 1999 Bentley Arnage - Lindsey
- 1999 Bentley Azure - Laura
- 1964 Bentley Continental - Alma
- 1959 Cadillac El Dorado - Madeline
- 1958 Cadillac El Dorado Brougham - Patricia
- 1999 Cadillac Escalade - Carol
- 2000 Cadillac El Dorado STS (El Dorado Touring Coupe) - Daniela
- 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible - Stefanie
- 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 - Erin
- 1953 Chevrolet Corvette - Pamela
- 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Big Block - Stacey
- 2000 Ford F-150 Harley Davidson Edition - Anne
- 1971 DeTomaso Pantera - Kate
- 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona- Vanessa
- 1998 Dodge Viper Coupe GTS - Denise
- 1995 Ferrari 355 B - Diane
- 1997 Ferrari 355 F1 - Trisha
- 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB4 - Nadine
- 1999 Ferrari 550 Maranello - Angelina
- 1987 Ferrari Testarossa - Rose
- 1956 Ford T-Bird - Susan
- 2000 GMC Yukon - Megan
- 1999 HumVee 2-Door Pickup - Tracy
- 1999 Infiniti Q45 - Rachel
- 1994 Jaguar XJ220 - Bernadene
- 1999 Jaguar XJR - Deborah
- 1994 Lamborghini Diablo SE30 - Gina
- 1999 Lexus LS 400 - Hillary
- 1999 Lincoln Navigator - Kimberley
- 1957 Mercedes Benz 300 SL/Gullwing - Dorothy
- 1999 Mercedes Benz CL 500 - Donna
- 1999 Mercedes Benz S 600 - Samantha
- 1998 Mercedes Benz SL 600 - Ellen
- 1950 Mercury Custom - Gabriela
- 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda - Shannon
- 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner - Jessica
- 1965 Pontiac GTO - Sharon
- 1999 Porsche 996 - Tina
- 2000 Porsche Boxster - Marsha
- 1961 Porsche Speedster - Natalie
- 1988 Porsche 959 - Virginia
- 1997 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo - Tanya
- 2000 Rolls-Royce Park Ward Stretch limousine - Grace
- 1966 Shelby AC Cobra - Ashley
- 2000 Volvo Turbo V70 R - Lisa
- 2000 Toyota Land Cruiser - Cathy
- 1998 Toyota Supra Turbo - Lynn
- 1967 Shelby Mustang GT 500 - Eleanor
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Thanks for the comment on my Rocky blog! I absolutely love Eleanor.
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You’re amongst good company!
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Eleanor is so beautiful….. I want her!!!! it makes my GT 5.0 look like a joooke
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Soooooooooooo grate car…i also have one (1/18scale)
Visit it on - www freewebs.com/myeleanor
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Great info there on all the 50 vehicles and their names! I have to agree with everyone about eleanor and her beauty. After I laid eyes on her, I looked far and wide until finding a ‘67 fastback. Her rebuilding is still in the works!
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Hey Mustangs - have you seen the new KITT from Knight Rider? It’s a Mustang, I don’t know if I’m convinced that it suits KITT, although it does look cool.
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KIT from the new knight rider show is pretty awesome. It can camo itself and be invisible. Also has tons of new weapons.
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