A ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’ 1967 Shelby GT500 Eleanor is for Sale

For as long as we can remember, there have been middling movies that featured cars that outperformed the lead actor. The top of that list is, was and always will be the 1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang dubbed “Eleanor” from Gone in 60 Seconds. (For the record, you could make a case for the DeLorean from Back to the Future, but Christopher Lloyd, Michael J. Fox and the writing as a whole make that film much more believable.) Reimagined by designer Chip Foose for the automotive-themed heist film, this iconic fastback was the lynch pin of the entire operation and featured a 400HP, 5.8-liter, small-block V8 mated to a four-speed manual transmission that was the ultimate prize (and Kryptonite) for Nic Cage’s character, along with the setting for his romantic reconnection with Angelina Jolie. Now, two decades after the original release of the film, one of the original three hero cars from production is up for sale. This particular version has over 72,000 miles on the odometer, but that doesn’t make it any less of a treasured piece if you can stomach the purchase price–which, for the record, is sure to be well over a million bucks.