Mustangs have always been known to have powerful engines, and this Eleanor has a Roush-built supercharged V8 making 750 horsepower.Power is sent to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual transmission.

Eleanor started out as a customized 1971 Ford Mustang Sportsroof in Gone in 60 Seconds back in 1974. Almost three decades later, it came as a Shelby Mustang GT500 in the remake, driven by master ...

Ford Authority reports Shelby American has won its trademark fight over the use of the “Eleanor” name that became famous in the Gone in Sixty Seconds movies.

This time, the Ninth Circuit sided mostly with Shelby.The court ruled that the Eleanor Mustangs – featured in four films spanning from 1974 to 2000 – do not qualify as copyrightable characters.

1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Eleanor Recreation Is One Sexy Beast. ... Fusion starts with a 1967 or 1968 Mustang donor car and proceeds to strip it down to its bare metal and sandblasts the shell.