While Eleanor in the 2000 film appears in dark metallic gray, models of her have been made in other colors. Numerous models have been made of Eleanor. Halicki also retains ownership of the 1971/3 Eleanor Mustang from the original film. by Toby Halicki which used a Yellow Mach 1 Mustang called Eleanor. In 2008, Denice Shakarian Halicki, widow of HB Halicki, the director, producer, writer and star of the original 1974 Gone In 60 Seconds, won a court case against Carroll Shelby wherby it was ruled that Eleanor - in spite of being a car, and having been portrayed by two different vehicles - was a copyright character and that Halicki held this copyright. This car was created by Chip Foose and Steve Stansford both legendary car designers. A British collector brought it to Europe some time before 2012. This particular Eleanor has traveled far and wide over the last 20 years. Out of all the vehicles on their lists, Eleanor proves the most difficult to steal, causing numerous problems for the thieves and initiating spectacular car chases. Cinema Vehicle Services, the company responsible for producing the Mustangs, worked with legendary automotive designers Steve Sanford and Chip Foose on the design, which explains why they look so great. In both films, car thieves target a number of exotic cars which they give girls' names to as codenames. Arguably the finest Eleanor Mustangs were coming out of a little shop in Farmer’s Branch, Texas called Unique Performance, and they quickly struck a deal with both Carroll Shelby and Chip Foose to become, essentially, the modern-day equivalent of Shelby-American circa 1967. Front bumper fitment is checked with the new milled out brake ducts.
A-pillar trim and door tops are modified to keep a smooth seamless transition while the front fenders and fender trim are adjusted to eliminate a, from the factory, flat spot in the body. In the remake, Eleanor is a 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback customized by Chip Foose and frequently referred to as a Shelby GT500, although actually not a real Shelby or a GT500. In this episode, Chip and the team focus on the details.
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In the former, Eleanor is portrayed by a 1971 Ford Mustang Sportsroof coupe modified to look like a 1973 model. Chip Foose (born October 13, 1963) is an American automobile designer, artist, and star of Velocity s reality television series Overhaulin. Eleanor is a Ford Mustang which appears in the 1974 feature film Gone in 60 Seconds and that film's 2000 remake. The custom-built and Chip Foose-designed Eleanor Shelby Mustang GT500 that was the money shot car used in the film is now up for sale, and its way more.
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