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Eleanor (automobile) " Eleanor " is a code name used in independent filmmaker H. B. "Toby" Halicki's 1974 film Gone in 60 Seconds to refer to a 1971 Ford Mustang (redressed as a 1973 [1][2]) featured in the film. The name is also used in the 2000 remake for a customized Shelby Mustang GT500.
Gone in 60 Seconds: Directed by Dominic Sena. With Nicolas Cage, Giovanni Ribisi, Angelina Jolie, T.J. Cross. A retired master car thief must come back to the industry and steal fifty cars with his crew in one night to save his brother's life.
Gone in 60 Seconds. When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one is in the bag - thereby, the police precipitate in a desperate car chase against Pace and his Eleanor across Southern California.
A lengthy and destructive car chase ensues, covering six California cities from Long Beach to Carson involving local, county, and state law enforcement. Pace manages to evade the police, but irreparably damages the third Eleanor in the process. Desperate, Pace spots a fourth Eleanor Mustang at a car wash.
1 wrz 2022 · Despite Halicki’s major efforts, the focus of the film was not on him, but on the expensive cars featured in the movie, particularly, the leading lady of the film – the 1973 Ford “Eleanor” Mustang. So, here is the real story behind the original Gone in 60 Seconds.
Memphis steals Eleanor just as the detectives arrive and leads police on a chase through the city and into a shipyard. Reaching the Vincent Thomas Bridge, blocked by an accident, Memphis jumps Eleanor off the ramp of a tow truck and lands on the other side, evading Castlebeck, Drycoff, LAPD, and CHP that had surrounded him.
Awesome Movie Mustangs – 1973 ‘Eleanor’ Ford Mustang from “Gone in 60 Seconds”. No other leading lady in film history gave so much of herself, withstood such brutal treatment and required 250 man-hours to prepare for cameras. For more than makeup was needed to get “Eleanor” ready for her starring role. Her body skin was removed so ...
