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| November 11, 2002 | Stoll, John D. | COPYRIGHT 2002 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: JOHN D. STOLL

Imagine: Today's technology and performance equipment sandwiched between '67 mystique and 1970s movie lore. And here's a shocker-not designed under, affiliated with or approved by Ford design chief J Mays.

Think Shelby, think Gone in 60 Seconds, think Eleanor. Carroll Shelby has inked a deal that will bring a limited stock of rebuilt, hot-rodded vintage Mustangs to the market this January.

Shelby will introduce an ``Eleanor'' GT500E Shelby Mustang at Barrett-Jackson, where it will be available for sale for the first time. Eleanor was featured in the extended chase scenes in both the 1974 and the 2000 versions of Gone in 60 Seconds (it was driven by Nicolas Cage in the more recent version), and gained a semi-cult following. All 50 cars stolen in the film were given women's names; Eleanor looked like a modified 1967 GT500 Shelby Mustang, though of the dozen Eleanors made for the 2000 film, not one was an authentic GT500.

Similarly, Shelby's new Eleanor is a ...

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