1968 Ford GT500 Eleanor 3933 Miles Coupe 351 CI Windsor V8 6 Speed Manual Trema

Description for Ford GT500 1968

The GR Auto Gallery is pleased to present this 1968 Ford Mustang GT500E Eleanor from the Shelby continuation series. This particular build was professionally completed by Unique Performance in 2004. Being the GT500E was built by Unique Performance, the Mustang is currently registered with Carol Shelby Licensing Inc in the Shelby Unified Registry. Additionally, the vehicle comes with a full build specification sheet from Unique Performance. This gorgeous example comes in a stunning pepper gray paint job with black racing... stripes. Complimenting the exterior is a spotless black interior with wood and brushed aluminum accents. Powering Eleanor is a 351 Windsor V8 motor punched out to a massive 408 cubic inches. This impressive motor is mated to a brilliant Tremec T-56 manual transmission. Features include 4 wheel disc brakes, power steering, working heat, A/C and much more. The GT500 Eleanor is one of the most iconic Muscle cars in history. However finding one can prove to be a bit of a challenge. This particular pony has been with the same collector for the past 15 years and has finally come to market. Don't miss your opportunity to scoop up this pristine vehicle because you may never get another one. Please call or email us today for more information. The 1967 modified Shelby Mustang featured in the year 2000 movie, Gone in 60 Seconds, was cited by Hot Rod magazine as being one of the top 100 most influential cars of all time. The reasoning being that this movie and movie car was responsible for introducing a whole new demographic of "non-car people" into the world of collector and special interest vehicles. It also influenced a few custom car builders and fabricators to re-create the Famed "Eleanor" to meet demands for the car generated by the Hit Movie. While there were a few large companies producing "Eleanor" style mustangs on a tiered package type program, few possessed the engineering, quality of fabrication and shear thought of the 19 Cars produced by Gene Noble of G-Tech Engineering of Greenville Michigan.