One of the more famous movie cars of all time, the Ford Mustang known as “Eleanor” from the Gone in 60 Seconds film franchise has led to the creation of many replicas over the years – some authorized and others, well, not so much. However, a little over a year ago, Shelby Trust won its legal battle against Denice Shakarian Halicki, the owner of the Mustang Eleanor trademark, meaning that builders don’t have to worry about that any more. Now, this very interesting 1968 Ford Mustang Eleanor replica is heading to auction as well.
This particular 1968 Ford Mustang Eleanor replica – which is going up for grabs at Barrett-Jackson’s 2025 Scottsdale auction – looks just like many others, as well as the movie car itself, but it features some unique mechanicals under that attractive skin. In fact, it’s equipped with a brand new supercharged Ford 5.2L V8 Predator crate engine pumping out 760 horsepower – previously found in the S550-generation Mustang Shelby GT500 – along with a Tremec T56 Magnum six-speed manual transmission, making for one heck of a potentially fun combination, we’d say.
The manual gearbox is fitted with a dual-disc carbon clutch to help handle all that power, which flows to the rear wheels via a nine-inch Ford positraction rear end. The auction listing notes that this Ford Mustang Eleanor replica is also fitted with a bevy of suspension upgrades, but fails to list any of those – as well as what kind of work has been done to the exterior and interior of the pony car as well. Regardless, while the exact Predator engine used in this model no longer exists in a production vehicle, a modified version does take up residence in the F-150 Raptor R and is also available in crate form.
From what we can see in the provided photos, this Ford Mustang Eleanor replica features the same sort of exterior modifications as the movie version, coupled with similar wheels and paint, plus and a “Go-Baby-Go” shifter inside the cabin, making for one cool combination – one that we imagine plenty of folks will be happy to bid on.
Harnessing - you guessed it - a powerful 427.
A rather unique creation, indeed.
A mildly modified example with low miles.
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Nothing to see here. Another unknown copy of a tarted up Mustang.