Nicolas Cage’s career may have gone downhill faster than you can say 60 seconds, but the car he drove in the 2000 action film “Gone in 60 Seconds”, which itself was a remake of the 1974 H.B. Halicki film of the same name, remains a popular culture icon.
A total of eleven 1967 Ford Mustang Eleanors were built for the needs of the movie, only three of which were used as “hero” cars in scenes involving the actors, and one of them, is now set to rock the proverbial block at the Schaumburg Convention Center this Saturday, October 12, for Mecum’s Chicago 2013 auction.
Said Eleanor Mustang with VIN #7R02C173895 was built by Cinema Vehicle Services and comes with all the signature performance and styling cues, including the distinctive two-tone Silver and Charcoal paint and the go-baby-go shifter, along with a letter of authenticity.
The current owner of the Ford Racing 351 cubic inch (5.8-liter) V8 crate motor-powered 1967 Mustang sent the car to Chicago from his home in the United Kingdom via air transport.
Whether this example will sell for a cool $1 million as another Eleanor Mustang from the movie did at Mecum’s Indianapolis 2013 auction earlier this year, remains to be seen.
Photos by David Newhardt, Courtesy of Mecum Auctions
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