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Jumping Mustangs - Shelby, Bullitt and Eleanor

Name: Shelby Mustang GT 500 1966
Brand: Shelby

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Created on May 4, 2011

Text:

Bruno von Rotz

Photos:

Daniel Reinhard

Simon Richter

Bruno von Rotz

- Courtesy RM Auctions

RM Auctions

Ford Motor Company

Teddy Pieper - Courtesy RM Auctions

Balz Schreier

Darin Schnabel - Courtesy RM Auctions 2013

Michael Alschner

Kyle Burt - Courtesy RM Auctions

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Daniel Reinhard

Simon Richter

Bruno von Rotz

- Courtesy RM Auctions

RM Auctions

Ford Motor Company

Teddy Pieper - Courtesy RM Auctions

Balz Schreier

Darin Schnabel - Courtesy RM Auctions 2013

Michael Alschner

Kyle Burt - Courtesy RM Auctions

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Shelby Mustang GT500E Convertible (1968) - auctioned as Lot 135 at the RM Auction "Don Davis Collection" on April 27, 2013

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1968) - at full speed

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Ford Mustang prototype (1963) - the 1963 prototype had a V4 mid-engine and two seats

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - at the World's Fair in April 1965

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - at the World's Fair in New York in 1965

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Shelby GT 350 R (1965) - sports version without bumpers

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - the Mustang for the racetrack

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - model with tape speedometer, rev counter on the dashboard

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Shelby GT 350 (1966) - Transparency drawing

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1967) - Eleanor in the movie Gone in 60 Seconds

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1967) - Swiss Eleanor at full speed

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1967) - true-to-original interior in the Swiss Eleanor

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1967) - beautiful Swiss Eleanor

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Ford Mustang GT 390 (1968) - probably the longest car chase in movie history - 11 minutes GT 390 in the movie Bullit

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - Test drive in Riverside

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - racing on the road

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Shelby GT 350 (1966) - Presentation at the motor show with the optional alloy wheels

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Shelby Mustang GT 350 (1967) - road version of the fast Ford Mustang

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Shelby Mustang GT 350 (1967) - rear view

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Shelby Mustang GT 350 (1967) - powerful rear end

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Shelby Mustang GT 350 (1968) - Beach life

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Shelby GT-350 (1967) - Dynamics - Included in the sales brochure

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Shelby Mustang GT 350 (1967) - a beautiful back can be delightful - Illustration from sales brochure

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Shelby Mustang GT 350 (1967) - Included in the sales brochure

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Shelby GT-350 (1968) - photo from the brochure

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1968) - hopefully the salt water won't do any harm

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1968) - when it's hot, a convertible helps

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1968) - accompanied by the famous Ford GT 40

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1968) - Meeting of the Ford super sports cars Mustang GT 500 and GT 40

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Shelby Mustang GT 350 (1966) - letting off steam on the racetrack

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1967) - the powerful 7-liter Cobra engine

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Ford Mustang Shelby GT 350 (1965) - Michel Oprey on his beautiful Mustang at the Hockenheim Historics 2011

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Ford Mustang Shelby GT 350 (1965) - Michel Oprey has to realize that horsepower alone doesn't always help

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Shelby Mustgang GT 350 (1965) - at the AVD Oldtimer GP Nürburgring 2007

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Shelby Mustang GT 350 (1965) - the Shelby Mustang battles with lightweight opponents at the AVD Oldtimer GP 2008

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Shelby Mustang GT 350 (1965) - this fully restored Shelby Mustang was auctioned by RM Auctions in 2010 for 247,500 dollars

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Shelby Mustang GT 350 (1965) - Interior of the GT 350 sold at RM Auctions in 2010 for 247,500 dollars

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Shelby Mustang GT 350 (1965) - Engine compartment of the Mustang auctioned by RM Auctions in Monterey in 2010

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1967) - beefy front view of the Swiss Eleanor

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1967) - just like in the movie Gone in 60 Seconds comes the Swiss Eleanor

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1967) - GT 500 rear end with wide lights

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1967) - a real concert sounds from the already embedded sidepipes

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1967) - Mileage speedometer in the Swiss Eleanor

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1967) - centered Cobra emblem

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1967) - the poisonous Cobra at the rear of the Swiss Eleanor

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1967) - feels particularly at home cruising - Swiss Eleanor

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1967) - the power is clearly visible in this Swiss Eleanor

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Shelby Mustang GT350 H (1966) - as lot 202 at the RM Auction in Monterey on August 15/16, 2014

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Shelby Mustang GT350 Paxton Prototype (1965) - under the hammer as lot 149 at the RM Auction in Monterey on August 15/16, 2014

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Ford Shelby Mustang GT 350 (1967) - Le Mans Classic 2014 - Plateau 5

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Shelby Mustang GT350 R (1965) - offered as lot 147 at the RM Auction Amelia Island 2014

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Ford Mustang Shelby GT 350 (1965) at the Arosa ClassicCar 2013 - Racing & Competition Class

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Ford Shelby Mustang GT 350 (1965) - in race R7 of the Gentlemen Drivers at the AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix 2013

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Ford Shelby Mustang GT350 (1965) - in race 11 - 23rd AvD Historic Marathon - AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix 2013

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Ford Mustang Shelby (1965) - at the start in the touring car class - Gaisbergrennen 2013 - Mountain run up the Gaisberg on Friday

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Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 (1967) - at the Roßfeldrennen 2013

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Summary

The Shelby Mustang GT 350 and its bigger brother GT 500 were greatly improved versions of the normal Ford Mustang. Intended for mass sports, they also found their way into the film world, not least with the car movie Gone in 60 Seconds starring Nicolas Cage. Ford also followed suit and launched the Ford Mustang GT 390. This in turn served as Steve McQueen's movie car in Bullitt. The Shelby Mustangs were very successful on the racetracks, but also in sales, and are still popular and sought-after today.

This article contains the following chapters

It started with a mid-engine and four cylinders
The civilian Mustangs
Racing driver Carroll Shelby lends a hand
Impressive performance
The Shelby from Hertz
Even more performance from Shelby and Ford
Popular in historic racing
Highly traded rarities
Bullitt and Eleanor cult
A Swiss Eleanor
Further articles and information:

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Steve McQueen drives a dark green '68 Ford Mustang GT 390 as a police agent in the movie "Bullitt" when he is pursued by a black 440 Dodge Charger, cleverly turns the game around and now sets off in pursuit of the bad guy in the Dodge, thundering over the ups and downs of San Francisco with impressive jumps. Even further, however, is the leap that Nicolas Cage takes as a car thief in a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT 500, affectionately called "Eleanor" by him, in the film "Gone in 60 Seconds" (German title: Gestohlen in 60 Sekunden), leaving a dozen other cars under him and various pursuers behind - but probably only thanks to sophisticated stunt and film technology.

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