Built on a 1967 Mustang, the car has a V8 Cobra Jet engine and certification that the seller uses to justify the millionaire price
A replica of the legendary Mustang Eleanor, a car that gained worldwide fame in the film “60 Seconds” (2000), starring Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie, is on sale in the United States for US$ 599,980 (about R$ 3,1 million) – an amount that is close to that charged for original copies used in filming. The ad is from Limited Spec Automotive, which specializes in collector’s vehicles.
The car was built on a 1967 Ford Mustang and reproduces the visual elements that immortalized Eleanor on the big screen, one of the most coveted models ever to come out of the cinema. The bodywork sports the iconic Pepper Gray metallic paint, with double black stripes on the hood, roof, tailgate, and bumpers, as well as flared fenders and wide wheels. The interior is finished in black leather and a plaque in honor of Carroll Shelby.
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Under the hood is a 7.0 Cobra Jet V8 engine. The advertiser did not disclose power, gearbox or other mechanical data of the set, but this engine commonly exceeds 400 hp.
The main selling point is certification by the Eleanor World Registry, an organization that catalogs replicas inspired by the car in the movie. More than a construction, the seller maintains, it is a recognized piece of automotive history – and it is this record that would justify the price. For comparison, high-end replicas are usually valued between R$ 650 thousand and R$ 935 thousand (US$ 125 thousand to US$ 180 thousand), while the original Mustangs from the filming can exceed R$ 5,2 million (US$ 1 million) – one of them was sold for around that figure in 2013.
For the 2000 feature, about twelve cars were assembled, of which only three were functional. It is estimated that seven have survived, which helps to explain the mystique surrounding the model and the values practiced by well-finished copies.
