at 31k, i cant see the point of it ???

[BigsimonY]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Mustang-67-Eleanor-...

With a price tag of 31k, why would you invest that into a kit car!!! Im sure you could get a real Mustang for the same cash

[sealtt]

You are right. And I guess that is why it is for sale and not sold.

[43034]

CustomBush

[feef]

At that price, you'd be cheaper buying the real deal and modifying it

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-1968-Ford-Mustang-F...

[mybrainhurts]

Holy pig...

[nightwalker]

While it's not worth that sort of money, it is a really good effort and looks the part inside and out and with that engine I bet it sounds good too. Not sure why but I imagined it with a Capri base and it seemed to make more sense for some reason.

[Roo]

feef said:

At that price, you'd be cheaper buying the real deal and modifying it

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-1968-Ford-Mustang-F...

By the time that's in the country you can double the price. Plus the price of conversion to Eleanor spec which is a lot of man hours in labour.

I've seen the car mentioned in the OP and met the owner. It's an incredibly good recreation for the money.

Want a real Mustang converted to an Eleanor replica? I hope you've got at least £60k lying around to do it yourself.
Want an already converted car? £80k upwards. Some cost more, £120k is not unheard of.

[Basil Brush]

I'm not sure how 1500 quid shipping and VAT would double the price??

[nct001]

Basil Brush said:

I'm not sure how 1500 quid shipping and VAT would double the price??

Pretty sure no vat on import due to age.

[xRIEx]

Roo said:

Plus the price of conversion to Eleanor spec which is a lot of man hours in labour.

What is 'Eleanor' spec?

[xRIEx]

feef said:

At that price, you'd be cheaper buying the real deal and modifying it

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-1968-Ford-Mustang-F...

I thought the remake was looked down upon by GI60S purists?

[balls-out]

whilst no excuse - I suspect a well sorted sierra will probably out handle the original in every respect.

[P-Jay]

xRIEx said:

Roo said:

Plus the price of conversion to Eleanor spec which is a lot of man hours in labour.

What is 'Eleanor' spec?

'Eleanor' was the code name for a Mustang Shelby GT500 featured in the 2000 version of 'Gone in 60 seconds' but the car in the film was customised, so in addition to GT500 spec there's a few other things too - mostly a button on the 'shifter' and some metallic paint as far as I can tell.

This is a 1967 GT500

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/sh...

This is an Eleanor

http://blog.caranddriver.com/eleanor-on-the-block-...

The Shelby is a undeniable classic car that's worth a fortune itself, so I can't imagine many 'Eleanors' actually started out as Shelby's.

I'd rather the standard Shelby any day.

[xRIEx]

P-Jay said:

xRIEx said:

Roo said:

Plus the price of conversion to Eleanor spec which is a lot of man hours in labour.

What is 'Eleanor' spec?

'Eleanor' was the code name for a Mustang Shelby GT500 featured in the 2000 version of 'Gone in 60 seconds' but the car in the film was customised, so in addition to GT500 spec there's a few other things too - mostly a button on the 'shifter' and some metallic paint as far as I can tell.

This is a 1967 GT500

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/sh...

This is an Eleanor

http://blog.caranddriver.com/eleanor-on-the-block-...

The Shelby is a undeniable classic car that's worth a fortune itself, so I can't imagine many 'Eleanors' actually started out as Shelby's.

I'd rather the standard Shelby any day.

What about Eleanor in the 1974 film?

[P-Jay]

xRIEx said:

P-Jay said:

xRIEx said:

Roo said:

Plus the price of conversion to Eleanor spec which is a lot of man hours in labour.

What is 'Eleanor' spec?

'Eleanor' was the code name for a Mustang Shelby GT500 featured in the 2000 version of 'Gone in 60 seconds' but the car in the film was customised, so in addition to GT500 spec there's a few other things too - mostly a button on the 'shifter' and some metallic paint as far as I can tell.

This is a 1967 GT500

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/sh...

This is an Eleanor

http://blog.caranddriver.com/eleanor-on-the-block-...

The Shelby is a undeniable classic car that's worth a fortune itself, so I can't imagine many 'Eleanors' actually started out as Shelby's.

I'd rather the standard Shelby any day.

What about Eleanor in the 1974 film?

A '71 'Sportroof' or coupe Mustang, with some '73 bits fitted to make it look a bit newer and painted black and yellow - they're not nearly as popular as classics, they're a but ugly to my eyes, I think some of the Mach 1 spec cars go for some money, but they're not in the same league as the 60's ones.

[xRIEx]

I agree with you about the standard Shelby.

[BigsimonY]

Roo said:

feef said:

At that price, you'd be cheaper buying the real deal and modifying it

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-1968-Ford-Mustang-F...

By the time that's in the country you can double the price. Plus the price of conversion to Eleanor spec which is a lot of man hours in labour.

I've seen the car mentioned in the OP and met the owner. It's an incredibly good recreation for the money.

Want a real Mustang converted to an Eleanor replica? I hope you've got at least £60k lying around to do it yourself.
Want an already converted car? £80k upwards. Some cost more, £120k is not unheard of.

points taken....but 31k!!!!! for a kit car....

[mgtony]

A real one will cost you a few quid more!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1968-E-Reg-FORD-MUSTANG-...

[grumbledoak]

feef said:

At that price, you'd be cheaper buying the real deal and modifying it

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-1968-Ford-Mustang-F...

^^^ Buy the real thing and don't modify it, even. You are not getting anything tangible for all that extra cash.

[RoadRunner220]

nightwalker said:

While it's not worth that sort of money, it is a really good effort and looks the part inside and out and with that engine I bet it sounds good too.

Agreed. For that sort of cash I think I'd be looking at actual Mustangs, but I have to say, that does look like a good effort and I bet that would convince many petrolheads.