The 1967 Shelby GT500 known as Eleanor is one of the most recognizable movie cars ever built, and almost none of what people believe about it survives contact with the facts. Eleven cars wore the bodywork for the 2000 remake of Gone in 60 Seconds, and only three of them could move under their own power. Steve Stanford and Chip Foose drew the silhouette. Read on to find out how far it really sits from a genuine Shelby.
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Overhaulin’ built its entire premise on secrecy, owners were lured away from their cars under false pretenses while Chip Foose’s crew tore the vehicle down to bare metal and rebuilt it as something unrecognizable. This 1970 Fastback came back wearing a 625-horsepower stroker big-block and a Vegas casino-themed name earned at the 2004 SEMA show. Read on to find out what it actually took to turn a stock Fastback into a high-roller’s garage centerpiece.
Chip Foose unveils the Mach Foose Mustang at SEMA 2017, a build that grafts 1971 Mustang body panels and 1970 rear quarter panels onto a modern 2011 Mustang GT chassis. Viewers call the muted gray paint and subdued stripes seductive precisely because it isn’t loud, a rare restrained choice for a SEMA reveal. Comments pour in from across the world praising Foose’s decades of work, while at least one lifelong Mustang fan says this is the exact car he’d want to own. Watch to see the reveal that stopped the show floor.
