GT500E | Spotting Classics

Everyone loved the latest GT500E from the 2000 movie Gone in Sixty Seconds. The reaction was similar to the early 1970’s movie Gone in 60 Seconds. If you haven’t seen either movie, the main plot is a huge car heist in a narrow time period. Watching the movies always makes me think if such a large theft could actually be possible, and apparently I am not the only one who thought about such an event as the police departments all over the country reported a significantly larger number of car thefts in the years following the movie. The main star of both movies is a trouble-causing Mustang fastback named Eleanor. In the early film Eleanor embodies a mustard yellow ’73 Mustang Fastback which tears through police blockades like a tank. The later movie features Eleanor as a 1968 Mustang Fastback Custom designed by Chip Foose himself. The later Eleanor is definitely the meaner of the two- with signature side exhaust, nitrous, and custom body kit. I personally prefer the early ’73 because of the sweet ’70’s paint color, and the steady burning of tires that was included with almost every sharp turn. Here are some pictures of both cars, as a side by side comparison as well as an exhaust note video of the newest GT500E. Enjoy!