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1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Fastback 'Eleonore' Tribute Coupé Chassis no. 7F02C123942 •One of the all-time great 1960s muscle cars •Manual transmission •Restored in 2014 •Registered in Switzerland Fußnoten Legendary Texan racing driver Carroll Shelby's team had been campaigning Ford's Mustang 'pony car' with considerable success in North America, winning the SCCA's B-Production title three years running in the mid-1960s. Capitalising on his success, Shelby began manufacturing modified Mustangs, which were officially sanctioned and sold through selected Ford dealerships. Ford supplied Shelby with part-completed 'Sportsroof' (fastback) Mustangs, which were finished off at Shelby's plant in Los Angeles. The first Shelby Mustang - the GT350 - arrived in 1965 powered by a modified version of Ford's 289ci (4.7-litre) small-block V8 producing 306bhp, with options of a 340-360bhp unit in competition trim or 400bhp supercharged. A four-speed Borg-Warner manual gearbox was the stock transmission on early Shelby Mustangs, though a heavy-duty, three-speed automatic soon became available as an option. The running gear was appropriately up-rated to cope with the GT350's increased performance, incorporating the optional Kelsey-Hayes front disc brakes, stronger Ford Galaxie rear axle, Koni adjustable shock absorbers and alloy wheels. The first cars were supplied minus the rear seats, thereby qualifying the GT350 as a two-seat sports car! Outwardly there was little to distinguish Shelby's GT350 from the standard product apart from a pair of broad 'racing' stripes down the body centreline. On the open road there was, of course, no comparison. When the factory introduced a 390ci 'big-block' V8 option on the Mustang for 1967, Shelby went one better, installing Ford's 428ci (7.0-litre) Cobra Jet V8 to create the GT500, one of the great, iconic muscle cars of the 1960s. Produced at the A O Smith Company's plant in Ionia, Michigan from 1968, the Shelby Mustang continued to be based on the stock version, receiving the latter's styling changes and mechanical improvements while retaining its own distinctive special features, until production ended in 1970. One of the most famous of all Mustangs is that known as 'Eleanor', the Shelby GT500 that starred in the 1974 B-movie Gone in Sixty Seconds, which was remade in 2000 with Nicholas Cage starring as the car-thief central character. Indeed, such is the continuing level of interest in this type of car that production of the GT500 later resumed in the USA with Carroll Shelby's blessing, using recycled original Mustang bodyshells. Restored in 2014 as an 'Eleanor' look-alike, this manual transmission GT500 currently displays a total of 3,775 kilometres on the odometer and is described by the private vendor as in generally excellent condition in most respects with good, slightly patinated, bodywork. Finished in grey with black leather interior, this imposing car is offered with restoration invoices and Swiss Carte Grise. Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 coupé fastback 'Eleonore' Tribute 1967 Châssis n° 7F02C123942 •Une des muscle cars les plus emblématiques des années 1960 •Transmission manuelle •Restaurée en 2014 •Immatriculée en Suisse L'écurie du légendaire pilote texan Carroll Shelby avait engagé la « pony car » de Ford, la Mustang, en compétition avec succès en Amérique du nord, remportant le titre du SCCA pour les voitures de série catégorie B trois saisons d'affilée au milieu des années 1960. Capitalisant sur ce succès, Shelby commença à construire des Mustang modifiées, reconnues officiellement et commercialisées par des concessionnaires sélectionnés dans le réseau Ford. Ford fournissait à Shelby des coupés Mustang Sportsroof (fastback) incomplets, qui étaient finalisés dans les ateliers de Shelby à Los Angeles. La première Mustang Shelby, la GT350, fut présentée en 1965, animée par une version modifiée du V8 small block de 289 ci (4, 7 litres) développant 306 ch, avec des versions compétition de 340-360