‘Gone in 60 Second’ GT500 Eleanor replica sells at Barrett-Jackson for $110,000
Autographed by Carroll Shelby, this Eleanor replica is true to the movie ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’, down to the nuts and bolts. It was built by the much troubled Unique Performance which packed 585hp in the 427 Ford V8 engine. The rest of the car follows up with a lot of performance parts and a beautiful finish. It took $110,000 for a lucky bidder to get his hands on it a few days ago at the Barrett-Jackson auctions in Scottsdale, AZ. Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), with... Read More
Wanted (2008) 2nd trailer
As we told you before, Wanted is on our watch list for 2008. And that’s not really for Angelina, but more for the promising car chases and some unique stunts. There’s a bit of The Matrix in it (controlling reality through mind power, some visuals) but it’s based on an original graphic novel by J.G. Jones and Mark Millar. Besides those great stunts, is it going to be worth watching? Verdict on June 27th, when it hits the theatres in the US. Watch the trailers... Read More
On our watch list: Wanted (2008)
digg_url = \\\\\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/05/on-our-watch-list-wanted-2008/\\\\\\\'; “Curb the bullet” It was during the Super Bowl that an upcoming movie caught our attention. Not because of Angelina Jolie, but because it looks promising for car scenes with some unique interaction of the characters vehicles: pay attention to the way Angelina enters the Viper when the latter is spinning. It looks like a sort of a reverse Parkour trick (the character doesn’t... Read More
Speed Racer’s Mach 5 also at the 2008 NAIAS Detroit Auto Show
Speed Racer (1967) was a Japanese cartoon that became hugely popular in the US and worldwide. Larry and Andy Wachowski (the guys behind The Matrix trilogy) are directing a remake that will be released this year, and that a lot of fans await. Considering what can be seen in the trailer, you can expect a movie more of the caliber of the third Matrix movie than of the first. Personnally, it makes me think of Robert Rodriguez’ The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl... Read More
Eleanor’s in town
Alex spotted the movie star today in Pasadena and managed to snap a few pictures. It’s probably a replica from Classic Recreations, but it could have been made somewhere else. Anyway it looks just like the one used by Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie in the 2000 remake of the 1974 movie Gone In Sixty Seconds, before it got completely trashed during a chase. The original one was based on a Shelby Mustang GT 500. Thanks to Alex Ksoll for the pictures! Photo gallery... Read More
