‘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
New Iron Man TV spot
The release of Iron Man in theatres is getting close, so there’s more and more spots on TV to promote it. The latest shows some cool gadgets and Iron Man catching an Audi R8 like you would catch a pillow during a pillow fight flash mob. Brakes my heart every time to see that poor Shelby Cobra getting smashed though… Iron Man will be out on May 2nd. Read More
Knight Rider to become a series for fall 2008
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/04/01/knight-rider-to-become-a-series-for-fall-2008/'; Nope, it’s no April fool’s day hoax, Knight Rider will be part of NBC’s fall schedule on a weekly basis. While the 2 hour pilot, aired in February, was barely enjoyable and got many bad reviews, many people watched it and it got great ratings. If you want to read more about the pilot, check out our complete review. Hopefully, NBC will take in account all the... Read More
On our watch list: Iron Man (2008)
A sophisticated comic adaptation digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/03/04/on-our-watch-list-iron-man-2008/'; To tell you the truth, it’s not often that we get excited about movies based on a comic book. Their quality is very uneven, and they tend to not cater enough to grown-ups, notably with hype commercial rock bands for soundtracks. But use AC/DC and Black Sabbath, hire a great actor such as Robert Downey Jr. for your lead character, write some good dialogues... Read More
The GT500KR KITTs to be auctioned off at Barret-Jackson. Already?
digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL'; In less than a month, the legendary Barrett-Jackson auction event will be held in Palm Beach, Florida. From March 27 to March 30, hundreds of car aficionados and investors will gather in the coastal city to see and maybe buy some of the rarest and most beautiful cars in the world. The Barret-Jackson auctions are also famous because of the star cars they offer, such as Bo’s General Lee (see our article) or the Monkeemobile. This time though,... Read More
Shelby GT500KR KITT: official Ford press release
800×600 wallpaper digg_url = \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/01/26/shelby-gt500kr-kitt-official-ford-press-release/\\\\\'\\\\\\\\\; While researching some info about the new Knight Rider design, we stumbled upon the official Ford’s press release and found out some interesting facts. KR On January 10th we were talling about the KR suffix used for the new Shelby Mustang, and what a coincidence it was: “By the way, did you notice that originally... Read More
Update: more pics of the GT 500 from I Am Legend
We’ve updated the photo gallery from the article dedicated to the Shelby Mustang GT 500 from I Am Legend, starring will Smith. Now all the pics can be found in one convenient place… You can go read the article or directly see the gallery after the jump. Read More Read More
Will Smith hunting deers with his GT 500 in I am Legend
We actually don’t know if those are actually deer, but it sure looks like fun and Will Smith doesn’t shoot any (for one moment we thought he was trying to run them over), so it’s safe to watch, even for animal lovers or PETA members. Way more exciting than driving for two hours in the woods in a beat up Bronco and wait for the prey to show up. You can see all this and hear the wonderful roar of the predator -a.k.a the Shelby Mustang GT 500- in the first... Read More
I Am Legend, Mustang GT500 window crash
digg_url = \\\\\\\\\\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/01/15/i-am-legend-mustang-gt500-window-crash/\\\\\'\\\\\\\\\; This video was shot during the filming of a stunt scene from I Am Legend. The red Shelby Mustang GT 500 goes through a window, in the same way Charlton Heston went through one in the Omega Man (1971). Which is pretty normal since the two movies are based on the same book by Richard Matheson (published in 1954)… Video after the jump. Read More Read More
2008 Knight Rider photo gallery
digg_url = \\\\\\\\\\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/01/10/2008-knight-rider-photo-gallery/\\\'\\\\\\\\\; Pictures from the unveiling of the two versions of KITT at NBC studios, based on the 2008 Shelby GT500KR. KITT (Knight Industry Two Thousand in the original series) will transform into “Attack Mode” when its special abilities are needed. [album: http://carsplusmovies.com/CM/wp-content/plugins/dm-albums/KR/] Use the “Full Screen” button to see... Read More
