Ford Mustang GT-500 Eleanor The unique car as

Ford Mustang GT-500 Eleanor The unique car as on a screen, and in real life.

At the heart of history of the Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 model company cooperation Ford Motors with known racer Carroll Shelbi who won in 1959 the well-known 24 -hour race in Lehman lies. This legendary person whom relatives nicknamed old times Went (Cobra), began epoch-making release of Mustangs with a prefix of Shelby. Thanks to Carroll Shelbi, all most known and epoch-making models of Mustangs were constructed.

With its help the company Ford reached dominating positions at various racing competitions in the sixtieth years of the last century. It is very a pity that now it already isn't present with us as on May 10, 2012 he died at the age of eighty nine years. But memory of it lives in our thoughts and as Edsel Ford being the great-grandson of Henry Ford and the board member of the company Ford told that Carroll Shelbi will be never forgotten.

The primogenitor of Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 is Ford AC of 260 Roadster in which test Carroll Shelbi in 1962 was engaged. The company Ford asked Shelby to start development of a high-performance Mustang and in 1965 there is Ford. Mustang Shelby GT 350, and in two years Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 1967 is delivered to the final buyer and therefore the first sale of Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 is dated this year.

Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 was difficult to be bought and some agiotage when the buyer occupied the car at night that it didn't sell someone to another while drew the check was created. On Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 the price began from five thousand dollars and the top level depended only on financial opportunities of the potential buyer whereas the price on ordinary Ford Mustang began from 2400 dollars and sale went very successfully because only in the first four months hundred thousand cars were sold, and for a year of sale made nearly 420 thousand cars.

The Mustang Shelby model is Ford Mustang made by the company Ford's from 1965 to 1970 the hi-tech option. Shelby — is Ford Mustang modified by the Carroll Shelby company sold under a brand of Shelby GT, having the Shelby Cobra logo.

The model of the Mustang from Shelby GT-500 had very aggressive appearance and differed a sports zaryazhennost. The exterior of the car was decorated with modelled air inlets and a big front grille. Brawny back wings together with accurately expressed line of doors and forward wings, create an impressive harizmatichnost of this model. The cover of a fuelfilling mouth in style of races Lehman is established still. The unusual decision to remove exhaust pipes from the right and left side, to arches of back wheels, underlines physicality of the car. The model of 1967 differed from GT-350 1965 of year the increased length of a body and more aggressive general style of the car which was supported with the corresponding power unit. Different coloring of the salon, helping to create the unique interior of the car the Mustang from Shelby were available.

In the known Hollywood movie "Steal in 60 Seconds" Ford Mustang 1967 appears in an unusual weather-cloth. And here we find the answer to a question: why Fords Mustang Shelby GT 500 called Eleanor? The name of this weather-cloth (bodi-whale) with the name Eleanor also became a prefix to legendary model. It is possible to get Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 Eleanor in the United States of America without problems, but it is expensive. Price range on simple Ford Mustang in a weather-cloth begins with 70 thousand US dollars if the car is offered in slightly worn-out condition. Such car most likely is simply covered by the glorified bodiwhale "Eleonora" and is on sale to people, so-called "fans" who feel a strong attraction to simply appearance of the car.

On Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 cost also varies depending on a condition, but already it will be almost twice higher as such car is rare and is very much appreciated in circles of judges of this brand. The photo of Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 impresses, but nevertheless loses on appearance, without having a tuning weather-cloth, such as "Eleonor". The cost of the original Fords Mustang Shelby GT 500 which are registered in so-called "Red List" for cars of Shelby, that is the Carroll Shelby company register, and being in a good technical condition, can reach 350 thousand US dollars. For such money to you will provide completely remade car from within, that is appearance will look in style of a retro as it was in far 1967, and here the stuffing of such automonster will be all modern as all knots and units will establish modern, including the engine which with the an outstanding power from 540 horsepowers will possess.

The known tuning studio Unique Performance which adjusted release of cars in a weather-cloth "Eleonor" on a large scale though the competition in this market the very strong is engaged in such works. All these cars have the GT 500 E index and are painted gray color which corresponds to color of the similar car in the movie "Steal in Sixty Seconds". But it is more difficult to occupy this niche in the market every year and the Brazilian tuning studio "Batistinha Garage" made the original decision, having changed a color combination of body painting, and also installed other power unit and changed some other knots of the car. They diluted with it a big wave of gray clones of the legendary car from the movie with Nicolas Keydzhem, played a leading role. As a result the snow-white beauty, as though descended from the screen turned out. But about everything one after another.

Though the Mustang and a masculine gender, but the Mustang from Shelby in a weather-cloth "Eleonora" it is considered to be the girl as it is strange, but it so. Especially when the car is painted gentle white color which reminds color of a dress of the bride. The machine which has got to Luis Fernando Batista, was born in 1967, having descended from the conveyor of one of number of 356 thousand same cars. The meeting with Luis Fernado at the machine occurred at auction where known and dear restorer from Brazil got it at the age of thirty six years. This dear restorer is the owner of Batistinha Garage tuning studio. The auction cost of the machine was so attractive that Luis Fernado couldn't resist purchase, especially the former owner of the car kindly gave together with car many valuable details, including a set for "Eleanor's" weather-cloth. Luis Fernando already practically began car restoration, but here in its office called and made very favorable proposal which isn't subject to refusal. Be not frightened as the offer was not from a mafia, and from one regular customer who has learned about acquisition Lawns.

The essence of the offer was that Luis concedes the car to the regular customer at the favorable price, and also does restoration and car tuning according to the project of the new owner. The owner of firm on tuning had to agree on all conditions of the interested buyer and the customer. Careful and accurate restoration for which Batistinha Garage so is famous was coming.

Before emergence of more loaded GT 500 version less powerful GT 350 model with the motor 4, 7 liters, having the fine body covering of white color carrying the name Wimbledon was issued. Blue strips were put on a snow-white body. Lack of back seats was distinctive feature of model that considerably reduced car weight. Let's remind that production of the powerful GT 500 version with the motor of 7 liters and 355 horsepowers began in 1967. The mighty 428 th block accelerated the car to the first hundred in 6, 5 seconds. Thus the maximum speed of the car reached 220 kilometers per hour, and it quite was successfully to submit racing tracks and dreg-strips enough. At Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 of the characteristic were really impressive for those times.

On the car were established: the advanced suspension bracket, the improved disk brakes on forward wheels, a modifed automatic threespeed transmission or a mechanical four-speed transmission. 1968 was marked by a release of the KR version which had transfer "The king is expensive". This version was equipped with the legendary Cobra Jet engine, possessing the 355 horsepowers. In 1970 production of Shelby GT 350 and GT 500 cars was temporarily stopped.

Specialists of Batistinha Garage & Speed Shop studio, starting implementation of this project, left from banality and a skuchnost of the previous restorations of similar cars in gray color. So there was a birth of innovative option - the snow-white GT 500 E painted in unforgettable Wimbledon color, become a legend.

The body is varnished and the elegant blue strips having a brilliant blue shade that became the main stage when finishing an exterior of the car are put. Optics left original, but for increase in lighting established xenon headlights for a driving beam, the additional reduced xenon headlights sideways and still a couple in a bumper. Under a cowl the decision to install the 392 nd block instead of the native seven-liter 428 th block was made. The new motor was chosen from the Ford Racing firm catalog. Characteristics of the new motor quite correspond to the car: engine displacement is 6, 4 liters and power is 430 horsepowers. Replacement of the native engine took place without problems and still in addition new block equipped with a new device - the new Road Remon carburetor was installed. The car underwent so deep tuning that from original details there were only back seats and wheels.

As the Brazilian hummocks are very artful, on Elechka installed new shock-absorbers of firm Aldan and protection of the pallet of the engine. Old transmission was replaced with the modified five-high-speed box of gear shifting of Tremec Extra Duty which else establish on the dregster of NHRA having power about 1200 horsepowers. Powerful brakes of 13 and 12 inches added the list of improvements. Seventeen-inch rims with the rubber having the size behind 265/40 and 235/40 in front are installed. Dynamics of the car improved, having allowed to disperse to the first hundred almost in 5 seconds, and the maximum speed of the car reached 240 kilometers per hour. The native exhaust system publishing a roar, was modified at the request of the ordering client and began to make a juicy sound which is now fashionable among tuning люда. The interior of Eleanor changed in style luxury: seats from Rallye firm, the Auto Meter firm devices, new sound system of master Mauro Castro from the Bass Audio company. Eleanor cost after such tuning increased seven times.

This handsome a sport car of 1967 - Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 Eleanor - received the popularity thanks to the movie "Steal in 60 Seconds". As a matter of fact, the Eleanor trademark was appropriated to the car 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 which was involved in shootings of the original version of this movie which has left in 1974. However, in shootings of a remake of 2000 I took part 1967 Shelby GT 500. The remark of this car is made still by some studio and the companies on restoration of rare cars. Ford Mustang Eleanor is equipped with madly powerful cursors: you receive the 535 h. p. car and if want more hotly for the version worth $139900, safely spread $189900 and receive mad 770 horses!

Under Ford Mustang cowl Eleonor - the Ford SVO R-302 engine which capacity depending on degree of a forsirovka makes from 540 to 700 h. p. The additional reserve of power (to 900 h. p. ) turns out at the expense of use of nitrous oxide (N 2 O), so-called amusing gas. Fuel moves in cylinders the Speed Demon 850 carburetor, and all this power on wheels through a 5 -step transmission of Tremec 600 and the aluminum driveshaft leaves.

Shelby GT 500 interior Eleonora is executed in the spirit of observance of traditions, but at the same time modern materials decorate architecture of the forward panel. The suspension bracket Eleonor is executed in the spirit of the real modern sport car - lobbies and back springs with changeable rigidity will force to obey any turn, and they will be helped with it by the reliable amplifier of a steering. It is possible to stop it "a mustang in full operation" too - four disk brakes on 13 inches won't bring everyone in a difficult situation, to that the model has now ABS. Well and finally some more beautiful details - wheels of GT-40 17 х8 inches in front and 17 х9, 5 behind, a steering wheel of original design of Shelby, system of an exhaust of JBA firm from stainless steel.

By Crang_GT The presentation was prepared by the student of group 30 -TO Kaposhko Sergey.