Ford Mustang Shelby GT-500ES Eleanor body kit: red version in Barcelona (Spain)
Unique Performance
In 2002, Carroll Shelby sold a license to a company called Unique Performance in Farmers Branch, Texas, to produce the GT500E, a Shelby based on the “Eleanor” 1967 GT500 featured prominently in the 2000 movie Gone in 60 Seconds, starring Nicolas Cage.
Other new Shelbys followed, including the GT350SR and GT500SR. Each of these new Shelbys is given a Shelby VIN and all are eligible for inclusion in the Shelby American World Registry.
On October 5, 2007 Shelby’s licensing branch announced it has taken steps to sever the relationship with Unique Performance after numerous complaints and several lawsuits filed by customers who had paid money for “Continuation” Shelby GT-350SRs and GT-500Es (Eleanors) but not received cars.
