eBay Find: Original Gone In 60 Seconds Eleanor

It’s not too often one of these come up. It’s one of the original movie cars from the 2000 remake of Gone In 60 Seconds. 11 cars were constructed for Jerry Bruckheimer for use in the movie. Each was used for different purposes, some for close-ups and some with beefed up suspension for stunts. (Read more…)

Unique Performance Second Round Auction Catalogue Online

The second Unique Performance auction held by Rosen Systems which I posted about last week has finally had it’s catalogue uploaded to the website. Among the 401 items going under the hammer on June 24th are quite a number of body shells in various states of completion. Some 39 shells in fact. (Read more…)

Getting Ready For Right Hand Drive – A Small Update

So last week I said things were starting to move along and the car was going in for it’s right hand drive conversion. News just in is that the body kit has almost been removed so she can go in for her conversion. (Read more…)

2008 Ford Mustang GT500 Commercial with Kelly Clarkson

This may be a few months old but I have only just seen this myself. It’s a great new commercial for the 2008 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, but what makes this commercial even cooler is that use of a 1968 Shelby GT500 as well. (Read more…)

A Second Unique Performance Bankruptcy Auction?

The Unique Performance auction that took place in March raised just over one million dollars to pay off IRS debts but this was no where near enough to compensate the unfortunate customers who had lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. At the time I commented on how the money generated from the auction was no where near enough. But there may be hope yet for those who have lost out with a possible second auction in the works. (Read more…)

May Project Update – Right Hand Drive Conversion Imminent

Just a short update as to what is happening now with my car. Things are starting to happen again and hopefully will have a major update soon.

We’ve had a chat to the conversion guys this past week and the good news is they think they can fit in my old girl in the next few weeks and we could have the dash done fairly soon. (Read more…)

Muscle Car Factory Secure Exclusive Rights To TCP Catalogue

The search for modern components for your Mustang has now become even easier with word spreading that Australian muscle car company, Muscle Car Factory, have now secured the exclusive distribution rights for the entire Total Control Products (TCP) catalogue right here in Australia. (Read more…)

New Reproduction 1967/1968 A/C Register Kit

It was just a matter of time before someone came out with a reproduction 1967 and 1968 A/C control unit and vents kit and i’ve just noticed Mustangs Unlimited now selling a brand new kit that boasts greater strength than the original.

Unfortunately for me you may remember last year (Read more…)

Carroll Shelby’s First Ford Dealership

Carroll Shelby’s life has been documented thoroughly over the years and there is not much people don’t know about the man. However there is one little interesting fact that I didn’t know (though I’m sure a lot of people did) and that is that Shelby built and owned the very first Ford Dealership in South Lake Tahoe. (Read more…)