"Eleanor inspired" Mustang GT 350... Blast from the past

[Hawk312]

In celebration of the AF Model of the year contest, I thought I would snap a few new pictures and repost some old ones of "Eleanor". This wasn`t really built to be an exact replica of the car from "Gone in 60 Seconds", but as you can see, I was very much inspired by that car. I started with the Revell GT350H kit, and borrowed and modified the front end from the rare GT350R kit. The wheels are Pegasus "Daggers". The side moldings and exhaust were completely scratchbuilt, except for the headers. The nitrous bottle was from a Pro Mod kit (I think Christine). The roll bar and fire extinguisher were from the 350R kit.
I`ve kept this above my desk in a case since the contest, with the letters from several of the AF members here. Since the contest, the rear bumper has come off, and the paint was rubbed through from all the polishing I guess on the sharp edge of the one fender. Other than that, it looks just like it did when I first posted it here.

[Toyotagt1]

a great nice work with many details

[grandprix92]

HOLY SH*T!!! that thing's wired out it's ***!!!! Great work. what'd you use for wires?

[NortherntoucH]

Nice model, great paint. I love the foglights on the front...

Whys a pic of a vette in there though?

[EMAXX]

Hey man, good to see you posting again. Haven't seen you for a while.
Dang nice. Very awesome work.
I think I'm digging the Vette a bit more though. lol

[SchuberT]

excellent!!!

[Zcaithaca]

great shine and good work on the wiring (maybe brake lines i cant tell)

[86_SR5]

Originally Posted by NortherntoucH

Nice model, great paint. I love the foglights on the front...

Whys a pic of a vette in there though?

yeah why? but they both look real damned good.

[Hawk312]

Ok, I deleted the Corvette picture. Not sure exactly what happened there.
For wires, I think I just used the detail master ignition wires you can get at hobby stores.

[fwdfreak]

Speechless... plainbadassness

[drumcat]

i remember the first afmoty you were the first winner am i right that car is awsome im lovin the NOS i dont remember the fire extinguisher though

[flyonthewall]

Still class!

[Zcaithaca]

Originally Posted by drumcat

im lovin the NOS i dont remember the fire extinguisher though

he said it was inspired by the movie..not the same...
because in the movie it was a gt500 but its still great

[Hawk312]

i remember the first afmoty you were the first winner am i right that car is awsome im lovin the NOS i dont remember the fire extinguisher though

Hmmm. Not sure exactly what you are asking, but I`ll give it a try. Yes, it was in the first AF MOY contest. I dont think the real car in the movie had a fire extinguisher or roll bar, but I thought it was a nice touch, and added a little more detail.
Thanks for the complements!

[Camber]

I still did'nt get the drool stains out of my carpet after seeing it last
year, seeing it again only made it worse