Image: Alf van Beem Wikicommons A long-running fight over whether or not a vehicle is a character that can be copyrighted is over. Ford Authority reports Shelby American has won its trademark fight over the use of the “Eleanor” name that became famous in the Gone in Sixty Seconds movies. […]
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One of the accidental side effects of the 2000 remake of the movie “Gone in 60 Seconds” is enthusiast interest in building an Eleanor Mustang. Another side effect is 18 years of lawsuits that might have come to a conclusion this month thanks to a judgment favoring plaintiff Carroll Shelby […]
“Eleanor,” the custom Mustang from the 2000 remake of Gone in 60 Seconds, has comfortably overshadowed the popularity of the actual movie. Something about the gray 1967 GT500 seems to work, making it an instant classic with many, many imitators. Gone in 60 Seconds creator H. B. Halicki’s widow Denice […]