The 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback sits at the intersection of two distinct collector worlds: Shelby muscle-car purists and cinema car enthusiasts. KK Scale's 1:12 die-cast model of the Eleanor tribute build brings both audiences together in a format large enough to do justice to every custom detail that made this car famous. This blue and white example is a deliberate departure from the canonical silver-grey film car, offering a rarer colour option within the Eleanor collector canon.
The 1967 Shelby GT500: 428 Cubic Inches of Intent
Ford's 1967 Mustang Fastback was already a formidable machine before Carroll Shelby's team got involved. The GT500 variant introduced that year used a 428 Police Interceptor V8 — the first time Shelby employed the 428 engine — rated at 355 hp from the factory. The fastback body measured approximately 4,613 mm in overall length, and its long hood, short deck proportions gave it a visual authority that no other pony car of the era could match. It remains one of the benchmarks of American muscle-car design.
Eleanor: A Custom Build with Trademark Status
The Eleanor variant was created by Cinema Vehicle Services for the 2000 remake of Gone in 60 Seconds, starring Nicolas Cage. Built on a genuine 1967 Mustang Fastback shell, the hero car featured a wide-body kit designed by Steve Stanford, a functional hood scoop, side scoops, and custom five-spoke wheels. The Eleanor name and likeness were subsequently trademarked by the estate of H.B. Halicki, and licensed continuation cars have since been built by specialist firms including Unique Motorcars and GreenHornet Racing. The Eleanor screen car was also fitted with a supercharged 502 cu in big-block V8 producing approximately 500 hp — well beyond the original GT500 specification. The blue and white colour scheme on this model is a recognised tribute variant rather than the film car's silver-grey finish.
KK Scale's 1:12 Scale Model: Die-Cast at Display Scale
KK Scale is a German brand with a focused catalogue of large-format die-cast replicas, and their 1:12 range is aimed squarely at collectors who want shelf-statement pieces rather than shelf-fillers. This 1:12 scale model is constructed in die-cast metal throughout and reproduces the Eleanor-specification bodywork in full: wide-body arches, the twin Le Mans-style white racing stripes over the blue body, the hood scoop, side scoops, and the characteristic five-spoke wheel design. At this scale, the proportional difference between the Eleanor's modified bodywork and a standard 1967 Fastback reads clearly — something that smaller scales cannot convey with the same impact. KK Scale has produced multiple Mustang variants across their range, making this a considered addition to an established lineage.
In the Display Cabinet
The Eleanor in blue and white works naturally alongside other large-format American classics from the 1960s. Its most immediate companions are other first-generation Mustang variants — the 1965 Fastback baseline car, and the 1969 Shelby GT500, the last of the original Shelby-Ford collaboration. The 1968 Ford Mustang GT390 Fastback associated with Steve McQueen's Bullitt is another obvious pairing, linking cinema heritage with Mustang history. Within a 1:12 collection, this model serves as a natural anchor for a 1960s American muscle sub-display, its wide-body presence giving it visual authority even among other large-scale pieces.
