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It is amazing how pop culture exposure at Pro-Touring muscle car also comes with its own
just the right moment can light a fire under unique celebrity pedigree, being owned by Major
a particular car. Take the “Eleanor” Mustang. League Baseball star Buster Posey of the San
Following the release of “Gone in 60 Seconds” Francisco Giants.
in 2000 (itself a remake of a car theft caper of No half-measures were taken when East Bay
the same name from 1974), Eleanor, the star Muscle Cars of Brentwood, California, took on
car of the movie, was everywhere - on the covers this Eleanor build. The Mustang is powered by
of car magazines, at big car shows and soon a Jon Kaase Racing Engines Modern Boss Nine
enough in your driveway as authorized replicas V8 that displaces 572 cubic inches. It generates
started being built. a whopping 828 horsepower and 780 ft/lbs
Of course, the fascination with Eleanor Mustangs of torque. The race-oriented aluminum block
isn’t merely a reflection of pop culture. The car features four-bolt main caps, and is fitted with
itself pushes all the right buttons for a Resto- a 4340 steel crankshaft and forged Diamond
Mod muscle car, especially Lot #1377, the 1967 pistons. The aluminum heads are likewise
Ford Mustang Eleanor Tribute Edition that will prepped for high-revving duty.
be offered with No Reserve at Barrett-Jackson’s The modern fuel system is well-equipped to
2022 Scottsdale Auction, January 22-30. This keep that engine fed, with electronic stack fuel
Eleanor has all the high-performance hardware injection with Holley ECU, 58mm Borla throttle
to turn even the most mundane drive into a trip bodies, and a Kaase Boss Nine 8-Stack intake
worthy of an action thriller. But this ultimate

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THE MUSTANG IS POWERED

BY A JON KAASE RACING
ENGINES MODERN BOSS NINE
V8 THAT DISPLACES 572 CUBIC
INCHES. IT GENERATES A

WHOPPING 828 HORSEPOWER
AND 780 FT/LBS OF TORQUE.
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