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Provenance & Authenticity
Eleanor 1 of 1
The Story Behind the Build
A fully licensed, hand-built tribute. Four years in the making. Documented, signed, and verifiable in a category of its own.
Authenticity
Not a replica.
Not one of sixty.
A True 1 of 1 Eleanor
This is a real 1 of 1 Eleanor — officially licensed, hand-built over four years, and finished with a level of craftsmanship and documentation that places it in a category of its own.
Every detail on this page can be verified. Every signature, every certificate, every component. This page exists so that serious buyers and collectors know exactly what they are looking at and why this Eleanor stands apart from every other Eleanor in existence.
A Father & Son Project
Before this car
was anything else.
Before this car was anything else, it was a project between a father and his son.
Daniel was 28 years old when he tragically passed unexpectedly. This car is a tribute to him and any family that has lost a child. Truly a soul-crushing life to now have to live as you remember your loved one every day. Eleanor was a project Daniel and his father were going to do together. Unfortunately Daniel passed early on, and so it became a tribute to Daniel.
Daniel was an athlete from the time he could walk. He started karate at three, jiu-jitsu at five, and was named varsity wrestling captain as a freshman in high school. At 6'3" and 160 pounds, he could hold his own with anyone in the gym. But he never chased the sport as a career he trained because it kept him healthy and capable.
What people remember most about him was not the athletics. It was the way he treated every person and every animal he ever met. He stood up for the weaker kids at school. He made friends in minutes. By the time he was 28, he was running multiple successful businesses anything he touched seemed to turn to gold. When his family announced his funeral, the RSVPs filled the 500-person cap within hours.
Before Daniel passed, he and his father had started collecting and building cars together. Their plan was to take a Shelby-style Mustang and turn it into the finest Eleanor ever built. They were one year into the original build when Daniel was lost.
The grief stopped everything. The original car ultimately had to be scrapped and the project restarted from scratch. But the family decided that finishing the build — and finishing it properly — would be how they honored him. Five years total. Four years on the car that exists today. Over 3,000 hours of hand-built work.
The result is the car you see now. It carries his memory in every panel, every stitch, and every weld.
The Build
Built To Be The Finest.
Build Duration
3,000+
Hours of hand-built craftsmanship
Bodywork
2,000
Hours in Paint and Bodywork
This was not a project built to a budget or a deadline. It was built to be the finest Eleanor ever assembled. Every decision on this car was made with intention.
(Full technical specifications for engine, transmission, drivetrain, suspension, brakes, paint, wheels, and tires are detailed on the Specifications page.)
Interior
Hand-stitched.
Bespoke. Alive.
The interior is fully custom, hand-built leather throughout, finished in a diamond-stitch pattern matched to the car's signature pepper gray paint. Every surface was crafted to feel as deliberate as it looks — a true bespoke environment, not a catalog interior.
Gauges
Custom-made by Dakota Digital, designed specifically for this car. Modern instrumentation in a form that respects Eleanor's original character.
Sound
A custom retro sound system with all hidden components — to feel alive while cruising with your favorite tunes.
Security
Never Truly Gone
in 60 Seconds.
The car is protected by a live satellite tracking system — not a traditional alarm or GPS unit. Even if the vehicle were stolen and the battery removed, the satellite link remains active and the car would remain traceable. This is a level of theft protection rarely seen on any vehicle, let alone a one-of-one collector car. This along with a few other things that only the new owner will know. A reassuring feeling that the car will never be truly Gone in 60 Seconds. At least not without you behind the wheel.
Documentation
Provenance On Paper.
"Provenance" is not a marketing term for this car. It is documented in writing, on paper, and with signatures from the people who matter. Every piece of documentation is verifiable. Every signature is authentic. Nothing on this list is a copy or a tribute.
01
Official 1-of-1 Eleanor License
Signed personally by Denise Halicki, owner of Eleanor Licensing LLC and widow of the late Great H.B. "Toby" Halicki, creator of the original Gone in 60 Seconds.​
02
Officially Licensed Mini Eleanor
With certificate — signed by Nicolas Cage.​
03
Internal Production Card
From Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) an original, distributed only to staff during production. Not a reproduction.​
04
Framed Movie Poster
From Gone in 60 Seconds — signed by Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie.​
05
Framed Original Movie Script
(Pending arrival) — signed by the full cast of Gone in 60 Seconds. Expected delivery this year.​
06
Build Records & Photo Documentation
From the four-year build process.​
07
VIN Plate & Official Emblems
Eleanor emblems and all licensing materials.
Valuation
Assessed By
Mecum Auctions.
This car has been independently assessed by Mecum Auctions — a reflection of the build quality, the official licensing, the celebrity-signed documentation, and the rarity of an Eleanor built to this standard.
The True Valuation Will Be Known On Auction Day
Why This Eleanor Stands Apart
There are many Eleanors.
There is only one of these.
A 1000 HP+ Ford 427 Power Adder series super charged with a massive Vortech V7. Producing over 850 ft lbs of neck snappin torque.
What separates this car from every other Eleanor is not a single feature — it is the combination: a fully licensed 1-of-1 build, 3,000+ hours of hand-craftsmanship, a custom leather and Dakota Digital interior, satellite-grade security, complete provenance documentation, and signatures from the people who created and starred in the film that made the Eleanor legendary.
It is also, quietly, a tribute to the young man who first imagined building it.
In His Memory
For Daniel — and for the families who carry the same loss.
The family is exploring the possibility of donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this car to fentanyl awareness and prevention efforts. Daniel was one of thousands of young people lost to counterfeit pills every year — most of them, like him, not seeking to get high, but unaware that what they were given was something else entirely.
If you are a buyer who wants to be part of that, we would welcome the conversation.
