MovieChat Forums > Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) Discussion > Car rarity plot device is ridiculous.

Car rarity plot device is ridiculous.


I realize that they went with a Mustang to pay homage to the original but did anyone do any research on the real rarity of the car in question? I mention this because it's used as a major plot device. He "saves" the 1967 Shelby GT 500 Mustang for last because it is supposed to be the most "rare" car on the list. The police also use this plot device to locate and trap Memphis which leads to the finale car chase. Unfortunately, there are several cars on the list that are far and away more rare that a 1967 Shelby GT 500.

For the record, there were 2048 1967 Shelby GT 500 cars built. Pretty rare, but not nearly as rare as a 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda 4-speed coupe (59 built). Or even a 1962 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato (25 built). << Admittedly the list says 1962 Aston Martin DB1 but the DB1 was discontinued in 1950 and the 62 DB4 GT Zagato was used in the film... again only 25 of those were ever built! (one sold at auction for over 14 million dollars)... Yet the Mustang is pin-pointed as the coup de gras of the list.

Heck the 2000 Rolls Royce Stretch Limo on the list is probably more "rare" than a 1967 Shelby GT 500. Stretch Limos are all custom made and I highly doubt there are more than 2048 "year 2000 Rolls Royce stretch jobs" floating around out there.

Again, just a movie but some serious errors with a major plot device in it.



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He saved it for last because every time he's tried to steal one chaos has happened.

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Could it be that it was the rarest in long beach?

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That's exactly what I was thinking.

A Holden Commodore is pretty common car in Australia, but if there are any in Long Beach, it would be pretty damned rare.

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I can't imagine there being too many xj220's around either.

It was his personal demon and castlebeck knew this. That's the reason it was targetted

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It wasnt saved for last just because it was rare. It was saved for last because he had a long history with it and it made him afraid of it.



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Yeah, it wasn't saved for last because of it's rarity. It's saved for last because Memphis has never been able to successfully steal it. Something always happened so he wants to save it till last so that they can get the other cars without issue. Besides, they "shop" for all the cars before hand so it's not like they are looking for it, they already know where it is.

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Of all the things that bothers me about this schlockfest, the biggest one is: why did they select a truck like the GT500 as the ne plus ultra of high-performance cars? Being produced by Bruckheimer, we were from the start doomed to a lowest-common denominator approach to “entertainment.” We were never going to see a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, a mint example of which sold at auction for $62 million. The 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350, of which 562 were produced, was a flat-out racing car, produced to compete in the SCCA’s Trans-American Challenge Cup series. Mustangs heavily modified by Carrol Shelby’s factory, they were basically Shelby Cobras with a Mustang body. They were nimble and they were fast. The GT500 was intended to appeal to idiots. It had a bigger, and heavier, engine than the GT350–Ford’s 428 V8, NOT the NASCAR-derived 427 V8 that later wound up in Shelby’s 427 Cobra, the world’s first Supercar. Cramming the big engine into the Shelby GT put too much weight up front, increasing its inertia and braking distance. It would go fast in a straight line, so it appealed to folks who didn’t know much about cars and driving. The Shelby GT350 is a classic. The GT500 is Bruckheimer bushwa.

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Well it's not a film about rocket science.

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its not like there are 2048 1967 Shelby GT 500 cars parked on every street corner. i bet there are only a handful left that are still drivable.

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