One fell through a gate, and others followed.
Eleanor. Eleanor. It’s said to be the most difficult car to steal in movie mythology. However, it appears that this was true recently.
Four brand-new Shelby GT500 Mustangs, not one but four, were taken late on December 12th straight from their factory. This would be Ford’s Flat Rock assembly facility, which is located 25 miles southwest from Detroit near the I-75 interstate highway. Metro Detroit News reports that a single Shelby GT500 broke through a security gate at 10:25 p.m., opening the way for three more GT500s.
The report claims that there is no video footage of the brazen escape, despite the fact that the gate was a security barrier. Two of the cars were not able to make it far as they were found along I-75 approximately 10 miles north. The gate crasher was one of them, as it suffered severe front-end damage. However, the two other cars remain missing. It is also stated that the cars recovered were unoccupied and that there are no suspects in this case.
It is certainly a risky move to steal vehicles from the factory. Two of the cars were abandoned right at the factory. High-powered cars such as the GT500 GT500, which has a 760-horsepower (567 kilowatt) engine, often have some type of transport mode or delivery mode that limits power until it is unlocked at dealers. This doesn’t explain why a security gate was broken or how two cars managed to escape police.
If you are in southeast Michigan and see a Shelby GT500 black with some scratches and a man behind the wheel listening Low Rider you might want to give him some room before calling the police.