Eleanor? Japanese Kit Car Company Turns Toyota into Mustang

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Over the course of an average day here at WINDING ROAD, our online meanderings lead us to stumble over quite a few kit cars. And though they range from the bland to the bizarre, it’s not too often that we find something we truly believe is worth sharing with the public.

Today is not your average day.

Witness, the Ride Cars GTR350. Based on a second generation Toyota MR2 and inspired by Eleanor from the film(s), Gone in 60 Seconds, the GTR350 is a bizzaro world ‘Stang extraordinaire.

Looking vaguely like a GT 350 drawn from memory by a team of Japanese animators, the transition from MR2 to muscle car certainly does not go unnoticed in the Ride Cars kit. With comically plumped up fenders and a front clip only a mother could love, GTR350 owners will undoubtedly attract a bit of attention while cruising around town, to say nothing of the “forgot the engine

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