If the muscle cars had a face, it would be of the Ford Mustang. Introduced in 1964, and a half, the Mustang has been going strong ever since. The nameplate has been in continuous use since then, making it 56 very successful years for the ‘Stang, although it has worn different faces over the years, more because of the changing face of the American automobile industry rather than anything else.

The Mustang has always called itself a muscle car though, over the recent years, it has bridged the gap and become a sports car as well if you take into account the convertibles and the smaller engines.

In the malaise era, the Mustang survived when other muscle cars could not, by reinventing itself as a “luxury car”, and even this version of the ‘Stang, the Mustang II managed to make it into the movies, although please excuse us if we don’t list these out.

So, when it comes to the movie Mustangs we love and would filch if we had the chance, these are the five that make the list. These make for dream Mustangs, and we’d only be too happy to steal one, except for John Wick's, as in Keanu Reeves, who by the way, is badass enough to do his own stunts. In the eponymous movie though, Wick loved his Mustang so much, he gave up his comfy crimeless life just to get it back. Which one of these movie Mustangs would you love getting your hands on the most?

1967 Shelby ‘Eleanor’ Mustang GT500 From Gone In 60 Seconds

1967 Eleanor Mustang From The Movie 'Gone In 60 Seconds'
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In 2000, the remake of Gone In 60 Seconds came out, and this time Nicholas Cage was setting the tone in a Mustang called Eleanor. This was a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 and it has our heart, and even 21 years down the line, this Mustang remains a cult classic. People who get this Mustang want it to look like Eleanor so thanks to this movie, the resto-mod business has perked up. The Eleanor came designed by Steve Sanford and in 2013, the hero car ended up getting auctioned for $100,000.

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1968 Ford Mustang GT From Bullitt

Steve McQueen's 1968 Ford Mustang 'Bullitt'
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Yes, so this is a bit of oldie here, not just car-wise but also movie-wise. The 1968 Ford Mustang GT was the Bullitt, driven by Steve McQueen’s eponymous named character, Frank Bullitt. The movie's car chase scenes are still considered one of the best on the business, even now.

It was also the first movie to put cameras in cars to give the audience the feel and thrills of what it's like to drive a car this fast, and get the feel of riding along with your favorite hero. Or villain. The Highland Green Mustang became so popular that Mustang released a special Bullitt edition of the car. Plus the original movie car is evaluated in the millions and has become far more iconic than the 1968 black Dodge Charger of the bad guy in it.

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2007 Shelby GT500 From I Am Legend

Will Smith's 2007 Shelby GT 500 'I Am Legend' Car
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If Will Smith were to be the last surviving human on Earth, well then his choice of a car was a 2007 Shelby GT500 that he simply took from the local Ford dealer around him, considering there was no one to ask for payment. Streets littered with abandoned cars, and Will Smith blasted through New York in that GT500, with the only surviving dog around riding shotgun. Of course, later, he has to shoot the dog too, but the car remains.

The same movie came out way before as the 1971 vampire flick, The Omega Man, and even then the car of choice is a 1970 Mustang. Clearly, if you are the last surviving human, or vampire on Earth, you drive a Mustang. Period.

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1967 Ford Mustang Fastback From F&F3: Tokyo Drift

1967 Ford Mustang Fastback That Featured In 'Fast And Furious - Tokyo Drift'
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You don’t expect a Fast & Furious movie to have a Mustang, right? Especially if this is an F&F shot in Japan. But in the third F&F movie, Tokyo Drift, they decided to sideline the Japanese cars, and when an American character is shown in Japan, trying to learn the art of drifting, he decides to use a Mustang.

It’s a 1967 Fastback, and it's painted Highland Green just like the one in Bullitt, but there is a twist. The Mustang may be the prettiest thing around, but this is not the car that could win a race. So the engine is swapped and in goes a Nissan RB26DETT engine from an R34 Skyline.

1969 Ford Mustang Fastback From John Wick

'John Wick' Scene Featuring 1969 Ford Mustang
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Initially, John Wick feels like a romance drama. Man loves a woman. The woman dies and leaves him a love letter from the beyond. The setting is ripe for a rebound romance but for a new puppy that gets killed and a Ford Mustang that gets stolen. John Wick turns from loverboy into a killer just like that, and we have to admit, while his 1969 Ford Mustang Fastback that dresses up as a Mach 1 looks tempting, we’d never want to steal one.

Look what happened to the guys who tried. No, we’ll just look and lust at these Mustangs from afar, from the safety of the TV screens.

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