What Happened to the Fast and Furious Cars?

The Fast and Furious franchise left a striking impact on the car scene and automotive culture back in the early 2000s. The action-packed movies brought street racing, modified car culture, and the people—albeit fictional—behind it to the masses. The franchise shifted towards heist films rather than being about street racing in recent installments, but the cars in the movies always remained constant.

The franchise transformed many sports cars of the era, even everyday vehicles in some cases, into symbols of speed, power, and, with the Hollywood effect, rebellion. Over the years, Fast and Furious cars proved that they were not just mere movie props but objects of desire that inspire car enthusiasts worldwide.

In Hollywood, cars used in movies are not just one vehicle. Movie studios build multiple versions replicating the original for different purposes, such as close-up shots, stunts, or for straight up damaging and shattering. Dominic Toretto’s Dodge Charger or Brian O’Conner’s tuned imports were actually several similar or identical-looking cars, each designed for different scenes or stunts.

So the question arises: What has become of these bright-colored imports, rebellious muscle cars, and other legendary vehicles now that the cameras stopped rolling?

Fast and Furious Cars Preserved in Museums

Many of the most recognized Fast and Furious cars that dazzled enthusiasts and audiences over the years are now preserved as treasured exhibits in automotive museums. The museums pay homage to the legendary films and the remarkable impact these iconic vehicles left on people. For fans and car enthusiasts like us, seeing these cars in person is like visiting the street racing scenes and high-stakes heists pulled in the franchise.

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Images: Volo Museum, HotCars, Kelly Michals on Flickr (License), Petersen Museum

The most notable Fast and Furious cars that ended up in museums are:

• Dominic Toretto’s Dodge Charger R/T from The Fast and The Furious: Dom’s 1970 Charger R/T is on display at the Volo Auto Museum in Illinois.
  
• Dominic Toretto’s Wide-Body Ice Charger from Fast 8: The wide-body 1968 Dodge “Ice” Charger is now displayed at the Hollywood Star Cars Museum in Tennessee.
  
• Brian O’Conner’s Green Mitsubishi Eclipse from The Fast and The Furious: The car Brian raced in the first-ever street race in the original movie, the bright green ‘95 Eclipse is also being displayed in the Hollywood Star Cars Museum in Tennessee.
  
• Suki’s Pink Honda S2000 from The Fast and The Furious: The pink Honda S2000 with the Veilside bodykit driven by Suki, now resides in the famous Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, CA.

Fast and Furious Cars in Private Collections

A number of Fast and Furious cars have found new homes in private collections. High-profile collectors, automotive aficionados, celebrities, or movie enthusiasts have added the iconic Fast and Furious cars to their collections to appreciate their cinematic history and their status as rare collector’s items.

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Images: Luxury Auto Collection, Autopia, Motor Trend

The most notable Fast and Furious cars that ended up in private collections are:

• Jesse’s Volkswagen Jetta from The Fast and The Furious: The all-white, Wings West kitted ‘95 Jetta with a very minor role in the original movie is bought by the actor Frankie Muniz of Malcolm in the Middle first, and then recently, it is sold again to another private collection.
• Letty’s Plymouth Roadrunner from Fast & Furious: The ‘70 Roadrunner appears in the 2009 film Fast & Furious, driven (and crashed) by Letty. The crashed one is a replica, and Hollywood production Designer Jamie Vickers bought one of the remaining stunt cars. He turned it into a stunning restomod.
• Brian’s Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII from 2 Fast 2 Furious: The heavily modified—exterior-wise, at least—lime-green Evo VII driven by Taj and Brian in 2 Fast 2 Furious had four stunt doubles. Two of those four are known to survive, and one reportedly is in a French private collection.

Most Expensive Fast and Furious Cars

Some of the most coveted Fast and Furious cars made their way to the auction block and commanded eye-watering sums. High-end collectors are always willing to pay large premiums for objects with extra charm, and Fast and Furious cars have immense Hollywood appeal for petrolheads.

Here are the top three most expensive Fast and Furious cars:

Over a Million Bucks: 2000 Nissan Skyline GT-R R34

The hero car of the fourth installment of the franchise, the 2009 movie Fast & Furious, the R34 Nissan GT-R had a widebody kit, Volk wheels, and many upgrades under the hood that boosted the output of the RB26 engine to 550 HP. The late actor Paul Walker hand-picked all of the upgrades on the Bayside Blue GT-R, and Kaizo Industries built the car. The car was the only real GT-R on the screen; replicas were used in most of the filming, and all of them were GT-Ts that were modified to look like GT-Rs.

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Images: Bonhams

The iconic piece of automotive and cinematic history was driven by Paul Walker as Brian O’Conner in the 2009 movie Fast & Furious, and it was sold for $1.36 million at Bonhams auction in May of 2023. It is not only the most expensive Fast and Furious car, but also the most expensive Skyline ever sold at auction.

Over Half a Million Bucks: 1994 Toyota Supra Turbo

The Lamborghini-orange MK4 Supra is the hero car of the original title, The Fast and The Furious, and it may as well be the hero car of the whole Fast franchise. Previously owned by Craig Lieberman who was the technical advisor for the first two movies, the car was built by famous movie car builder Eddie Paul. It featured the legendary 320 HP turbocharged 2JZ-GTE engine, NOS 100 HP-shot nitrous oxide wet system (“actually, let’s make it two!”), a Bomex body kit, APR rear wing, iconic Troy Lee graphics, 19” Racing Hart wheels, and 14” AP Racing brakes.

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Images: Barrett-Jackson

The ‘94 Supra Turbo fetched a whopping $550,000 at a Barrett Jackson auction in 2021. It set the record for the highest price paid for a MK4 Supra at auction.

Six-Figure Stunt Double: 1993 Toyota Supra

The third most expensive Fast and Furious car is a stunt double, built to replicate the original. This is not one of those poorly built, only-for-the-camera replicas, though—it is an exact twin of the real deal. There is one major difference, and it is the engine: This one does not have the highly-coveted turbocharged inline-6. It makes do with the non-turbo 2JZ instead, and the NOS bottles are not actually attached to anything. The rest is identical; the twin car has the same wheels, graphics, and Bomex ground effects as the superstar Supra.

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Images: Mecum Auctions

The identical but less powerful twin to the original hero sold for $203,000 at Mecum’s 2015 Indianapolis auction. It may be the most expensive naturally aspirated MK4 Supra ever sold.