Here’s your chance to see some of the greatest cars in movie history in the metal.
The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles will celebrate 25 years of the Fast & the Furious franchise with a special exhibition later this month. The show, which will run until spring of next year, will feature some of the most beloved vehicles from the series, including Brian O’Connor’s Toyota Supra and Dom Toretto’s Dodge Charger.
No movie gets released during summer blockbuster season if the studio doesn’t think it can make money, but its unlikely that Universal Pictures had any idea what it had on its hands when The Fast and the Furious hit theaters on June 22, 2001. A quarter century, 10 movies, one spin-off, and $7 billion later, the franchise has proven itself to be one of the most successful in the history of Hollywood. The series trademark mix of cool cars, exhilarating street racing action, and family-like camaraderie has also turned more than a few moviegoers into passionate auto enthusiasts.
The exhibit, which is titled “A Fast & Furious Legacy: 25 Years of Automotive Icons,” will feature a number of the actual vehicles that have helped make the series such a cultural touchstone. This includes two of its most famous cars: the 1994 Toyota A80 Supra (or Mk IV) that the late Paul Walker drove in the franchise debut installment, and the 1970 Dodge Charger R/T that Vin Diesel drove in the fourth episode, Fast & Furious. The former, which is stunt car number three from filming, is done up in a Lamborghini Diablo Candy Pearl Orange, while the latter is finished in glossy black and chrome.
This duo is sure to garner most of the crowd’s attention, but there are plenty of other cars worth a look, especially for those who love street racers. Other cars on display include the 1990 Nissan 240 SX driven by Michelle Rodriguez’s Letty Ortiz in the first film, the green 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS from the same movie, and the pink Honda S2000 from 2 Fast 2 Furious.
Want to see some Fast and Furious cars in person? The exhibit, which is the result of a collaboration with Universal, will open on March 14 and run through April of next year. To celebrate, the museum will also host a car show on opening day in its multi-level parking garage.
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Bryan Hood
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Bryan Hood is a digital staff writer at Robb Report. Before joining the magazine, he worked for the New York Post, Artinfo and New York magazine, where he covered everything from celebrity gossip to…


