The orange Toyota Supra that Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) is one of the most famous movie cars, and now it’s on auction at Barrett-Jackson.
Released in 2001, the first Fast & Furious movie was largely responsible for bringing the American Streets to the movie theatres, giving the global audience a taste of the tuner car scenario and illegal adrenaline-spiking street races.
Ever since its inception, the street-racing movie franchise has kept dishing out crazier sequels ranging from an aircraft heist in Fast & Furious 6 to sending a Pontiac Fiero equipped with rocket thrusters into space in Fast & Furious 9 (now we know where Elon Musk gets his ideas from).
But what if I told you that you could actually bring a piece of the movie from the sets into your own house? A relic from the first movie of the franchise is up for auction in Las Vegas from June 17 through 19.
Auto collectors and Fast & Furious fans hold their breath as the famous 1994 Toyota Supra from the original movie will go on auction at Barrett-Jackson next month. The collection of props from famous movie franchises is nothing new, and it comes as no surprise that the announcement has taken the internet by storm.
However, this famous piece of movie memorabilia holds a very special place in the hearts of movie lovers all over the world. Driven by the late great Paul Walker, the Toyota Supra belonged to the on-screen character of Brian O’Conner (played by Walker) and has been used in Fast & Furious 1 for multiple exterior and interior shots. Walker died in a road accident in 2013 as a passenger due to exceeding speed limits.
Unlike the other Supras from the franchise, the one put on auction is a stock model. The Supra features the famed 2JZ-GTE 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged inline-six engine along with a 4-speed automatic transmission. However, Toyota disguised it like a stick shift for the movie with the help of a small, round gearshift.
The black and orange Paul Walker Supra will be auctioned along with its official movie parts, including a Bomex front spoiler, APR rear wing, and Dazz Motorsport Racing wheels. Barrett-Jackson has not clarified the starting price, but it clearly mentioned there wouldn’t be a reserve price.
The auction house also promised to provide all the relevant papers and documentation that would doubt the relic’s authenticity. Also, on an ending note, we miss you, Paulie.
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