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It's hard for us, as consumers, to remember that even though movies are made to entertain, they have one purpose for production companies: they need to make money. The same goes with the cult-classic movie "The Fast and the Furious" of 2001. In another episode of behind-the-scenes knowledge about the first three films in the "Fast" franchise, former chief technical director to the movies Craig Lieberman shares how Universal and the production team chose the cars we soon knew as each character's hero car. A bit of a primer. Like the opening sentence, Lieberman reminds us that the film was on a...
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Deep dive: Hector's Honda Civic from "The Fast and the Furious"We all know and love the hero cars from "The Fast and the Furious," but how about one of the lesser appreciated cars? Craig Lieberman, technical director for the first three "Fast and Furious" films, is back with a seriously in-depth video about the Honda Civic driven by Noel Gugliemi's character...
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1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo from "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" is for saleFeeling nostalgia for being the high school outsider? Are you a fan of sleeper cars with a generous helping of patina? Feel the need to show the rich kid driving daddy's Viper a thing or two? Well, no matter which box you check above, we've got just the thing for you. The 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo...
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"xXx" Pontiac GTO visits Jay Leno's GarageWhen you think of actor Vin Diesel and car movies, the natural intersection of those concepts is the "Fast and Furious" franchise, but there's another action series that weaves the two together: "xXx." Dubbed the Flame Car, the 1967 Pontiac GTO Hardtop that recently visited Jay Leno's Garage has...
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Will Smith is back in a Porsche 911 as Mike Lowrey in "Bad Boys For Life"The trailer for the third installment in the "Bad Boys" franchise has dropped, and it features a 2020 Porsche 911 along with returning stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.
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Orange 2020 Toyota Supra to be in "Fast 9" alongside Toretto's mid-engine, longtail, widebody ChargerAn orange Supra and a mid-engine Dodge Charger will make an appearance in “Fast and Furious 9,” which hits theaters in 2020.
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A promo car identical to the Aston Martin DB5s featured in “Goldfinger” and “Thunderball” has set a new record price for DB5s at a 2019 Monterey Car Week auction.
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Original Bullitt Mustang heading to auction, could command millionsThe 1968 Ford Mustang GT from the movie "Bullitt" will cross the auction block early next year, and it could be worth $4 million.
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A different kind of build: The world of “Jurassic Park” Jeep Wrangler re-creationsFilm buffs painstakingly re-create “Jurassic Park” legends from Jeep Wrangler YJs to remarkable detail.
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Aston Martin Valhalla is the newest Bond carAston Martin's new hypercar will star alongside a classic DB5 and V8 Vantage in “Bond 25” due next spring.
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Lamborghini restores the Miura featured in “The Italian Job”The Lamborghini Polo Storico classic car department has discovered and certified the Miura used in the 1969 film “The Italian Job.”
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All 4 Bumblebee Camaros from Transformers films fetch $500,000 in group saleIn the mid-2000s, Chevrolet was preparing to bring the Camaro nameplate back from the dead with a fifth generation of the muscle car icon. Ahead of the production reveal, the Camaro earned a starring role in the first of Michael Bay's Transformers movies as the vehicle mode of the Autobot...
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Editor’s note: Late in 2017, the stunt car used in the movie Bullitt was discovered in Mexico. Earlier this year, the ownership of the Bullitt hero car was revealed. Now, the presence of another McQueen movie vehicle — from his final film — has come back into the limelight. Steve McQueen’s final movie was "The Hunter," a 1980 release in which he portrayed real-life bounty hunter Ralph “Papa” Thorson. Eli Wallach and LeVar Burton and Kathryn Harrold also had significant roles in the film. In one of the movie’s scenes, McQueen flies into Nebraska, rents...
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Audi e-tron GT super sedan will star in "Avengers 4"Ahead of the arrival of a production model, Audi plans to show off its latest pride and joy, the e-tron GT concept, on the big screen. Autoblog reported Tuesday that the electric super sedan will have a starring role in the fourth installment of the Avengers series. For now, we'll refer to the film...
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"Baby Driver" Subaru WRX, "Fast & Furious" star cars head to auctionThree separate auctions should command the attention of movie buffs and car enthusiasts alike. Live Auctioneers will handle the auctions for three movie cars: the 2006 Subaru WRX from "Baby Driver," 1972 Chevrolet F-Bomb Camaro from "Fast & Furious," and the off-road 1967 Camaro from "Furious...
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What’s next for the original ‘Bullitt’ Mustang?Amid all the glitz and glam at the annual SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center sat the original Ford Mustang used in the Bullitt film. The appearance, along with that of owner Sean Kiernan, was part of an international tour that won’t be coming to an end anytime soon...
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Trio of Burt Reynolds movie cars fetch $330,000 at auction, including "Bandit" Trans Am replicaFollowing the passing of Burt Reynolds on September 6, a collection of the late actor's vehicles were put up for sale last week at Barrett-Jackson's auction in Las Vegas. Reynolds had been selling off cars from his collection in the years leading to his passing, with some of the proceeds going to...
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Relive your childhood by celebrating 50th anniversary of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"In 1968, "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" premiered to the world. Roald Dahl's film adaption of Ian Fleming's classic book took the world by storm. To celebrate the golden anniversary of this iconic film, the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, England, is rolling out a massive celebration of the film and...
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Hulu has a new show out called "The First," and Land Rover provides some star power with a futuristic vision of one of its vehicles. A Range Rover Sport built for the 2030s plays a part-time role in this new series. The First takes place in the not-too-distant future and centers on a team of astronauts attempting to become the first humans on Mars. Actress Natascha McElhone portrays the aerospace director building her team. She is also the person piloting the special Range Rover Sport. According to Land Rover, the SUV was designed with help from Westward Productions as well as Hulu. It boasts...
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Aston Martin to build 25 James Bond-spec DB5sEven to this day, 1964's “Goldfinger” is considered by most to be the best James Bond movie ever made, particularly if those fans are also car nuts. Yes, what endeared the movie into the hearts of many car enthusiasts was Bond’s tricked-out Aston Martin DB5. While in the novels he...
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Now you can buy Dom's 1970 Dodge Charger and 1987 Buick GNX from "Fast & Furious"A pair of Dominic Toretto's prized rides from "Fast & Furious" (that's the fourth one) are arriving at a California auction, which means a couple of buyers can live out their "Fast and Furious" fantasies. One is a 1987 Buick GNX and the other is Dom's signature 1970 Dodge Charger, complete with...
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Watch Tom Cruise flog a classic BMW M5 in "Mission: Impossible - Fallout"Sometimes, a film's cars become nearly as iconic as the stars themselves. See "Bullitt" or "The Fast and the Furious." It can be just as important that a character's car matches his or her persona. In "Mission: Impossible - Fallout," BMW earned the leading automotive role. In the film, Ethan Hunt...
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Ferrari replica from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” heads to auctionNo, it's not a real 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder. This one has the potential to be more fun than the real deal, because this beautiful red machine is one of three 1985 Modena GTs built for the film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Modena GT did an amazing job replicating the real deal Ferrari...
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The story of the other long-lost "Bullitt" MustangEarlier this year, Ford brought the original 1968 Mustang from Steve McQueen's "Bullitt" film to debut alongside the 2019 Mustang Bullitt. But, fans of the film know two Highland Green Mustangs were used during filming: one "hero" car for McQueen and a stunt car. What became of the stunt car? It's...
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