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Almost exactly 20 years after first seen on the big screen in 2001’s The Fast and the Furious, the iconic orange Toyota Supra driven by Paul Walker has sold for $550K.
The 1994 Toyota Supra, built by the legendary Eddie Paul at his Shark Shop in El Segundo, California, was sold at a Las Vegas auction over the weekend.
The winning bid was placed via phone, though the winner’s identity was not revealed in the video on the Barrett-Jackson YouTube page.
Sold: Almost exactly 20 years after first seen on the big screen in 2001’s The Fast and the Furious, the iconic orange Toyota Supra driven by Paul Walker has sold for $550K
Auction: The 1994 Toyota Supra, built by the legendary Eddie Paul at his Shark Shop in El Segundo, California, was sold at a Las Vegas auction over the weekend
The auction was one of the most highly-anticipated car auctions in the past few years, with at least a half-dozen phone bidders involved in the auction.
The car came with, according to the auctioneer heard in the video, ‘extensive documentation,’ including a certificate of authenticity.
The car comes with the stock 2JZ-GTE engine, and it was primarily used for the film’s stunt work.
Phone bidders: The auction was one of the most highly-anticipated car auctions in the past few years, with at least a half-dozen phone bidders involved in the auction
Authentic: The car came with, according to the auctioneer heard in the video, ‘extensive documentation,’ including a certificate of authenticity
The ’10-second car’ was seen being driven by Walker in an iconic scene in The Fast and the Furious where Walker’s character Brian O’Connor destroys a Ferrari in an impromptu street-light race down the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.
Walker was also seen driving this bright orange vehicle in the 2003 sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious as well.
Paul’s brother Cody Walker, who served as a stand-in after his brother’s tragic death in late November 2013, spoke to TMZ earlier this month about the auction.
Race: The ’10-second car’ was seen being driven by Walker in an iconic scene in The Fast and the Furious where Walker’s character Brian O’Connor destroys a Ferrari in an impromptu street-light race down the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu
Sequel: Walker was also seen driving this bright orange vehicle in the 2003 sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious as well
When asked how much he thinks it would fetch at the auction, Cody said with a laugh, ‘I don’t even want to speculate.’
‘I think it’s Stunt 1, so it has all the real go fast parts on it, it’s the real deal,’ adding an earlier version that wasn’t a ‘picture car’ went for $200K.
‘This being an actual screen-used Stunt 1 car… I really wouldn’t know what to say. It could go for a lot. I think Paul would think it’s hilarious, to be honest with you,’ Cody added.
Brother: When asked how much he thinks it would fetch at the auction, Cody said with a laugh, ‘I don’t even want to speculate.
He said that Paul probably wouldn’t have dreamed that they were on the ninth movie when he started making the first movie over 20 years ago.
2001’s The Fast and the Furious took in $144.5 million domestic and $207.3 million worldwide, with 2003’s 2 Fast 2 Furious, earning $127.1 million domestic and $236.3 million worldwide.
Those were followed by 2006’s The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift ($62.5 million domestic, $158.9 million worldwide), with Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto returning in 2009’s Fast & Furious ($155 million domestic, $360.3 million worldwide).
Wildest dreams: He said that Paul probably wouldn’t have dreamed that they were on the ninth movie when he started making the first movie over 20 years ago
Sequel: 2001’s The Fast and the Furious took in $144.5 million domestic and $207.3 million worldwide, with 2003’s 2 Fast 2 Furious, earning $127.1 million domestic and $236.3 million worldwide
Dwayne Johnson’s Luke Hobbs joined the cast in 2011’s Fast Five ($208.9 million domestic, $626.1 million worldwide), followed by 2013’s Fast & Furious 6 ($238.6 million domestic, $788.6 million worldwide) and 2015’s Furious 7 ($353 million domestic, $1.51 billion worldwide), which Walker died during a break in the production.
2017′ The Fate of the Furious ($226 million domestic, $1.23 billion worldwide) proved the franchise was an international juggernaut, with the 2019 spin-off Hobbs & Shaw ($173.9 million, $759 million worldwide) also faring quite well.
The franchise will conclude with F9: The Fast Saga, hitting theaters June 25, with Fast & Furious 10 closing out the primary film franchise.
Franchise: The franchise will conclude with F9: The Fast Saga, hitting theaters June 25, with Fast & Furious 10 closing out the primary film franchise
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