Now You Can Buy Paul Walker’s Fast and Furious “10 Second Supra”

The
beast that is “The Fast and the Furious” franchise has ballooned ever
since the first edition arrived on screen back in 2001. Paul Walker and
Vin Diesel were the lead characters, but the loudest star was
unquestionably the “10 Second Supra.”
Come
May 12, that famous bright orange 1993 Toyota Supra from the original
movie will head to Mecum Auctions in Indianapolis, expected to fetch
around $200,000. Just don’t expect it to run a sub-10.
This
particular Supra is one of a few built for the movie; only this is the
one used in that memorable final scene where the late Walker (Brian
O’Connor) in the Supra races Diesel (Dominic Toretto) in his Dodge
Charger, jumping across railroad tracks before Diesel crashes into a
semi-truck.

However,
this Supra won’t hit the quarter mile in 10 seconds like it appeared to
in the movie. Under the hood lies a naturally aspirated, 220-hp 2JZ-GE
3-liter inline 6 engine meshed to a 5-speed manual transmission. The car
does feature a pair of Holley Performance nitrous-oxide bottles,
though, but they aren’t connected.

Heavy
duty suspension and a roll cage were added for filming, and as you can
see in the imagery, the interior isn’t very luxurious. The exterior,
however, is movie ready – with a Bomex body kit, APR rear wing and Dazz
alloy wheels wrapped in Yokohama rubber.
Of
all the Furious movies from the last 14 years, it’s the first one that
remains the most memorable. And of all the lines, Walker’s final closing
statement: “I owe you a 10 second car.”
Source: Yahoo Auto
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