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What Clint Eastwood did for the 1972 Gran Torino in Gran Torino, Fast & Furious will try to undo. Because in this movie, the very nastiest bad guy — you know, the chief henchman who does the dirtiest deeds and dies just before the big boss bad guy gets his — drives a '72 Gran Torino Sportsroof.
The inspiration for the Gran Torino in Fast & Furious comes from a similar Torino built for Dan Widmann at Steve Strope's Pure Vision Design — the same shop from which emerged the Hammer Road Runner that's also featured in the film. Strope brought Widmann's Torino to a casting session and a star — well, a co-star — was born.
The one significant visual change between Widmann's Torino and the replicas built for the film is that Widmann's car is blue, and the bad guy Torinos were painted green. It seems that blue was already assigned as super-dreamy Paul Walker's color in Fast & Furious, so the bad attitude character "Fenix Rise" (played by Laz Alonzo) would have to wear green.
Little matter, however, as the Gran Torino looks dang good in green.
To portray Fenix's FoMoCo, the picture car department acquired six '72 Torino Sportsroof models and one '73. As with the Charger, some of the stunt cars were fit with Chevy crate V8s and automatic transmissions, but at least one of the cars was originally equipped with a 429 and four-speed manual transmission. Five of the cars were either destroyed during production or ripped apart for parts.
Among the Torinos destroyed was that 429 four-speed car. Sometimes evil must be done in order to portray evil.
Fast & Furious 4: Plymouth Road Runner
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Anyone trying to keep the timeline and pink slips of the Fast & Furious universe straight will have their head explode with this car. OK, now try and keep up.
At the very end of the third Fast & Furious movie (Tokyo Drift), Dominic Toretto shows up in "Hammer," the well-known 1970 Plymouth Road Runner built by Steve Strope's Pure Vision Design in Simi Valley, California. In the few lines of dialogue Toretto speaks, he explains he got the car from his friend "Han," who had been killed earlier in the movie.
So for the fourth film, Hammer had to come back. And miraculously, so does Han. But Hammer isn't owned by Han or Dom in this movie. Instead it's owned by Letty (Michelle Rodriguez). If you want to figure it all out, go ahead. Or, better yet, stop asking questions and enjoy the film.
In Tokyo Drift the real, exquisitely detailed, perfectly painted, hugely valuable Hammer was used as Dom's ride. However, since Hammer was going to be, well, hammered, in Fast & Furious, the production car department decided to build replicas. And the "real" Hammer doesn't actually appear in the fourth film at all.
The picture car department built three Hammer clones using two 1970 Plymouth Satellites and one actual Road Runner. Unlike the original Hammer, which is a pillarless hardtop, the three replicas were based on two-doors with pillars. To hide the pillars, they were simply painted black.
Both Satellites were totaled during production. The real Road Runner — running a 383 with a four-speed — was saved and is in storage. After all, who knows what time traveling is in store for Fast & Furious 5?
Fast & Furious 4: '67 Chevy Truck
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Fast & Furious 4: Subaru WRX STi
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What's a Fast and Furious movie without some obvious product placement? And in Fast & Furious, the most obvious product placement is Subaru's WRX STI.
The Subie got its role in F&F when the picture car coordinator went looking for a new, high-performance, rally-type car for FBI agent Brian O'Connor (super-dreamy Paul Walker) to drive near the film's climax. Basically it was a choice between the Mitsubishi Evo X and the WRX STI, and Subaru was the first one to say it would supply cars. So Subaru it was.
Subaru gave a total of seven brand-new WRX STI models to the production in exchange for prominent placement in the film. But just because they were zero-mile cars doesn't mean that they were treated with any respect by the picture car department. After all, what matters in movie-making is getting the movie made, not making sure any Subaru survives unscratched.
So all the Subies had their interiors stripped, all were fitted with straightforward tuner-style modifications from Perrin, Cobb Tuning and Veilside, and then they were sent out to work on the set. Of the seven, one was cut up into an engine-less filming buck and five were destroyed during filming. The remaining car is in a warehouse awaiting another shot at fame.
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Clone Burnout
Lawell Motorsports' built 1970 Chevelle warming up the tires, this Chevelle is fully built, it has a 125HP Nitrous kit, Ported heads, Headers, turbo 350 Transmission, Shift Kit, Suspension, Big Brakes, Flow Master Exhaust and much more!
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Ford Gran Torino 1972 Part 1/2 (Muscle Car HD)
Make sure to watch part 2.
Here is the blog I created for my 72: http://fordtorino72.blogspot.com
Here is my facebook Torino group:
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This one is for all the Gran Torino owners and admirers out there. The slideshow is all about the 72 Sport FastBack model which is in my opinion, one of the most good looking muscle car around. I love the aggressive nose, the large muscular hips and the fastback with its rear window being almost horizontal. This car has been starring in the latest Clint Eastwood movie and the last Fast & Furious 4. Enjoy the ride, make sure you watch in HD and spread the 2 words...Gran Torino. One last thing, If any Torino owners or photographers in this video wants their pictures to be credited in the description, it will be my pleasure.
FAST AND FURIOUS 4 MUSTANG
The "Hero" Yellow Mustang from the movie The Fast and Furious 4...caught Wilson coming out of Bojangles chicken...sorry I get a little excited about seeing it...first movie car on my channel...pretty cool ck it out!!!!
Godzilla Torino
570 HP 72 Torino Roller 460, Goofing off in the parking lot , Saving the tires for the track , Hit about 5000 rpm spinning off tires.
Ford Gran Torino 1972 Part 2/2 (Muscle Car HD)
Here is the blog I created for my 72: http://fordtorino72.blogspot.com
Here is my facebook Torino group:
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This one is for all the Gran Torino owners and admirers out there. The slideshow is all about the 72 Sport FastBack model which is in my opinion, one of the most good looking muscle car around. I love the aggressive nose, the large muscular hips and the fastback with its rear window being almost horizontal. This car has been starring in the latest Clint Eastwood movie and the last Fast & Furious 4. Enjoy the ride, make sure you watch in HD and spread the 2 words...Gran Torino. One last thing, If any Torino owners or photographers in this video wants their pictures to be credited in the description, it will be my pleasure.
Fast and Furious - 1998 Nissan Skyline GTR - Muscle vs. Import
Dom maintains his muscle car cred by driving a 70 Charger and 1970 CHEVROLET SS CHEVELLE, also featured in The Fast and the Furious, as well as a 1987 BUICK GNX GRAND NATIONAL and a 1973 F-BOMB Camaro. For his part, Brian mixes it up with a tried-and-true performance import extraordinaire, the 1998 NISSAN SKYLINE GTR, as well as the versatile upstart 2009 SUBARU WRX STi.
Its a muscle car world with a standout supporting cast of cars that includes Lettys 1970 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER and Fenixs 1972 FORD GRAN TORINO, with imports such as Mias 2000 ACURA NSX and Giseles 2007 PORSCHE CAYMAN orbiting around it. Not to be outdone, a whos who of coveted cars appears in the film to satisfy a variety of tastes.
1998 Nissan Skyline GTR
Character Name: Brian OConner (Paul Walker)
Concept: Kaiso
Engine: PB26
Drivetrain: Transmission: Factory
Clutch: Factory
Shifter: Veilside
Driveshaft: Factory
Rear Differential: Factory
Brake Systems: Rotora
Exhaust System: Headers: Factory
Mufflers: Factory
3 System: Cobb
Suspension: Kaiso
Air Filter: K&N
Fuel System:
Pump & Regulator: Factory
Plumbing: Factory
Fuel Cell: Factory
Interior Modifications:
Seats: O.M.P.
Seat Belts: O.M.P.
Rollcage: Matt Sweeney
Interior Panels: Factory
Steering Wheel: MOMO
Gauges: Magden
Exterior Modifications:
Body Kit: C-West
Hood: C-West
Paint/Graphics:
Jacks Auto Body
Black & Silver W/ Red Pinstriping
Wheels:
Manufacturer/Model: Rays Volk RE30
Front Wheel Size: 19X11
Rear Wheel Size: 19X11
Tires:
Manufacturer/Model:
Continental Sport Contact 2
Front Tire Size: 285/35R19
Rear Tire Size: 285/35R19 A BlackTree Media Production Thank you for watching!
1976 Ford Torino : 10.790 @ 124.030
Brian Krieger, Engine: 523cu. in. BB Ford, Supercharger: never Turbos: none Tires: Mickey Thompson Drag Radials 315/50/15
