[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/blog\/over-1000-cars-destroyed-during-fast-and-furious-franchise\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/blog\/over-1000-cars-destroyed-during-fast-and-furious-franchise\/","headline":"1,500 Cars Destroyed During Fast & Furious Franchise","name":"1,500 Cars Destroyed During Fast & Furious Franchise","description":"Now-collectible cars were destroyed in the hundreds but most of them were actually junk. It\u2019s news that isn\u2019t exactly surprising yet still shocking to hear. Around 1,500 cars were destroyed over the course of seven Fast and Furious films with a lot of them being sports cars, supercars and classic cars. Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons This isn\u2019t a case of a thousand Ford Fiestas being destroyed, we\u2019re talking Mustangs, Supras, Dodge Chargers, Nissan […]","datePublished":"2021-03-12","dateModified":"2021-03-26","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/author\/isabelle-lawrence\/#Person","name":"Isabelle Lawrence","url":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/author\/isabelle-lawrence\/","identifier":30,"description":"Max Wheeler is a leading motoring journalist and classic car specialist at Smart Motoring, renowned for his sharp insight and infectious passion for all things automotive. With years of experience covering motoring news, supercars, and the enduring legacy of classic cars, Max brings stories to life with style and authority. Whether it\u2019s the roar of a Lamborghini, the elegance of an Aston Martin DB5, or the cultural impact of vintage motoring icons, he delivers expert commentary that inspires enthusiasts and collectors alike. 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Around 1,500 cars were destroyed over the course of seven Fast and Furious films with a lot of them being sports cars, supercars and classic cars.Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThis isn\u2019t a case of a thousand Ford Fiestas being destroyed, we\u2019re talking Mustangs, Supras, Dodge Chargers, Nissan Skyline GTRs, BMW M3s and so on. All of these are cars that may have been more common ten or fifteen years ago but today, they\u2019d be rare, collectable and incredibly valuable.The breakdown is as follows:Fast & Furious: 78 cars2 Fast 2 Furious: 130 carsThe Fast & the Furious: Tokyo Drift: 249 carsFast & Furious: 190 carsFast Five: 260 carsFast & Furious 6: 350 carsFurious 7: 230 carsIt may sound like a great travesty to see so many special cars be wiped out en masse but it is not quite as bad as it seems as there\u2019s some movie magic going on in the background that the average viewer isn\u2019t aware of. We\u2019re not talking about CGI, we\u2019re talking about ways that the producers were able to minimise the destruction of these great cars with restorations and recycling.The fact is these film studios didn\u2019t go out and buy a nice Dodge Charger and then wreck it, or buy a pristine Toyota Supra just to be beaten up. On the contrary, most cars that were used in the film were utter junk, with some of them even coming from junkyards. These cars were high mileage, problem-ridden, rusty, already crashed or highly undesirable versions of the car it was in the films.For example, Craig Lieberman, Technical Advisor for the first two Fast films, said that Slap Jack\u2019s Supra in \u20182 Fast 2 Furious\u2019 was actually a leftover Supra from the first movie and was also a non-turbo model with auto transmission which he described as \u2018one of the least desirable iterations of the Mk IV Supra\u2019 and likely very cheap to buy at the time.Simon Davison from Los Gatos, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsOther examples include a Porsche 996 GT2 RS actually being a standard 996 Carrera 2S with over 100k miles on the clock, a BMW E39 M5 actually being a 540i with other clones being 530i models, Fast & Furious 4 mostly using Skyline GTTs instead of real Nissan Skyline GT-Rs and so on.Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsNot only were the cars \u2018fake\u2019 but were also in pretty bad shape most of the time. Although they may have had a myriad of undercarriage issues, the production team were able to make them appear like-new thanks to specialist in-house bodywork teams that reworked damaged panels, borrowed parts from multiple cars, then proceeded to apply beautiful paintwork as well as the necessary accessories needed to make that car look the part. They\u2019d look like a million dollars on the outside yet be piles of junk under the surface that were repaired just enough to work.Let us know how you feel about the hundreds of destroyed movie cars, in the comments!If you enjoyed this, you may also like: \u2018Why The 996 Is Considered The Worst 911\u2019Facebook preview image: Poudou99, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"1,500 Cars Destroyed During Fast & Furious Franchise","item":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/blog\/over-1000-cars-destroyed-during-fast-and-furious-franchise\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]