Remember when the first The Fast and The Furious film came out? Not only did it change the way we thought of summer blockbusters, but it also made car enthusiasm more infectious, and made automotive trends and car culture more prominent and popular than ever before.
Sales representatives of cars for sale in Orange County have met customers who came to them looking for a specific car that they had recently seen in this movie and others.
Car lovers can never forget the huge success the first installment of this car franchise film had, as well as the actors and the cars they drove around in. Who can forget Brian O’Connor’s (Paul Walker) vehicle?
His ‘10-second car’ was an A80 Toyota Supra that had 2001-esque vinyl graphics and a massive rear wing. This vehicle has become a quintessential part of the film for fans, and it has kind of made a comeback!
Movie buffs of Orange County cars for sale have informed us that eight A80 Supras were used in original filming. However, we were shocked to learn that only one of them was manual and an original turbo variant. It was known as the ‘Hero 1’, and it was the only car that was tuned with performance upgrades.
If you are a follower of the film franchise, then you probably noticed that some of the stunt cars that were in the original film went on to be used in 2 Fast 2 Furious. Rhys Millen borrows the red, engineless Supra that initially showed up as the ‘10-second car’.
Paul Walker’s Toyota Supra is undoubtedly the most recognized and most favorite car out of all of them. So, if you are a big fan of the car, you’ll be over the moon to find out that this same car has been put up for sale a bunch of times before. This has a lot of us at cars for sale in orange county start to wonder how much would this celebrated Supra be worth?
So, we felt it was our duty to do some investigating to find out what this Toyota Supra was valued at.
What’s Under The Hood?
You would imagine that the car was souped-up because of all the epic onscreen car stunts you witness, but sadly that isn’t the case. The truth is that the Supra we saw in the film when we were growing up or as a young adult is nothing better than a second-hand purchase of such cars for sale in Orange County.
However, you can’t take this the wrong way, since we are not claiming that the Supra from the film is the same as one from our car lot. You can tell just from its exterior that the MKIV is unique. For starters, it has a wild body-kit, an enormous spoiler, and a swashbuckling livery.
Nevertheless, it doesn’t go further than that. The engine just has the essentials, and there are a few upgrades for particular stunts. No one can really fault them for this since the production team had eight cars to handle and all of them were deemed disposable. So, it’s wasn’t easy to validate adding extra modifications.
What Happen To The Supra After Hollywood?
Unfortunately, O’Connor’s Supra was living the high and lavish life that so many legendary movie cars go on to do after their big break. As many point out, the remaining Toyota A80 Supra had a mundane retirement and were treated just as they were intended to be – movie props. It’s very probable that they idled away in a storage unit.
Although that doesn’t really count for much. What does count is that we are able to still enjoy these cars today! Luckily, since they have been preserved away in storage as an ancient artifact, they can be truly enjoyed by younger generations. There are only eight left, but eight is always better than nothing at all!
How Much…..!?
You may be racking your brain trying to calculate the value of such an iconic gem. It’s a Toyota Supra, a very popular sports car, Paul Walker drove it, and the car itself is essentially a movie star. So, what is the M.S.R.P of the car?
Well, before the well-known 2015 Mecum auction took place, many car enthusiasts predicted the price of the Supra would go beyond $100,000. They even went as far as to speculate that the car would fetch over a couple of hundred thousand, and when the time came they were pretty much on the nose!
When the auction was over, the lucky, new owner had paid agreed to pay $185,000 for the iconic Toyota Supra. That’s quite a hefty price tag for a Supra, but not over the budgeted estimate that a few had predicted. However, believe it or not, not many people are too worried about the numbers. What they do want to wrap their heads around is what is the Supra’s intrinsic value. In layman’s terms; how much is the car worth to enthusiasts around the world?
Well, it goes without saying that the car’s intrinsic value is probably worth a pretty penny. As mentioned in the beginning, you have to appreciate the fact that the Fast and Furious series and the vehicles revolutionized the world of cars.
Come on, you have to admit, that we all have fallen victim to the “rice” trends after watching the films and went out of our way to modify our vehicles with an under glow or body kit.
The Fast and The Furious, and the Toyota Supra has given car lovers and the world a lot to be thankful for. Be that as it may, $185,000 may not be on the cards for everyone when they map out their car budget.
But if you want your own Toyota Supra that you can “rice up” as your own Fast and Furious car, then don’t waste any more time getting down to talk to our friendly and helpful sales representatives about how you can get cars for sale in Orange County!