Fast and Furious filming

Can't wait to see how that pans out. I love those movies (yes, I realize they are bad).

So we now know where those project Panteras PI wanted are residing. They look to be in pretty bad shape.

Nice video, I see 3or 4 Cats, at least 1 FordGT, 1 Mustang GT and 3 double rollbar spyder racers I cannit ID.

Denis

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Originally posted by Denis C:
Nice video, I see 3or 4 Cats, at least 1 FordGT, 1 Mustang GT and 3 double rollbar spyder racers I cannit ID.

Denis

Race Car Replicas in Detroit supplied three GT40 replicas to the production company for this movie.

Ron

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Nice video, I see 3or 4 Cats, at least 1 FordGT, 1 Mustang GT and 3 double rollbar spyder racers I cannit ID.

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Race Car Replicas in Detroit supplied three GT40 replicas to the production company for this movie.

Hopefully they don't "Rice" em out! No gawdy paint jobs, oversize blingy ghetto wheels, or neon lights.

The last movie had a LOT of legit cars in it. There was even a Tjaarda mustang. Lots of muscle cars.

I can't wait to see what they do with the cars. I look forward to the exposure.

Just watched the trailer for 'Fast Five' and didn't spot any Panteras, just a GT40 a modded corvette and lots of mopar placement. Unless someone has better eyes than me ...

Fast5 Trailer

I didn't spot any Panteras either. But, they didn't show a ton of car stuff...so, fingers crossed.

Can't wait for that movie. I can help but love the F&F movies, no matter how bad they are.

I just watched the original Fast and Furious movie.

By original I mean the 1955 edition, with some neat footage of a old Jaguar (new then). There
are also scenes from the 1950's Pebble Beach show and the Monterey Grand Prix.

Chuck

Chuck, What movie , where?
Denis

I fear the worst. I remember an early Herbie movie where it raced a Ferrari, and got upset, so it smashed into the car many times deliberatly. The film makers achieved this effect with a red E-type being smashed, because it was probably cheaper, they didn't smash the Ferrari. Maybe our Panteras only have that role, being wrecks because the other cars are more expensive? Hope not...

I was unaware of this till I got some second hand info from some one who did some construction work on the set.

4 Panteras, 3 rough one descent. 3 destroyed in filming.

Not sure if it is 100% correct but it what I was told when they returned.

All is not so negative, Hope the movie will turn-ou to be good entertainment.

As to the 3 wrecks. The movie Cobra was the same scenario where a few cars got scrapped (they had to re-do the final accident). The iconic feature car remains today.

Denis

To those that say that they, disregarding the Pantera issue, like the films, I have to ask why?

The F&F films are embarassingly unrealistic, they do crash valuable cars, they show ridiculous imports as being superior to muscle cars etc., and last but not least, they show the non-car enthusiast world, that we car enthusiasts are nearly brain dead.

If you had sat down one day and brainstormed how you could hurt the musclecar/exotic enthusiast the most, you couldn't have come up with a better solution I think...

I watched 1/2 of FF1 and I was embarrassed I watched that much trash.

FF is a car enthusiast movie as much as "Space Balls" is a sci fi thriller.

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To those that say that they, disregarding the Pantera issue, like the films, I have to ask why?

The F&F films are embarassingly unrealistic, they do crash valuable cars, they show ridiculous imports as being superior to muscle cars etc., and last but not least, they show the non-car enthusiast world, that we car enthusiasts are nearly brain dead.

They are fun. The first one came out at just the right time, and brought a lot of people into the car scene. Sure, they got into imports, but that is because they were affordable and stylish. At the time, I was into imports too (actually, I still am).

I have learned to let the stupid things go. I once watched a movie with a gun nut, and after listing to him talk during the whole movie about how people were drawing, holding, reloading and shooting "all wrong" I realized I didn't want to be "that guy".

The "car enthusiast" tent is pretty big, and the movies are made for the younger, generally more urban part of it. I hang with Nissan Z and GT-R guys a lot, and am often the only white guy in a group of young Asian, hispanic and black guys. A refreshing break from cruising with the Porsche, Ferrari and Lambo guys. My only frustration is that it can be difficult getting my two circles of friends together. They tend to dislike each other and I simply don't understand why. I wish I had a Supra or Skyline to park next to the Pantera and Porsche.

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If you had sat down one day and brainstormed how you could hurt the musclecar/exotic enthusiast the most, you couldn't have come up with a better solution I think...

Have you seen Redline? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780595/

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Have you seen Redline?

Didn't even have the stomach to see the trailer to the end...

Appearently, someone on the FordGT forum drove a black Pantera GTS in one the scenes.

http://www.fordgtforum.com/for...ous-trailer&p=258912

Movie tickets for 2: $18
Drinks and popcorn: $16

Drooling as I watch a Pantera drifting on the BIG screen: Priceless

Forget the plot, the actors, the cars. I love the Pantera that much.

I say we all go and watch the movie to boost sales and popularity (of both).