Fast and Furious 4 ... now with GNX

[STLRegal]

I read somewhere its a 350, couldnt tell you much more than that.

 

[STLRegal]

Here it is, unfortunatly it gets wrecked. But hey, maybe it'll make our cars more popular and create a larger aftermarket.

ETA: ON a second look it looks just like a regular regal as it doesnt have the bulge in the hood.

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

In that pic, it looks to be a standard Regal with the port holes added to the fender, and the spoiler to the deck. It does not have a turbo hood on it, and is missing the fender flares that would be present on a real GNX.

 

[Peter]

im personally glad they are just using regals, it shows that they do care about the well-being of a classic and wrecking a bunch of GN's would be wrong

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

The driving in the 3rd one made it bearable to watch, but it sucks that they ruined that 67 or 68 Mustang fastback. the cool thing was that they actually did make the RB26DETT from a Nissan Skyline actually run in the Mustang-it wasn't just a non-functional prop. It was cool to me because a RB powered Rambler American is one of my darkest fantasies...

Actually, they ruined about SIX Mustangs to make that movie. The driving sequences were shot with a small-block Ford powered car.

Well, there are a couple problems here, (sorry guys, I know, "the noob" thing). The engine reffered to that was shown in the mustang was a SR20DET, not the skyline motor. Look carefully at the car in the first drift racing sequenses, Nissan 240zx, or in Japan; the 180. Also pause anytime they show the engine; 4 cylinders, the Skyline motor is a 6.
Secondly there was an artical posted in a few notable automotive magazines that state that the SR20 was only in the car for photo shoots, they couldn't make it work properly. The driven car was powered by a 390FE engine, big block. I should say "cars" because they did admit to smashing up a few. Don't mean to be a pain in the *ss, but I have been a mechanic for the past 12 years. And while my heart truely lies with the F-bodies and all american steel, one has to stay on top of the "popular" items to make good money. I could go on for hours about the things that are messed up with any of the movies, (that's why my wife doesn't let me see them in the theaters).
I am however looking forward to another one, it would be great to see more American muscle, and hopefully they don't scrap it all!

The thing is, Hot Rod Magazine had the actual car and yes, it did have the RB in it, not an SR. I know the difference when I see it, as I am a bit of a Nissan Geek, not just a Domestic guy. ( I have driven Nissans for 10 years) While it would be theoretically possible to visually confuse an RB with a CA18DET as they have a similar cam cover/ timing cover arrangement, an SR is not something I would mix up. I will see if I can find it tonight to verify, but I am 90% sure the car in the magazine had an RB in it.

 

[hujass]

better not wreck it. If there is one watch the price of all the regals go up.

Maybe Regal prices will skyrocket like that of the Supra after the first F&F movie. I'm kidding of course, but it would be nice. :lol:

 

[megaladon6]

i remember the mag article and it was a 6cyl skyline motor. of course this was long after the movie was made so they had plenty of time to make it work. i don't remember a driving test in the article either, so it may have just been bolted in and made pretty, but still useless. like most ricer crap.
how much power does a skyline have anyway? somehow i doubt you couldn't get the same out of a v8 ford motor that would drop right in.

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

Well, the RB26DETT ( RB series, 2.6 liter, DOHC, EFI Twin Turbo) was underrated at 280hp, but a few versions made 400hp stock ( Tommy Kaira comes to mind), and several have been pushed above 1,000 WHP on a stock bottom end-just like the Toyota 2JZGTTE. There is a reason the R32-34 GTR was nicknamed "Godzilla" in Japan.

 

[87 t type]

notice in the pic with the regal,there not stealing dvd's anymore,,there stealing tankers cause of how expensive it is now

 

[Wake]

How many other movies are there with grand nationals?

i can only think of one right now, but i swear i used to be abel to name a couple more.

the one i can recall is F/X 2, a really cheesy movie. But the bad guy has a beautiful gray T-Type.