Fast & Furious 4: The Cars and Trucks

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In the movie business, cars are expendable. They're not respected, nowhere near cherished, subject to abuse and constantly thrashed. It doesn't matter if the cars are Ferraris or Ford Crown Vics, the job of any vehicle in a movie is to tell the story effectively — even if it must be destroyed in order to do so. And in a movie like Fast & Furious (opening April 3) the cars do a lot of storytelling. We should know; we went behind the scenes.

In October of 2007, Dennis McCarthy was hired as the picture car coordinator for Fast & Furious, and after leasing a 60,000-square-foot shop in Southern California's San Fernando Valley and hiring a staff of mechanics and fabricators, he got started building the 240 or so cars that would be needed for the production — to portray about a dozen on-screen cars tied to a character. After all, duplicates were needed of every car to ensure the production never had to slow down; to perform specific stunts; and to be wrecked in the most spectacular way possible.

Using documentation from the production's picture car department and in-person interviews with McCarthy and his hard-working team of fabricators, Inside Line has created the most comprehensive guide to this year's hottest movie cars. Here it is: Inside Line's guide to the cars and trucks of Fast & Furious.

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[2009mechanic]

A 6 wheeled truck with both live rear axles !

I wonder what they used for an engine that would smoke the tires like they did?

Would a 502 CID have enough nuts to do that or did the movie makers decide on

Something much larger ?

Cool cars though ,too bad they always seems to mutilate them all .

[SaxMan1OOO]

1970 chevelle SS 454 is my dream car

[austonwg]

In fast 4,my favorite car is ford mustang,bmw m5 and most important is subaru impreza.

[enigmatheextreme]

Imports or Muscles

Skyline or 1970 Chevelle SS 454

[cantkechme]

For all you imports fans, look up Larry larsons car, it's street legal and runs 6s.

[dimepeice87]

Imports all the way >>>>>

[masterevoixMR]

imports are the best JDM for life , I dont give a fuck about american muscle those cars can die

[ManuelC572]

@2009mechanic They used a 572ci Chevy Big Block. ;)

[ironhide981]

American muscle!

[merdithnelsen65465]

ey uk rules

[DianneNickirg128]

lol I love good company slow music candle lights

[DJzSith]

@2009mechanic stock engine, maybe some oil and mutilated tires. Its hollywood, the guns are fake, the cars are fake, the tits are fake!