The Petersen Automotive Museum in California has expanded its “A Fast & Furious Legacy” exhibition—a celebration of “The Fast and the Furious” film franchise that has quickly become one of the most popular exhibits in the museum’s history.
After launching in March with 25 cars representing all the “Fast & Furious” franchise movies, an additional five vehicles are now on display in both the second-floor gallery and a new display located in the museum’s Vault.
Added to the gallery is the 1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R driven by the late Paul Walker as Brian O’Conner in “2 Fast 2 Furious.” This famous silver-and-blue example of the Skyline R34 chassis marked the beginning of O’Conner’s long association with driving Nissans in the “Fast & Furious” franchise.
Meanwhile, the new “A Fast & Furious Legacy” display in the Vault will feature five film-used vehicles from the franchise, including:
- The 1968 Ford Mustang used in “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.” In the movie, this Mustang served as the hero vehicle and was used for the restoration sequences in which it received a Nissan RB26DETT engine swapped from a wrecked Nissan S15 owned by Han Lue (Sung Kang). Because of this, it is on display with the hood open.
- The 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T driven by Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) in “2 Fast 2 Furious,” also the movie’s hero vehicle that featured the famed “ejecto seato.” While a small detail, the ejection seat was a change from the purely performance modifications made to the rest of the cars in the first two “Fast & Furious” movies.
- The 1970 Dodge Charger R/T built by SpeedKore and used in “F9: The Fast Saga.” Heavily modified, this Charger represented the evolution of Dominic Toretto’s (Vin Diesel) character.
- The 1999 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning, which was the shop truck for the fictional The Racer’s Edge performance parts store where O’Conner worked in “The Fast and the Furious.”
- The 2016 Nissan GT-R Track Edition used in “Furious 7.” O’Conner’s character drove this Nissan GT-R under a semi-truck, similar to the heist scene in “The Fast and the Furious.”
About the ‘Fast & Furious’ Saga
Over the course of 11 films that have stoked passion in an ever-expanding audience and have earned more than $7 billion at the worldwide box office, Universal Pictures’ record-smashing, homegrown “Fast & Furious” saga has become the studio’s most profitable and longest-running franchise. Across social media platforms, the fan following for the movies and cast has grown into the biggest of any active franchise.
Following 2017’s “The Fate of the Furious,” which debuted in theaters as the biggest global opening of all time, the blockbuster franchise expanded to a multitude of offerings—from toys and video games to an animated series and the hit spin-off title, “Hobbs & Shaw.” In 2026, the franchise celebrates its 25th anniversary, with Universal announcing that a new chapter—”Fast Forever”—will come to theaters in 2028.
“A Fast & Furious Legacy” is on display until April 4, 2027. Tickets and additional information are available at Petersen.org/exhibits.