Paul Walker’s custom Nissan Skyline is on track for record money at auction

The late Paul Walker himself designed the car to his personal specifications, with no stickers, decals, or crazy paint colors. Now, the iconic movie car could be yours.

The one-of-one Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R driven by Paul Walker in Fast and Furious is up for grabs through Bonhams.

The late Paul Walker himself designed the car to his personal specifications, with no stickers, decals, or crazy paint colors.

Today, it’s undoubtedly one of the world’s most iconic pieces of automotive and cinematic history.

This very car starred in Fast and Furious 4, in which Brian O’Conner (played by Walker) chose it for a high-stakes street race.

The car goes on to be used for smuggling across the Mexican border before being blown up in a fireball.

Fortunatel, the car seen bursting into flames was a replica.

There were several vehicles used to represent the blue Skyline in the film, but all of them, bar the one currently up for sale, were merely empty body shells.

What makes this car even more special is just how much it was modified to be exactly what Paul Walker wanted.

Walker, who tragically died in 2013, was a true car enthusiast, much like his on-screen persona.

As both a racer and avid collector, he had strong opinions on both the cosmetic and mechanical enhancements for the Skyline.

For starters, he wanted all vinyls and exterior decorations to be removed to highlight the clean, classic lines of the car.

He even asked for a custom-built roll cage and the rear fog light to be changed from red to a white lens.

And inside, he requested an $10,000 dashboard monitor where the route for his street races would be mapped out.

Of course, the car was modified by Kaizo Industries to his exact wishes.

The driver’s bucket seat also remains fixed in the position last used by Walker during the filming of Fast and Furious 4.

Under the relatively sober body lives a true performance beast.

The 2.6-liter twin-turbo straight-six engine was tweaked with the addition of a new intercooler.

The car has actually been an exhibit at the Munich Motorworld for the past couple of years.

Now, it’s being offered to the highest bidder over at Bonhams and may return to the US.

The highest bid currently sits at $1,160,000.

The auction is live right now and closes on May 5, just in time for the 10th movie installment of Fast and Furious, Fast X, to hit cinemas.

So, if you want to get your hands on one of the world’s most famous movie cars, run, don’t walk.

Related Posts

Alfa Romeo PICK-UP VULCANO Concept Designed by Tommaso D’Amico

Up next Author Auto Discoveries Tags Alfa Romeo , Alfa Romeo PICK-UP VULCANO Concept by Tommaso D’Amico ALFA ROMEO PICK-UP “Vulcano” Concept by Tommaso D’Amico , the vehicle of exuberant proportions and appearance, such as to be able to contrast all existing …

Read more

This Ultra-Rare Honda NSX-R Be Your Daily Dose of Greens

Analogue drivers cars don’t get much better than the Honda NSX, and of the many variants of the mid-engined JDM sports car, this NSX Type R coming up for auction with RM Sotheby’s in London is the one to have! Built by the finest engineering minds …

Read more

It’s Like Eating Peanuts” – When One Ferrari 212 Simply Isn’t Enough!

The early 1950s were an era of Hollywood glamour and some truly wonderful automobiles. But none are as striking and visceral as this duo of Ferrari 212s from the collection of Peter Kalikow which our photo reporter Rémi Dargegen captured on the coast …

Read more

Explore the 2023 Cadillac Escalade Long: Interior, Exterior and Driving Experience

Up next Author Auto Discoveries Tags 2023 Cadillac Escalade Long – Interior , Exterior And Drive 2023 Cadillac Escalade ESV by Larte Design V8, 6.2 L, 420 Hp, 623 Nm 0-100 (km/h): 6.8 s Top Speed: 180 km/h Price: €192.300 [embedded content] Click Here …

Read more

Legendary Coachbuilder Saoutchik Returns with a Breathtaking 300 SL Homage

Remember Saoutchik, the legacy French coachbuilder from the early twentieth century? No, we suspect you won’t. Because the company went bankrupt around 70-odd years ago when it, er, ran out of money. Well, now it’s back with this: the 300 …

Read more

1971 Porsche 914-6 Chosen as Today’s Bring a Trailer Pick

Porsche has long been like a parent who has a favorite child who can do no wrong—”Have you heard 911 got four scholarships? And is class president and valedictorian? Why can’t you be more like 911?”—and a younger child always playing second …

Read more

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *