![]() ![]() It has been featured in numerous newspaper and magazine articles including Newsweek and a four page feature story in Import Tuner Magazine. It has been shipped to Panama (Central America) for the premere of 2 Fast 2 Furious, driven by Dalene Curtis (2002 Playboy Plamate of the year), filmed for several commercials and television shows including: NOPI Tuner vision, Hi-Rev Tuners, SpeedLogic, and a commercial for Redline which was on MTV. ![]() ![]() This car has taken First Place at the NOPI Nationals car show in Atlanta, Best Mitsubishi at Hot Import Nights, and Best Asian Car Overall at NOPI Race Wars. They told me that they would ship all four cars to my painter (ProComp Paint in Cape Coral, FL) to have them painted like mine, they would pay me for the graphic design, and my personal car (the original model) would still be used in the filming during the warehouse scene towards the end of the movie I agreed. ![]() At first I said no I wanted my car to be the only one in the film. The Eclipse in the film featured a lime green Blitz body kit and flashy vinyl graphics. Paul Walker’s character turned the second generation eclipse into an iconic movie car. Because they knew that some damage would more than likely be done to the car and the fact that the car is the Sportronic model, they asked if they could make four copies of the car, and use them in the film. In 2001 the movie Fast and the Furious was released and the Eclipse had the starring role. not only would I rather take the bus than be seen in Tyrese Gibson’s purple and silver Eclipse Spyder from. John Singleton approached me at Homestead and asked if I would let Tyrese drive the car in the movie I said of course I would.Ībout a week later I received a phone call from Fast & Furious Productions they asked several questions about the car. The Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder From 2 Fast 2 Furious Has A Fascinating Origin Story. The car was chosen by John Singleton at the final car-casting call at Homestead Speedway in Homestead, Florida. The 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse was Brian OConners signature car in the original The Fast and the Furious.The undercover cop used the car to train for a street race in which he was supposed to earn the respect of Vin Diesels Dom Toretto. I have all the documentation, photos, paychecks, movie call-sheets, and media articles. Brian O’Connor’s famous Green Car race showcased the Eclipse’s magnificent power, as it rattled through the race.This is the original 2 Fast 2 Furious Supercharged Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, hand-picked by John Singleton for Tyrese to drive in the movie. The Eclipse was always an incredible performance vehicle, as it had won numerous rally titles, however it was the Fast and Furious series of films that really elevated the car to new levels of popularity. It’s an extremely popular drag race vehicle, as it has an incredibly fast acceleration of 0 - 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds! It really can compete with the big dogs of the supercar world, and is why it has remained such a popular car choice for speed car enthusiasts. With it’s 2 litre, turbocharged 16V engine and 324 lbs of torque, the Eclipse has a phenomenal amount of power for its size. However, its fame and notoriety really began in 1995, after its second brand redesign. RELATED: Paul Walker’s Fast and Furious Supra Sells for Six Figures. Following Walker’s untimely passing in 2013, one car builder decided to take on the popular project of turning an Eclipse into a Fast and Furious tribute car, and this is the result of his emotional build. The Mitsubishi Eclipse first debuted to the world in 1990. The other is Walker’s Mitsubishi Eclipse from the same film. ![]()
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