Bids Soar to $95,000 on Stunt Car Found in Junk Yard

    /24-7PressRelease/ - Grants Pass, OR, June 02, 2005 - The 1993 Toyota Supra that 'starred' in both Fast and Furious movies is up for bid on OnlineAuction.com.

"The Supra has a better on-screen persona than Vin Diesel, we guess that's why the bidding started at $80,000," said Walter J Keegan Jr. of Autoblog.com.

In less than a week bidding on the souped-up 1993 Toyota Supra has soared to $95,000 with more than 6,300 views.

Eddie Paul, an automotive guru who's been designing some of the sexiest cars ever to appear on the silver screen with insane paint jobs, see-through hoods and awesome supercharges is the original creator of this tricked-out car.

The star Supra is being auctioned by owner Gary A. Sigel, a senior research scientist for Armstrong Floor Products. Found over a year ago in a Midwest salvage yard, by his then 13-year-old son. Notably crashing into a Pepsi billboard after a bridge stunt scene in '2 Fast 2 Furious', the car has since been restored by Paul and featured in car shows around the country.

Paul originally bought the car stock from a dealership and, under a contract with Universal Studios, transformed it into the orange street racer driven by undercover cop Brian (Paul Walker) O'Connor in the 2001 movie blockbuster "The Fast and the Furious." Paul equipped the car with a BOMEX body kit, a high-rise aluminum rear spoiler, Sparco seats, and custom upholstery by Stitch Craft.

For the "2 Fast 2 Furious" sequel in 2003, Paul transformed the car into a full jump scene stunt car driven by Slap Jack, played by Michael Ealy. Today the restored supra is the only one of the six stunt cars used in both movies that retains its stunt capabilities. It still has a working set of Lumi Needle neon speedometer gauges and comes with a certificate of authenticity from Eddie Paul.

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