Started Collecting Fast & Furious Cars, and Now I Can’t Stop

A collector says the Fast & Furious franchise became the spark for a lifelong interest in cars—starting with the first movie, which left him wanting to get “sideways” and step into the world the films portrayed. He began collecting as a kid, owning three cars by age 15 and focusing on American muscle before widening his interest to imports once he started building a collection. The story traces how he ended up with 15 Fast & Furious replicas after buying a collection from a man who inherited them from a deceased business partner and didn’t want them. His first pickup was a gray Skyline GT-R from 2 Fast 2 Furious, and he describes the collection’s momentum growing from there, including a growing fascination with film-accurate details.