LEGENDARY CARS OF FURIOUS 6

Those Cars without Which Furious 6 Was Not-possible 

The truth is, that the cars are one of the  vital part of status and fashion don't start as anything sacred. In fact, many of them are the same miserable rustbuckets you've run away from after answering a Craigslist ad.Cars that would never be fit for restoration, because they'll be so extensively modified for their excellent performance and use.

Here's an incredible thing I learned from the people who made  Furious 6 they used between 300 and 400 cars. Of all those cars, this intimate little group is all that's left. With those sort of numbers, it's amazing cars are still excited to land roles in these movies....

Mark I Escort: I'm not gonna lie: this one was my personal favorite. I've always loved the original Escorts, and this is just a really nicely sorted example. Seven of these little fighters were built for the movie. These little Escorts are a far cry from the boring econoboxes we got here — these are gutsy little hoonmobiles. This is one of the few cars used in the movie not to have the preferred LS3. It uses Ford's Kent engine, which we in the US enjoyed in our Pintos, where they helped outrun the balls of flame.

Dodge Challenger SRT: The new cars have less done to them, and cars from affiliated companies even less. So this one is close to stock, save for locking diffs, and a huge emergency brake handle used to get the thing sideways on demand. Dodge should just go ahead and make that a regular option.

Jensen Interceptor: As you can probably guess from this car and the Escort, part of the movie takes place in London. Each car is designed for a specific character, and this car was for a woman who is British, and also a big Mopar fan. With that in mind, what's better than an Interceptor, the British car with a Chrysler engine? Also, this character has amnesia, so I'm not sure how that works in. Probably a Lucas electrics thing.

Stock-looking BMW M5: The BMWs used in the movie are interesting because they went through 16 or 17 of them. The only real mod is welded diffs, and not all were true M5s — about half were regular 5s faked with badging. Also, it seems BMWs' traction control and driving nannies can be disabled via some liberal pruning of the fuse box, something many other cars don't allow. The BMWs aren't shown in a particularly positive light, so there was no BMW sponsorship for all those cars.

Plymouth Charger/Superbird: This Superbird is quite striking in its deep maroon paint, though it almost didn't make it in the movie. Originally pitched for the previous film, the studio felt it was too ridiculous looking and felt like a "kid's toy." Duh, that's why it's awesome, studio dipshits. Oh, and while it may actually be a Dodge Charger Daytona, everyone there just called it the "Superbird."