A Fast & Furious Legacy: 25 Years of Automotive Icons

The Fast and the Furious debuted in 2001, launching one of Universal Pictures’ most lucrative film franchises. It follows undercover cop Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) through the streets of Los Angeles as he infiltrates a community of underground street racers led by Dominic “Dom” Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez). Characterized by exciting chase sequences, extreme stunts, and endearingly melodramatic dialogue, the Fast & Furious franchise allows audiences to experience, if only briefly, the adrenaline-fueled worlds of urban street racing and performance driving. 

Over the next quarter-century, Fast & Furious would grow into a cultural institution, encompassing 11 films and grossing more than $7 billion worldwide. Its ever-evolving storylines would take the Toretto family around the world (and beyond), in nearly every type of car imaginable. 

This exhibition, marking the 25th anniversary of the first film, highlights the nitrous-injected world of Fast & Furious with a selection of screen-used vehicles and production prototypes that represent the series’s most iconic builds and the franchise that celebrates a legacy of living “a quarter mile at a time.”

Exhibition Supported by Universal Pictures