By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

If you got here from the newsletter, you're probably looking for this story: what car did you drive in high school?

There's more '68 Mustangs on eBay than you can shake a stick at, but this one purports to be the Nissan-powered pony used in Tokyo Drift, the third installment in The Fast and the Furious. You'll recall that it's running a turbocharged straight-six from a Skyline GTR, and the seller claims the car's got about $100K in mods altogether. The hilarious thing about the auction is that the seller isn't allowed to name the movie in which the car appeared—he's "under contract" not to name the mysterious film, and we're left scratching our heads over whether it's Tokyo Drift or any one of all those other movies featuring Nissan-powered Mustangs. Also interestingly, the seller says that with the turbo'd six, the 'Stang is positively sedate, "rather than the beast that the big V-8 cars sometimes become." Hmmm. The auction is climbing up over $28K with the reserve not met. Check it out!

Comments

arnold
Oct 27, 2008 4:23:13 PM

alex it is actually dark green look at wikipedia

alex
Oct 6, 2008 6:51:29 PM

whoever posted this thing is fuckin retarted....the engine put into the mustang was an inline six from a heavely modded nissan silvia!!!...and the mustang was not green....it was black!

Chris
Sep 26, 2008 1:39:19 PM

I drove an 85 Buick LeSabre Limited Collector's Edition. Still driving it to this day. Car just rolled the 100k mark not too far back. And Yes, its 100k Actual.

Del
Sep 10, 2008 7:29:24 PM

Just what we need, a Nissan powered 'tang. What's next a Morris Minor with a super-charged Audi engine ?

Will
Sep 10, 2008 1:45:11 PM

The car is likely a 67, the differences were the side "c" scoops which were louvered in 67 and smooth in 68, 67's did not have side marker lights, which became federally mandated on all 1968 model year vehicles and therefore present on 68 Mustangs, and 67's had a 3-spoke steering wheel with large center pad, while the 68's had a horizontal bar style with a horn ring. The other major difference is that 67's had a horzontal bar across the grille while 68's had simply the pony and corral. This car has Shelby style side scoops so that cue is null and void, same thing goes for the steering wheel and grille. That leaves the remaining cue the fact that this car does not have the side marker lights, unless of course they were shaved for a cleaner look. So, in the end, it could still be a 68.

As for the movie, the Silvia that the engine was removed from was a highly modified drift car owned by Hahn, which Shawn wrecks in his first foray into drifting. After DK and his crew attack Hahn's shop and Hahn is killed, the cops seize everything except the wrecked Silvia out back. Shawn and his crew then grab Shawn's dad's Mustang and the RB26 Skyline motor to create the ultimate drift car for Shawn's final loser-leaves-town mountain race against DK.

I am a hardcore Mustang enthusiast and when I first heard of this car being built before the movie came out, I thought it was blasphemy. However, in the context of the movie, I thought it made perfect sense considering small or big block V8 parts probably arent exactly plentiful in Tokyo, and they had a donor car to do the swap.

I probably wouldnt attempt this swap myself unless I had a ton of support from people who know both cars well. Though of course people drop fuel injected 5.0 Mustang engines into the classics all the time, so I can't see the principle being tremendously different.

BRUCE DEE
Sep 10, 2008 5:07:34 AM

i love all tha pretty girls in f & f tokyo drift

D
Sep 9, 2008 11:02:23 PM

Does no one notice "The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift" sticker on the front windsheild. Clearly it's the movie car. The studio doesn't care if it's the right engine name or not, they will name it what ever they want. NO ONE GIVES A S*** ABOUT THE REAL SPECS IN THE MOVIE.

john
Sep 9, 2008 12:50:55 PM

who cares whats its got for stickers !! my 89 chevy z24 has a 427 sticker on it dont mean its has it dumbasses !! for the record i dont really have that sticker on my car..it has a vaginatarian sticker really if you must know? dont mean its veggys either lol.. anyways back to the issue, its a mustang for those who are fans of true AMERICAN muscle an i say that with much agression, its one of the most recognized AMERICAN, nostalgic, made history 10fold, reinventing automobiles on earth fuck the ricers an all they stand for AMERICAN muscle gets built an driven, stored away ricers get driven an junked. im a ford first an chevy 2nd fan a bad ride beats a good walk i say .whoever inbreeded this car should be never be around me breathing my air ,, i am insulted, my father didnt work in auto industry (ford)for over 45 years for this crap bunch of bs

Sep 8, 2008 10:13:29 PM

its the idea of a jdm and muscle togather that makes the car only real jdm enthusiest get it so that car is sick as fuck fuck the v8 WAIST OF GASSSS

txmatrix2nr
Sep 8, 2008 9:56:49 PM

yeah that was an RB pulled from that S15 not an SR20. The S15 they had in the movie i think was someones shop car so it already had a RB26 in it and not a SR20

Gidzirra
Sep 7, 2008 10:26:42 AM

Silvia S15 does not come with a RB26DETT people they have a SR20DET. Where are my true import fans?? All these ramblings are just crazy!

Sep 5, 2008 7:59:22 PM

You think this is bad, anyone seen the trailer for the new fast and furious movie? They destroy a grand national in it... that is sacreligious.

Sep 5, 2008 7:57:23 PM

It could be a 68 mustang and titled as such with a 67 hood on it. I mean that IS the ONLY difference between 67 and 68

Sep 5, 2008 7:51:58 PM

Not completely BS I have seen Silvias with RB swaps in em. So it is feasible to have pulled an RB26DETT from an S15. I personally am a detroit muscle guy, but this car gets mad points for creativity.

Drenx
Sep 5, 2008 7:45:17 PM

Ok, Toyko Drift mustang was a 67 not a 68. EBay add doesn't state the movies name.

Sep 5, 2008 6:42:19 PM

just out of curiosity didnt the movie car have a sr20det in it???? since it came out of hans s15...... either this is a major movie flaw or this car is bs. take it or leave it but somthin dosent add up

charlie
Sep 5, 2008 6:13:56 PM

ummm yeahh... if im not mistaken, wasn't the car in the movie also a j-spec mustang??? which would be rhd??

doug
Sep 5, 2008 5:11:34 PM

Wasn't the car silver with stripes? And if he can't name the movie the car was in why does he have a picture of the rear interior with a shadow of a sticker that says toyko drift?

Sep 5, 2008 2:29:17 PM

sickkkk!!!!

Muscle Cars Only
Sep 5, 2008 1:59:20 PM

Having that gay engine in a nice muscle car is painful, Tuners are gay, stick with an american built V8.

golden67
Sep 5, 2008 1:46:14 PM

rx-R ur a retard! there is no 62 camaro. i know. i have a 67 which happens to be the first year.

ken hartel III
Sep 5, 2008 1:15:27 PM

so i sent him a question >>>>could we have a picture of the divers side inner fender please,you know, where the hand written #'s would be???<<< wonder if ill get a responce,and yes i noticed the movie name in 2 places on the car,but i dont see the incorrect grill that was on the car IN the movie?? hmm, rims look different also....

Terry
Sep 5, 2008 1:04:44 PM

"The winning bidder will be required to sign a release of liability and sign an agreement not to advertise the name of the movie or to name the studio should the car be resold" i really dont see how they can do this

rx-R
Sep 5, 2008 12:39:09 PM

God damn, the whole movie was fictional and the facts were jacked because MOST people out there have no idea what a skyline is much less how many turbos it has. Although it might be fun to stick a sick engine into a sick car but atleast tell the truth I say. Personally I would of preffered a 62 Camaro with a 20B. Shit I would drive arround without a hood just to show off the ridiculousness of the transplant. BTW Who has the money for this crap! why would anyone really spend so much on a suposed "tokyo Drift" car? damn with that much moolah? you can get a freggin dope cuda or a 911 from a specialist for less than 100k or even a bit more, but you can actually sell it for the same ammount or more when you're bored of it!

SomePeoplesKids
Sep 5, 2008 10:31:13 AM

Its just like the 20 ft long Batmobile from the Movies in the 90s. Warner Bros owns the rights to the car, so the few that are in the publics possession, can't do jack with it except let it sit in their garage, per contract with WB.

As for everyone bitching about the engine in it, who the fuck cares?!? Its a movie car. That was part of the movie. You don't like it, buy the car and pull the motor out. Otherwise, STFU!