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This is a '94 Toyota Supra. Designed by Isao Tsuzuki, the Supra was redesigned to put great emphasis on the Supra being a high-performance car. The car used the now-legendary 3.0L 2JZ inline-6 in two different configurations; the naturally-aspirated 2JZ-GE and the twin-turbocharged 2JZ-GTE. The cars were mated to 4-, 5- or 6-speed transmissions. Production began in 1993 and ended in 2002; the Supra name would only be revived 17 years later.
The car gained fame in the movie The Fast and the Furious, driven by Brian O'Conner, played by the late Paul Walker. The car was originally built by Craig Lieberman, along with a number of other stunt cars with a similar body; the car was then rented by Universal Pictures and modified to their tastes. The 2JZ-GTE engine in the Supra was highly tuned for the film with a Bomex body kit and TRD composite hood, painted in Quigley's Lamborghini Diablo Candy Pearl Orange paint, fitted with Yokohama AVS S1 tires and fitted with other fixings. Only the hero car was fitted with turbos; the rest were all naturally-aspirated.
Now this casting was designed by Jun Imai and introduced in 2013. This casting has seen sixteen known releases, the last being in a Premium boxed set.
