I appreciate having the "cheaper cars" in the movie. It was nice seeing a movie where the main cars were cars that most of us could afford and already owned. It made the movie somewhat realistic and relatable. Outside of stealing stuff out of trucks, it was basically the same thing my friends and I were doing around the time the movie came out. I think that's why we loved it. Nothing to do with the acting or even the characters for the most part, we just loved seeing and hearing the cars!

That dragging hose always killed me

I went out an bought myself a 99 Eclipse GS-T because of this movie

By far the best movie of the franchise. It was a masterpiece to us and so many others Craig. Well done!!

20 years later and were still laughing at the floor pan

I think the reason these newer movies don't have cars fetching such a high price is that they just aren't treated like characters as they used to be. Dom's driving every variation of Charger/Challenger under the sun, and everyone else is driving a new supercar in the next scene. You just don't see the character as owning the car and building it themselves as you did with the older movies.

The danger to manifold thing is hilarious. Even as a 12 year old watching this movie I questioned how the floor pan bolts could explode off like that. Still loved the movie more than anything though.

You're a legend Craig. So happy you're still covering these iconic cars. First movie is bonafide classic, and still the most quotable out of all the films.

Craig I am so happy you are re-sharing all this information. The first 2 fast movies will always be a part of my life, and to know all these special little nuggets of information that only YOU would know is so cool considering you don’t have to be making these videos, you choose to for fast fans like me, so thank you! And also thank you for being such a stand up dude, we’ve spoken on Instagram a time or two and the fact that you even took the time to respond to my measly little comments means a lot :)

Brian Earl Spillner. Sounds like a serial killer name.

that floor falling out of the bottom of the Eclipse was the stupidest thing ever lol

Who ever thought of the floor plate falling out should get a very special prize. 😂😂

I found out about 1G DSM's because of this film - I was 7 when it came out and I vividly remember my mom renting it for me from Hollywood Video in 2002, I had stayed home from school sick and watched this over and over. Probably watched this movie 3 dozen times in my childhood and still give it a watch once every few years. A Green 1G Talon TSi AWD was my first car, put a manual boost controller on it and re-wired the fuel pump, turned up the boost to 15psi. Had so much fun in that thing and it never left me stranded.

Back in 1998 highschool my homie got himself a GSX and another friend in College had a GSR not knowing how special they are to JDM/DSM scene years later.

It might have been before all the major social media networks but the forum communities were booming in these days

In my opinion the 95-99 Eclipse GSX with the right engine and exterior mods was the best combo of performance and style of the era that would still hold true to this day

DANGER TO MANIFOLD!! (Shut up) “closes 💻 “😂😂

Hearing your frustration with the “danger to manifold” is enough for me. I won’t be ridiculing it anymore. 😂😂😂

"Sparks and fire" 😂

I absolutely loved the bit about how Craig thought Brian's Eclipse should fail during the first race of the movie. I was only 15 at the time when the movie came out, didn't know anything about cars and I still thought that whole sequence was absurd, especially the bolts and the floor of the car coming apart because of "nitrous" lol. Love these little insightful videos. Keep up the great content Craig!

I still have my 98 gsx that i purchased brand new in 1998, i had my eclipse before Brian 😂❤. I was beyond excited when I saw the first scene with the eclipse pulling up when I went to the premier fast and the furious in the theater. I had a friend that worked at tinseltown at the time and he got me a sneak peek 👍

@12:41 "Tire Marks came back, Mashimoto ZX tires, so we know its someone from the street racing world"🤣

I'm 32 now. The first movie is probably one of the biggest reasons I'm a car guy and mechanic. The new movies have turned too much into cookie cutter action and lost the feel of car culture.

Rip John Lapid. A great friend who showed me a lot about cars but mostly about shooting. He invited to shoot my first competitive match. I miss this guy. Thanks for the story. This is exactly how he told me everything went

Still to this day Tokyo drift is my favourite part, its just a bummer that it still has no sequel😢

what a golden era it was

Back in the day I had a 97 GSX that had the 4g63, What a great car it was! I had it from 98 to 05 when I ended up trading it for an EVO 8 MR, Mitsubishi used to have such cool cars.

Thank you for yet another great video Craig! Always enjoy watching them on my down time.

A better car to show up to that first race in would've been his Ford Lightning lol

Im trying to find the shift knob but im not having any luck

It was honestly a way better movie because it was filled with attainable cars.

"Custom GT style roof scoop, which is useless" LOL

These stories never get old Happy New Years!

“Spark and fire”… lmao I just found your channel Craig, like a week ago and I have been enjoying your videos! Thanks for letting us know all about the cars. I want to see what happened to Dom’s RX-7 Cheers

That sad about John Lapids passing damn. Rest in Peace.

I had a 98 gsx eclipse. Red with the same body kit as the hero 1 car. I didn't have any stickers or decals just red paint. Spoiler was deleted on mine. I loved that car.

I used to have a heavily modified 99 gsx about 12 years ago. Was a hell of a car. I miss that car. I was dailying it and had no money to fix it when it broke. Sold it to the local DSM guy and have missed it since.

The only car that ever 'stretched'. And 10x more memorable than anything from the modern car scene. That green color = great decision.

My bro bought a Mitsubishi Eclipse 99 RS new back in 98. Which I bought from him 15 years ago and still own it. I bought an Eclipse Spyder GST 97 with 54k miles all stock couple months ago. I know the Eclipse isn’t the fastest or best car but it has always been my favorite.

I can still remember seeing casting call ads in Super Street for "Redline". Hard to belive it has been more than two decades....

Everybody wanted an eclipse because of Fast and Furious and Need for Speed Underground.

It’s nice to see the 90s Honda accords souped up. I feel that’s an over looked car. I’ve owned 3 ‘88-89 accords. They are super tough cars, the motors don’t quit.

I was already up on JDM before this movie because of Gran Turismo. Talk about full circle. I couldn’t believe the hero car was an Eclipse and the most background character in the movie had an R33 GT-R. Don’t even mention “DANGER TO MANIFOLD” or “Shut up!”.

Thank you for everything you do Craig! You’re a great man for doing all of these videos.

Fast 1 & 2 the only ones that count

honestly, i think all of us just want fast and furious to go back to the car scene and racing with a bit of low key criminal story. the first 3 films people could connect with as it was as close to real as it was going to get.

I also built an 97 Eclipse because of this movie but it was the RS model with a 420a. Added a Star Performance stage 2 turbo kit with T4T3 turbo and a Apexi N1 exhaust. Ran mid 12s in rhe 1/4 mile with a few other add ons. Was lucky enough to be included in 2 Fast 2 Furious during the warehouse scene.

That impression with the lisp... explained everything.

Been to the museum in Gatlinburg it’s truly a surreal feeling seeing “the car” that started the fast and furious franchise

Happy new year craig

14:53 the version of that scene we all deserved but didn't get. Danger to manifold was still fun.

So Brian was driving an eclipse with a patched whole on the passenger seat floor!.. And He didn't even weld it back, no, he used bolds and rivets.. Got to love universal!!!

Tuna, no crust.

In a strange way, we relate more to the eclipse ,then we would have to the 3000GT.

Name the executive that wanted the sparks and fire. That was the worst part of the film. What a tool

Loving this content! Thanks for sharing!

John Lapids death hit hard. The Eclipse was in my eyes the best buildt cars in the series. I wish I would have sent him a message of his inspiration of his car before he passed. The bodykit, wing, mirrors and ofcourse roofscoop. It gave serious racecar vibes. Almost GT3 look. Also the carbon dash, aftermarked gauges you would find in rally cars, the A pilar gauges and the rollcage. It still gives me goosebumps whenever I watch FnF1.

It warms my heart to know that Non Fujita still has that awesome Kouki. Founding father of the JDM movement in the US, in my opinion.

Never ceases to amaze me, movie executives always think they have the best ideas 98% of the time they are wrong and their ideas blow

Man! Your suggestion of a blown nitrous line? Definitely would have been better than a manifold causing a floorboard to fall out!

Came across a replica about a year ago where i used to live in Norway, brought so much joy to my inner child I knew people were doing replicas but never thought i would see one in small Norway

One of my top movie cars ever. Thanks for sharing its story.

I still wish the TOYOTA MR2 SW20 had mad in as one of the main legacy cars from the first film

I don't know how I fell onto your channel long ago but love it

Good info and your idea for the replacement of danger to manifold scene would have been way better. Wish they would have listened to you. The guy I got my eclipse from tried telling me it was a leftover from the movie and he lost the documents. Dude said it came from a storage lot in Arizona.

Iam a car guy and know exactly what you mean about the NOS scene, it would of been better than some random floor plate failing off then Dom has to sit in that seat 10mins later 🤣🤣🤣

I will always be a huge fan. I remember everything. Those cars were a dream when I was 18. Thanks for the memories. I had a Grand Am GT then. Ended up with an MR2 turbo. 👊🤣

Rip John Lapid 😢

Those old pics and videos of pre f&f tuner cars should be in a museum

I had a 95 gst tribute car with rims from a 2010 eclipse and still looked really good

Yeah when i was a teen i did not think about this stuff. But now i'm a huge car guy and now these scenes with the floorpan and nos does not make any sense 😂

You know how hard it is to find a clean DSM these days

Thanks Craig, love your videos

Low key my favourite car from the franchise. Will always have a soft spot for it.

Great channel!! Keep up the good work!

Awesome video ! Thanks for this for us car guys, appreciate it

Another awesome episode! Thanks for sharing this information Craig, super interesting info and pictures. Will be especially helpful to us modellers who are constantly looking for reference material to create miniature version of these hero cars :) Keep up the great work.

Fast and furious and 2 fast where the best i like how he explains the whole cars

Can you do a video about every car in the huge scramble scene from 2f2f. I would love to see a list of them!

The Arizona license plate and drivers license made every teen in Phoenix a Brian spilner . A lot of us thought footage in the Glendale ca. was glendale Arizona . AOL 3.0 btw

The fast and furious is one of my favorite movies 🍿 REST IN PEACE PAUL WALKER

That it's just a.. Master piece!..Was,is and will be my dream car ever..Thank you so much for share this details!..

That just adds to the believability. Thats how they got away from the cops. Pure Vin Diesel foot power...

Great story. I have a picture of myself sitting in the hero Eclispe.

Thanks for letting me know what museum's have these cars, now i can go see them. 😊

it wasn't so bad like it is now Craig...i mean fckn fiero flying to space?WTF?

I wanna see the boost Civics next.😊

I dig all the stories and info that comes from this channel regarding the F&F movies especially the first one. The car scenes changed so much since then. I bought an eclipse about 5 yrs ago that I was gonna convert to a replica but it was too far gone to waste the money. I've since found a very clean one and I plan on making the replica with that one!! I wish the franchise would add that import and american street racing feel of the first 2 movies again but that's just a dream seeing that the cars aren't the focus anymore and it's gotten even worse since Paul Walker passed because he was the true car guy! Good video!!

While in highschool I wanted a 96 Eclipse when they came out, before the movie was ever a thought, cause i just loved the body style. Afterwards when the movie came out I gave up on ever wanting to own one cause I knew they would become such demanded vehicles along with the Toyota Supra. It's crazy to think how iconic one movie made those cars become such legends.

I went into this video (having just found this channel) NOT expecting this. I loved this, every gripe and issue everyone into the tuner scene proper ever had, was one Craig had too, that is so awesome that it was everyone BUT the car procuring guy that made certain scenes goofy.

Imagine having not shown up to a car meet because you didn’t believe that the film would be a HUGE hit . Later to find out your import literally could’ve been a movie star😂. That’s like a 1/50 chance of having a winning lottery ticket.

Very informative!

DANGER TO MANIFOLD ‼️

I owned a wrx, 3000gt but when I owned the e46 m3, wow it was next level! All those other cars were like Camry or Corolla cars

Oh wow I actually took pics with this car at the museum when we went last year. I had no clue that was the actual car! That's crazy. When the movie came out I had a 98 Eclipse and I love and miss that car.

Hey, Craig, I discovered your channel two months ago about covering Brian’s Toyota Supra, I was wondering if you could do a video about Suki’s Honda S2,000 (my favourite car from the series) from, 2 Fast 2 Furious, please, keep up the great work, merry Christmas, happy new year

This is the video I needed to see. I remember going to the theater as a 15 year old kid falling in love with tuner cars and leaving there trying to figure out how to buy a FD or Supra MKIV. I was disappointed when the movies went the route of drugs and smuggling because it gave the old crowd something to fictitiously hate on us for and soiled the tuner scene a bit. But I'm happy to hear the stories behind the cars like this and knowing the tech adviser was against a lot of that gives me a bit of closure haha. I still to this day want a gsx. I need to do that....

Imo the Eclipse was the coolest of the import coupes during that era. Every generation. Almost bought one twice, but they sold before I got to them. That body just kept getting better every year. Still would love to have one.

Great video. Sad to hear John passed He built one hell of a legend of a car!

We need the heist civic build specs please