My theory about the R34 has always been: some military serviceman brought the car back without registering it. It was quite common back then, I used to see unregistered r32s and r33s driving around camp pendleton. Very risky. And maybe that R34 was bought from an impound or auction.

It took me 14 minutes to realize there was not going to be a Honda Prelude in this video.

The prelude had a better story than all the fast and furious movies after Tokyo drift

The R34 was imported illegally by the car dealers son, but he couldn't drive it because he had been pulled over and warned that it would be crushed, which is why it was on the lot and the son didn't want too sell it...

The cops had zero evidence Brian purposely allowed Dom to leave the scene at the end of part 1. Nobody else was there. Brian could have made up an excuse instead of going on the run.

this little prelude was everything to me as a kid

Brian didn't have a house, he was sleeping at Harry's shop!

I’ve got the 2 fast 2 furious original release with the prelude on it, it’s so damn cool with the different menu options

It would have made sense if the girl in the prelude was the same girl Eva mendes played in 2 fast. She follows him because she’s under cover so when Brian saw her at the race, he recognized her as THAT girl. That would also explain how they took her eclipse 3g and modded it for Roman

During the production of the Turbo-Charged Prelude, it was the producers' intention to use a Mitsubishi 3000GT. Instead, they rented a 1991 Dodge Stealth, which had a stock 6-cylinder, cosmetic accessories, audio/video, except no turbo.

My headcanon is that the Skyline was not a motorex car. It was an illegally imported one and the saleman is just looking for someone to pawn it off on before the feds show up with knuckle dusters and mobile car crusher.

imo the look of the R34 after he "paints" it is the best look(without the stickers and wing)

I want to see a Brian O’Connor origin movie. Also a seperate Toretto origin story. And bring it back to street level.

What's more unrealistic than the R34 in the short, is the police catching those "Busa's"

My personal opinion is that the skyline looked so much cleaner just grey and without the spoiler

I’ve questioned why the used car dealership had the R34 then I came to a conclusion that maybe the Asian dude probably imported it for himself but was forced to sell it because of the older dude.

That dealer‘s the real mvp

I swear this coulda been a whole movie in itself fr nd wouldve been hella good too just a movie about brian on the run and trading up from different tuner cars getting his cash leading up to the events of the second movie

I just realized TheRacingJoker is actually Vince from F&F just not the inexplicably mad Vince we all know.

2:46 from his job application when he applied for the lapd he submitted headshots as well 😄

The fact he's considering the cars movie fills me with joy

There actually has been reports of people getting R34s for the cheap during those period tho and it's quite hilarious. When Motorex got the R34 in, no one knew the actual price of it when it was flipped on the second hand dealer and someone actually managed to get one good condition one off Carmax in 2003 or 4 for about 45k, WAY below the market value of what the Motorex one should be as Carmax just didn't know what the hell it was at that point of time and I think the guy got it in Indiana of all places. I think Doug or someone also proved the point of how stupid Carmax can be when they brought their R32 that cost them somewhere about 75k to import and legalize into the nation and being "brand new" (Well.... 25k rule) back in I think 2018, Carmax only valued the car at 25k because, again, they don't know what it was and that's at LEAST 70% below market value. Then there was another person who got a non-Motorex R34 (I actually don't know if it's an illegal import) from a car lot for about 60k give or take back in 2006 somewhere in Texas and then registering it elsewhere. It is possible but you have to have the hand of Midas or have extreme luck to find someone that's a dunce who doesn't know what that car is and just got lowballed the hell out of it. Also, for Brian to be able to get that much cash to buy that R34 off the lot, possible. As you've seen, he has been racing the entire time across his way towards Florida from LA. If you want to be mathematical about it, let's just say that each race he antes 5 large (5k). He goes against 1 racer each time and let's just say he did 20 races across his time across the states, 5000x20 is 100k. If the car costs 60k which is still under market price but looking at the stacks of cash he gave, that's about the right amount or rightfully so at even 70k, he still has 30k for mods. Totally plausible.

Brian finding a beat down r34 in a used car dealership in 2003 is the most unrealistic thing in the entire franchise Edit: seems like some of guys didn’t get the joke🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

I still like the prelude to this day seeing that skyline driving around.

If you look closely.. You see the paint booth owner hand Brian his money back as a good will gesture.

I worked at Motorex and met Paul Walker for a second in the warehouse. He was there picking up his R34 or Checking up import status. It’s been a while so don’t recall which. I do recall dropping off his white R34 to his Huntington Beach house 2 blocks from the beach.

I just assumed the R34 was stolen by the son of the dealership owner. And that the dad just sold it to Brian cuz he just wanted it out of there. And that's maybe why the son is all up in arms about it.

Back in 2000 I had a friend in Tampa Florida that went to Motorex and got a V Spec 2 if I remember right. Legally registered. At that time people knew what that was. At the performance shop is a Gen 1 NSX alll motor about 600 hp Mugen engine. I had the 500hp SR20 powered Miata

I think it was implied that he used the race winnings. (I’m sure in “real life” he could’ve taken out his savings knowing he’s gonna be wanted at the end of FF1) so I guess winnings and savings? But what I really want to know is where he got enough money to work on the car let alone find a place to let him work on it with tools and all lol

Can you imagine going to a used dealer and just finding a random R34

The eclipse that picks up Brian was arrested by the police because of helping a fugitive, thus is why the police had one ready for Brian or Roman.

The spacing of the cars and people at the finish line of the second race always bothered me bc it was reduced down to the width of only one car which makes it really stupid and dangerous to park & stand there as two guys are barreling towards you at full throttle trying to squeeze between you and another lost soul.

The prelude is great! I love they gave us a transition, and more movies should do this.

Where was Brian living? He was staying at Harry's during the first movie. I guess that was his undercover crib? Hypothesis: Brian got the Skyline for stupid cheap because he told the lot owner that the car was illegal and that he was a cop and he could have the place shut down over it.

The answer to why almost none of the cars sound accurate from a sound designer's perspective - car guys relate the sounds to the car, the general audience relates the sound to the character. If you have 2 distinct characters revving their engines in a race, you need to be able to tell them apart and a lot of engine sounds just don't stand out. Brian's sound ended up being the skyline engine, so you sometimes hear it when you're not supposed to

My estimated guess when Brian bought the R34 skyline it was roughly $46.5 Thousand they knew when the older gentleman was selling the car it was exotic but if it were much more well conditioned it could've went more higher possibly in the realm of $60k or above but that's my theory on how much he would've spent

The lack of budget for the first movie is what made that film feel more real.

3000gt vr4 aka awd exists. Even the dodge stealth had an awd edition (the one with twin turbos) In 2fast2furious Brian did a 4 man race where everyone put in "35 large" aka 3,500 if im not mistaken. Thats a net profit 10,500 on top of his own 3500 he put in the pot. Do a few races and you could easily get the money for a r34 skyline, if you find one for sale. I think the point of that r34 was that it was beat up and trashed. Thus the cheaper price. You can find 2004/2005 sti's in great condition still over 20 grand but find that one thrashed beat up one and pay less than 10k for it.

You could get an R34 GTT here in Ireland for around 3/4 grand back in the late naughties, early 2010's. I'm sure you could get a GTR for under 10 grand in the UK. I knew a lad who was selling his S14 Silvia asking price €1500.

That first run has a very “born 2 Race” vibe

Dude thank you for doing these. So fun to watch.

The lady in the Prelude was gorgeous and mysterious. It's a shame she wasn't back in 2F2F.

Aw shit I'm here first Discovered your channel like a week ago at 3am while getting baked and binge watched a bunch of your vids. Keep up the good content mate

I just realized Minka Kelly is the girl he sees at the dinner and who later picks him up with Eclipse

Loving the cleft lip🤣🤣

Funny you mention Houston. Born and raised in between there and Galveston. Ran around in an old Fox Body not long after these movies came out. Everyone was so preoccupied with chrome and lights that rarely I'd find someone on the street that wasn't stock with a muffler cut lol.

Can you commentate on the Herbie movies? Maybe fully loaded? Your commentary is very entertaining and that is kinda a forgotten car movie.

This looks awfully a lot like NFS MW cutscenes

Hey Tom just wanted to say real quick the plates are older Texas plates. On a personal note I remember when I was young and this prelude was huge for me and my brother loved it made us want to get into filming our cars! thanks for the nostalgia.

that house looks like it would fit in florida way better than california

I like how they cut your door in the backround to work with the ceiling/wall

on that 6:30 time stamp, Tom Leykis has a segment on the ladies that love "psycho's" ....... love your vids man!

It wouldn’t be weird if you did cars. We are here for the commentary and you deliver

That bit with the motorbikes is a middle finger to that film Torque. F&F on bikes. As they made a big deal about bikes being faster than modified cars.

I always think this means an actual turbo Honda prelude lol

I think I'm the only one that watched it disappointed there was never a turbocharged Prelude in it?

ADR additional dialogue recording was the term you were looking for 😊

The "LAPD" kicking in his door looks like the cops from 'Se7en' A movie that didnt have a setting but the cops looked like NYPD.

''this feels like a student film to me'' LMAOOOOO

I feel that this short film highlights the era sort of change slightly from late 90s-early 00s into the mid 00s, style of things were a little more extravagant compared to a couple years before

omg when you said watching famous killers i had to lol and rewind for my girl cause that was her last night while im playing COD shes watching a Jeffry domer doc series on netflix

The real MVP Question: Where and how did he get the Dodge?

This is pretty cool. I never knew this existed.

9:36 always questioned this😂

Saw the short and not one prelude was shown. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day was ruined

Imaging going to a dealership and finding a r34 skyline.That is the biggest lie ever!!!

I never got the shirt film but it was cool. I guess they had more plans but the first had a short film too

When first come out with dvd I thought meant Turbo charge Honda Prelude!

The prelude was filmed after 2f2f. The skyline was a leftover and was covered in a paint that could be washed off.

Definitely do cars the movie! I’ll be following you on twitch you also got another sub for YT

Dude for a second I thought you meant Brian had a Prelude.... Oh, yeah, prelude to something else... I know English.... 😆

You should do Born to Race !!!!!

But where is the Prelude that a lot of us were hoping to see ?

I knew that the R34 was somewhat rare, but I had no Idea how expensive it was. Maybe the writers figured that much of the audience won't question the logistics of buying one. How many times do you see the lead actor in a car movie driving a hero car that might be to expensive for their character to afford in real life

A lil upset the guys on busas actually stopped and pulled over🙄😂

I got F&F here in the UK and I got a set of F&F dogtags with it. Still got em.

Cool how my dream car is a honda (Prelude) and im currently building my second one, its in the shop getting a trans rebuild and this scene inspires me alot !

The first gen Hayabusas are pretty sweet tho.

6:41 Because when I'm at a restaurant and the waiter forgets to bring me my mashed potatoes, someone has to let them know, but it ain't gonna be me.

Baron 360 was also a spider but brown leather inside without black

When you mentioned why he touches the GTR emblem after the paint scene it's cause it didn't have it when he first bought the car and also at the end scene when he sees the Supra and rx7 you can see Tej and Suki walking on the sidewalk

3:00 great room clearance technique

Totally out of context but when I first bought my car the exterior and a lot of near engine parts were total shit - the car was a wreck besides the engine, it had a lot of soul, I gave life to a car that was once forgotten and I've fallen in love with it.. a lot of money were thrown on parts also but yeah, she's like double the price for what I bought her.

The version of The Fast and the Furious I have called "Tricked Out Edition" has the Prelude. It was released just before 2F2F and they had that on there to promote the movie.

Could you please PLEASE please do a breakdown on the Buick "grand national" From the fuel heist scene....

Man Thanks To Racing Joker For Keeping Movie Alive Love You Bro❤

It's a dont think about it mini movie haha

The word you were looking for around the 14 min mark was “voice over” yw lol

1:06 It was the "Tricked Out" edition of the first movie, which was released 3 days before 2 Fast 2 Furious.

On the house topic, remember he was undercover so his entire lifestyle in the first movie was a front to gain access to Dom and his crew.

The first DVD I bought was F+F, and it was $50 back in 2001 at a Kmart.(non USA country).

DID KNOW THAT THE FD3S IS DOMS CAR FROM THE FIRST MOVIE JUST RE OUTFITTED!

Honestly stationed in Arizona I found an r34 on trader joe used for 19000! Did not have the funds only an E-3.

There’s a Gold 5th Gen Accord Wagon CONVERTABLE, in 2 Fast 2 Furious/Fast and Furious franchise, I would love if you could do a video on it

As a little kid I thought it was the coolest that he bought it over close to San Antonio Texas which in 02 would never be a dusty bad paint r34 lol like someone at a base here imported it

First of all, I have never noticed that his dodge stealth had an RB engine sound (now I know thank you for that). Second, I always thought that this is a mitsubishi 3000GT in a first place, and not some dodge stealth 😂

15:23 You can clearly see that he bought it near Texarkana

My theory is that if the car it self wasn't damaged and impounded by cops, Brian would have kept the same c west body kit for the R34, all he had to do was convert the car from house of kolor and get rid of the vinyls to Bayside blue and reuse the car from 2f2f to fast 4, I think by when the fast & furious timeline for fast 5 comes around he would have sold it by then in exchange for the R35.

10:40 that "kid" is grown man Ernie Reyes (TMNT II, Rush Hour 2)

It doesnt have a GTR badge when he bought it though. So was it a base model GTT that he transitioned into a GTR? That would explain why he touched the badge like you mentioned.