Rest In Peace to the owner and founder of Brian’s iconic green Eclipse (John Lapid) that we all know and love. One of the most iconic cars in The Fast and Furious franchise of all time. 🙏🏼❤️😇
I can't find any confirmation of this. Just comments and a FB post of some German guy who made a pretty close replica. October 2nd, 2020. But no articles on it or anything.
I went and saw 1 in the theater. It was the late show. It was the last movie to let out. The parking lot was scattered with tuner cars (including my mk2 Supra). The sound as all of us fired up is something I won't forget.
Craig has known me since I was 14 simply because my walk home from the bus stop I walked right by his house lol. Craig is the reason the auto mod car bug bit me. 🤙
Craig, if you read this, thank you for all this "behind the scenes" information and stories. I absolutely love them all and how you invite "original owners" as well. Brilliant! Yeah the movie had its flaws, but it was great fun nonetheless and indeed it got a lot of young people "in to cars". I also absolutely believe that this movie made the Whole need for speed underground 1 & 2 games explode to succes.
I was a General Manager at a Theater when the 1st and 2nd movie came out. No one had any idea what this movie was. I've been in the car scene my whole life and was very excited to see the 1st, I saw it more then 10 times in the theater and still have a 1st gen of the movie poster. They kept getting stolen so we put them up high inside. My poster is a early print, it says "this film is not yet rated". I live very close to all the place you mentioned, once the movie came out the scene really took off in a new exciting direction. Thanks for all the memories.
back in the 1980's when no one really knew what collectables were, I asked a peer what he had done that afternoon, and he told me he had thrown out Star Trek posters at the theatre he worked at, since the date had been postponed. I asked him to go back and get those--I still have my three and I don't know what he did with his. It may make up for all the POP/POS objects I used to get from the local package store in the 1970's that my mom threw out thinking it was all junk taking up space :)
Even as a 21 year old (Fun fact: this film came out the day after my Birthday) and being in college - I would hear some of the lines in the film and cringe thinking to myself "how do you get that wrong?" However - that didn't stop me from seeing the film 3 times on opening day and a total of 13 times while it was in the theaters. I remember the December of 2000, seeing a trailer for the film and that it was supposed to be out in March - which was the same week I was on spring break. BAck then, the internet wasn't as full of useful info as it is now - so I had no clue the film was pushed to June. So I went to the Movie theater that week in March and didn't see Fast and Furious on the list - and this was a big theater. So I asked an employee who told me that the film wasn't released yet. I then went back to my dorm and tried finding any info at all on what was going on and of course I found NOTHING. And for months I sat in a black hole waiting for a new trailer or something with a new date. ANd finally - I remember going to another Universal movie in the Spring and saw the new trailer and it said June 22! ANyways, all those memories are what makes this film still mean so much to me. Thanks Craig for the vids, man!
But don't let this distract you from the fact that Hector is gonna be running three Honda Civics with Spoon engines. On top of that, he just came into Harry'sm and ordered three T66 turbos with NOS and a Motec system exhaust.
“Most of these people that are going to watch this are not car people” Pretty positive that this statement is true, but also MADE car people after this movie
I actually own a 96 Eclipse RS which is what I could afford at the time as well that I was looking to replicate into Brian's car. After finding how hard it is to find parts I found it best to just mod it my way and how I like it. sadly it broke down in 2013 but I do hope to maybe one day get it running again so I can drive it again.
Don't do it I made that mistake they're trash the only hope you have is to swap the original engine for something else my gts that i put many many pay checks into upgrading the turbo exhaust wheels tires intake I had it rebuilt twice once at 80,000 miles once at 130,00£ miles and then it started knocking again in the bottom end so I drove it to the crusher and sold it for scrap that's how mad I was
@@jessieb9384 you must have bought a lemon or a salvaged car , i were you i'd LS swap it , no point wasting time and money working on a underpowered 4G63T
@@jessieb9384 Sometimes building cars doesn't go as planned. Plenty of successful builds, they're not trash lol, they're essentially Evo's which are just fine. Full maintenance and a simple 16G upgrade @ 300whp is perfectly reliable. It's owners like you that are to blame for Eclipses being so rare now
@Frank White Agreed. I felt that 4 was really slow and boring without the whole "family" idea, but I guess that was the point because it was the "transition" film of the franchise from racing to action.
@@miguelbonilla8755 90% of the ricer fad had NO power adders. APC intakes and fart can exhausts were the norm. 'Baller on a budget' status was everywhere.
Why are the people so much crying about that ? No one cared back then and you shouldn´t care today , just do your thing and everything is good whatever others say!
The Hollywood Star Car museum is actually in Gatlinburg TN not in Bristol TN. I live near by and have been multiple times. Definitely worth the stop for anyone in the area.
For some reason the same 420a that came in the '95-99 Dodge Neon (D4RE) with the flipped head was rated for 150hp (151hp on some sources) instead of the 140hp rating given to the Eclipse. I wonder why? better intake manifold on the Neon maybe? Either way a stripped and gutted Neon DOHC can weigh less than 2200lbs and with a throttle body from an auto car and a Mopar ECU, they can be surprisingly quick.
@@wolfemancola yea those dodge models were something. had buddy who had an srt4 did some crazy mods with the 420a. They're good motors, weak ass tranny tho.
I had a 97 gts ( turbo front wheel drive model it was red with a charcoal grey ) it had 80 thousand miles on it upgraded turbo, hks blow off , greedy exhaust and many other high dollar after market performance parts and it was in the shop more than I got to drive it. After rebuilding it for the second time at 128,000 I got furious when it started knocking in the bottom end again so I had it crushed and sold it for scrap
Connoisseur Of Cars & Tig Ol Bitties there is a video on it here on youtube. Talked a lot about how instead of leaving it a rotary sounding car they made it a 1jz. Wierd stuff.
This is awesome! Back then these were cars that we regular people in the Audience could afford and actually relate to. Personally I now feel disconnected from the series. It needs to be rested for a while. I would like to see a second Tokyo Drift! Lucas Black was great and he has aged very well.
Thanks for the videos Craig. When that movie came out I had just purchased my 300ZX and was busy getting into trouble in my local street racing scene and drooling over your R34. Glad to know those terminology issues didn't go unmentioned. That was a fun time in my life.
Just amazing! I waited 20yrs to hear reputable interviews with the people who had direct direct influence on the 1st Fast & The Furious movie. Much recpect!👍
Love the video. I was working for Honda Malaysia and we built 60 Civic RX specials with bodykits, wheels, Kenwood MP3 CD players, leather seats. Wheels were Enkei FP from the USDM Civic Coupe. Thank you, John Yoshinaga of AHM. Thank you Craig for all these videos.
Another comment. I have built my 96 civic to be similar to these movie cars. Ive owned it since 2005 and ive fiberglassed alot of the interior thats painted the same color as the outside with stereo components everywhere. Made my own thick lip kit and skirts bc i didnt care much for body kits and have just put tons of cosmetics and audio in. 5 screens with xbox, 15in woofer, tons and tons of lights and effects and that period engine bay components like the colored looms and hoses, chrome everwhere and even a fake N.O.S kit. Really inspired me when i was young. Im proud to still own it and to be able to drive it to shows and still win trophies! People love it and it gives them a flashback to back in the day. Even get comments like wow this car looks straight out of F&F lol i wish! Once again thanks for the movies and the time you put into these episodes. Super awesome and nostalgic.
I still remember after watching the first film, specifically all the scenes where Brian's eclipse was being shown, I would always remember what it looks like and would replicate it a bit in nfs underground. I was probably 6 years old at that time and yeah what a way to spend your childhood. Cause of that I became an enthusiast and its all thanks to the F&F franchise
Best car in the whole franchise. If it had actually been a functioning 10second GSX. Always remember how heartbroken I was when I started importing cars from Japan to the UK (knowing we'd never had Eclipses I assumed it'd been a JDM only special) and found out Japan never had the Eclipse either and it was really just a USDM only car.
thank you for doing these, truly. Also couldn't agree more about the new movies. they've lost their soul from what they were. i know to have this many movies things will need to change & be different. but it isn't a car movie anymore. it's unrealistic cg heist movies now with unrealistic story lines. wish paul was still here. cant wait till your next vid
Oh hell yeah!!! These videos made me watch the movie again and now in 4k!!! Though now it made me watch the movie in a totally different perspective but I do still love the movie!!!! Hero car!!! Stunt car!!! Lol!! No belt on the Charger when it raced the Supra but there was a belt on the hero charger in Dom’s garage!!! Lol! I also recognized Craig being the guy at the start of the races at Race Wars!!!!
I like Craig Lieberman's honesty and truthfulness. He tells it as it is. He is a mythbuster. I hope he doesn't offend or annoy anyone because of his honesty. Sir keep the stories and infos coming. Thanks.
My fav from fast and furious was number two because of the purple Eclipse driven by Roman. As you can see by my avatar I got one in excellent shape and no I will not replicate Roman`s car.. I love it just the way it is.
this is man's a god for creating and showing this beauty in the film, i desperately want an Eclipse from between '95 - '99 that i can tune myself all because of this guys Eclipse!
Thanks man,. Ive always wanted to know more about every cars in this franchise,. I dont feel the same with any other movies,. I got a supra because of this movie haha
I am glad you mentioned what was hanging from under the car. I always wandered what that was! I can't believe someone didn't zip tie it up since i was easy to see dragging in the video.
I raise my cane to you Mr. Lieberman. I am so glad that you were doing these videos because they are answering so many of the questions that I had about this franchise that is my absolute favorite. That green eclipse is quite possibly my favorite car of the whole franchise. This franchise got me into the car scene many years ago and is the reason why I bought my 2003 Mustang GT and modded it.
im glad that it was an rs. the gsx awd models with turbo only came out only in america. and never in europe. so it was a car for me that i actually could buy(also because it was cheaper) it was reachable for me. and thats cool! now i have a 1991 mitsubishi eclipse gs. and it is fun!
geez this brought so many memories! I miss my Integra. you don't even see them on the road these days. back than, they were everywhere both civics and Integras!
I haven't watched the original since it came out and you saying the words "Motec System Exhaust" made me realize how ridiculous that sounds being into drag racing and building cars and knowing what products Motec actually make. It's akin to having a "Lucas Oil Turbo Manifold." lmao I love your videos and the interviews that you have been filming.
I am so glad this video exists, there is a lot of incorrect information about this car and the Supra and this video confirms what I have learned about the cars when the movie released.
Hector is going to be running 3 Honda Civics with spoon engines. And on top of that he just came into Harry's and he ordered 3 T66 turbos, with NOS, and a Motec system exhaust
Man, incredible. As soon as I saw that first shot with the green Eclipse, This immigrant kid from Peru who had barely just arrived in the US knew he had to build his own version of it. Years later it ended in the movie Sex Drive. Wish I had all this info back then! Thank you Craig, John and the crew for introducing us to the magnificent world of tuning and racing. Keep on rocking these vids. They are awesome.
Awsome video. I bought a 95 Eclipse yesterday. I plan on a tribute car. Kawasaki green, decals, a body kit as closed as i can get, a wing as closed as i can get... Already a 5 speed,has greddy exhaust, has turbo, adjustable coil overs already... I will change grey interior to black...
It’s so amazing how after all these years, we can now see the fine details of this great movie. I still watch this movie at least 5 times a year! My all time favorite!
I watch it only 2 to 3 times a year... If I watch it too much, I'll very probably get sick of it, and I DON'T WANT that to happen. So everytime I watch it, it's a new excitment! I ❤ the first movie!
The Choices for these cars really made the movie. A tuner movie nobody new that we needed. I remember after watching I knew the movie would be a huge hit.
I lusted over this car so much as a teenager. I got a hold of a 92 eclipse GS and tried to build it out but being 16-17 with no job and barely any money that didn’t get too far. Had some cheap fiberglass body kit, some god awful tail lights (hindsight being what it is) however I did do some cool interior mods. Was a fun project but had to move on and it sat for years until I finally sold it off for scrap. Was too bad but I learned a lot. Maybe one day I’ll get another one.
I remember watching this movie, I was the first of all my friends to notice that cable hanging from the eclipse, they thought I was crazy till I went back and paused on that shot, I always wondered what it was for
I saw one of the stunt Eclipse’s (along with a few others) in a museum called ‘Cars of the Stars’ in Keswick, UK. Sadly it’s closed now and the huge collection of various film / tv cars sold and shipped to America. It was a great lesson in ‘Don’t meet your heroes’. The car was honestly awful in person (being a stunt car). Body kit was just riveted on, not lowered, chipped paint etc.
I just purchased a now own a 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS! I'm already gonna be starting to build brians Eclipse. F&F was my favorite. I'm just in the process of getting it shipped to where I live.
You made me go way back... I was 18 when the first fast and furious came out. I was going at every car show and I had a tuned car, still do!! Here in Québec the car seen was crazy in the the 2000´s
The only real glimpse of the old movies that you saw in the later movies was when Brian (Paul Walker) would drive a modern day GTR or the White Supra at the end of his last film. I do miss the tuner scenes in the newer movies. Feels like something is lost there...
I am hopefully going to buy a replica that has been started but has yet to be finished. If I do, it will be a true dream come true. Brian's eclipse is what made me a car guy, a true inspiration.
Kinda just an overall question. How come the NSX didn’t feature more prominently in these films. Arguably the NSX was at least top 3 in perking order of Japanese supercars. Thanks
I agree with the first comment, money was tight when they were making the first movies. Even if they did find someone crazy enough to let them use their personal NSX for the movie, building hero and stunt replicas would take a huge chunk out of the film's car budget.
I'd say there's way to many hondas overall, but it all fits perfectly. The black hijack civics looked menacing and dangerous, and Johnny Trans S2000 and Hectors fit their character perfectly as well. Yea they should of used something better than the Integra and Civic for first face like the NSX or a Nissan. Honestly since the cars are so dolled up with their graphics kits and neon underglow it doesn't matter as much as a plain car too lol.
Because the tuner community was primarily a bunch of kids who couldn’t afford an NSX. We were high school and college age kids having fun with what we could afford.
Thank you for making these video's. Those cars are just as important as the actors in the movie and it is great to finally get the background information on the cars. I love the little details like the the pyro cable hanging under the eclipse in the 4 way street race. I assumed it ways a shotty "NOS" line. Thanks again and well done sir please keep up the good work.
Owning a movie car, even a replica, it's a nightmare. I think the worst example is the DMC-12 Delorean. Even if it's stock, people will ask you 24/7 about the movie.
Hey Craig your a legend my man watching the first movie inspired my first car choice in high school I had a 97 Mitsubishi 3000 gt that thing was my baby
RIP John Lapid...thank you for your contribution in the movie, you will be remembered
Oh really? Its awesome to know it was build by a fellow Filipino 👌🏼🥀⚰️😢
Man the car scene was so much cooler back then.
Yeah it was underground back then, everything gets ruined when it goes mainstream.
No shit.....
g35nismo likes to assume gender 😶
Indeed was much cooler. Bring back the import fast and furious style.
@g35nismo ... Projecting your insecurities?
Rest In Peace to the owner and founder of Brian’s iconic green Eclipse (John Lapid) that we all know and love. One of the most iconic cars in The Fast and Furious franchise of all time. 🙏🏼❤️😇
He died?
@@Felipe-lp8tl Yep.
@@vangattan how did he die?
@@Remo1147 I dont know. Just heard it on Insta.
I can't find any confirmation of this. Just comments and a FB post of some German guy who made a pretty close replica. October 2nd, 2020. But no articles on it or anything.
I'm so glad this guy is making these vids. this movie means alot to me and these vids rock
I went and saw 1 in the theater. It was the late show.
It was the last movie to let out.
The parking lot was scattered with tuner cars (including my mk2 Supra).
The sound as all of us fired up is something I won't forget.
Rightttt these are the lost tapes of our favorite movie. I love it.
Craig has known me since I was 14 simply because my walk home from the bus stop I walked right by his house lol. Craig is the reason the auto mod car bug bit me. 🤙
@@wilhobbs207 got some goosebumps while reading your comment
You Guys Just Dont Understand Paul Walkers Mitsubishi Eclipse Is At Las Vegas Museum
RIP John Lapid
Without this guy there is no F&F Eclipse for Brian Spilner that we all love.
Craig, if you read this, thank you for all this "behind the scenes" information and stories. I absolutely love them all and how you invite "original owners" as well. Brilliant!
Yeah the movie had its flaws, but it was great fun nonetheless and indeed it got a lot of young people "in to cars". I also absolutely believe that this movie made the Whole need for speed underground 1 & 2 games explode to succes.
The ‘95 Eclipse is definitely my favorite of the franchise.
I liked the blue r34
I loved the original r34 (2fast2furious)
Midnight Club Still Cancelled Soz just so iconic
Wow. There were far better cars I could name like 12... all the GTRs and even the subies 😝
Cwest r34 is mine 💯
I was a General Manager at a Theater when the 1st and 2nd movie came out. No one had any idea what this movie was. I've been in the car scene my whole life and was very excited to see the 1st, I saw it more then 10 times in the theater and still have a 1st gen of the movie poster. They kept getting stolen so we put them up high inside. My poster is a early print, it says "this film is not yet rated". I live very close to all the place you mentioned, once the movie came out the scene really took off in a new exciting direction. Thanks for all the memories.
back in the 1980's when no one really knew what collectables were, I asked a peer what he had done that afternoon, and he told me he had thrown out Star Trek posters at the theatre he worked at, since the date had been postponed. I asked him to go back and get those--I still have my three and I don't know what he did with his. It may make up for all the POP/POS objects I used to get from the local package store in the 1970's that my mom threw out thinking it was all junk taking up space :)
@5:12 I can't believe the builder of this car is also a fellow Filipino!!💯👌🏼🇵🇭
Even as a 21 year old (Fun fact: this film came out the day after my Birthday) and being in college - I would hear some of the lines in the film and cringe thinking to myself "how do you get that wrong?" However - that didn't stop me from seeing the film 3 times on opening day and a total of 13 times while it was in the theaters. I remember the December of 2000, seeing a trailer for the film and that it was supposed to be out in March - which was the same week I was on spring break. BAck then, the internet wasn't as full of useful info as it is now - so I had no clue the film was pushed to June. So I went to the Movie theater that week in March and didn't see Fast and Furious on the list - and this was a big theater. So I asked an employee who told me that the film wasn't released yet. I then went back to my dorm and tried finding any info at all on what was going on and of course I found NOTHING. And for months I sat in a black hole waiting for a new trailer or something with a new date. ANd finally - I remember going to another Universal movie in the Spring and saw the new trailer and it said June 22! ANyways, all those memories are what makes this film still mean so much to me. Thanks Craig for the vids, man!
But don't let this distract you from the fact that Hector is gonna be running three Honda Civics with Spoon engines. On top of that, he just came into Harry'sm and ordered three T66 turbos with NOS and a Motec system exhaust.
ok
Happykatt Hoping people will stop using this quote someday.
@@craiglieberman Won't happen!
Craig Lieberman me too, there’s no such thing as a motec lol
@@jesselamaco1434 *_VTECH system exhaust_* 🤣
This was honestly the car i liked the most from the F&F series. Now i own an eclipse and a 3000gt.
“Most of these people that are going to watch this are not car people”
Pretty positive that this statement is true, but also MADE car people after this movie
I actually own a 96 Eclipse RS which is what I could afford at the time as well that I was looking to replicate into Brian's car. After finding how hard it is to find parts I found it best to just mod it my way and how I like it. sadly it broke down in 2013 but I do hope to maybe one day get it running again so I can drive it again.
Good luck!
Rebuild it!!
The FF eclipse is legendary. I remember after seeing the movie I would dream about building an nice eclipse, hell I still do
Don't do it I made that mistake they're trash the only hope you have is to swap the original engine for something else my gts that i put many many pay checks into upgrading the turbo exhaust wheels tires intake I had it rebuilt twice once at 80,000 miles once at 130,00£ miles and then it started knocking again in the bottom end so I drove it to the crusher and sold it for scrap that's how mad I was
@@jessieb9384 you must have bought a lemon or a salvaged car , i were you i'd LS swap it , no point wasting time and money working on a underpowered 4G63T
@@jessieb9384 Sometimes building cars doesn't go as planned. Plenty of successful builds, they're not trash lol, they're essentially Evo's which are just fine. Full maintenance and a simple 16G upgrade @ 300whp is perfectly reliable. It's owners like you that are to blame for Eclipses being so rare now
@@hybridShinxlmfao ls swap eclipse bro the 4g63 is a legendary engine the fuck you on about with a heavy ass ls swap gtfo with that bs
I think Tokyo Drift was last good one because it was still about car culture. Haven`t watched anything from new ones. 4th was last for me.
@Frank White Agreed. I felt that 4 was really slow and boring without the whole "family" idea, but I guess that was the point because it was the "transition" film of the franchise from racing to action.
That's why I have a 06 350z but mine ' s a roadster
I fell asleep in the fourth and fifth? Then I just didn’t watch anything anymore
@@josephandreuccetti8043 yea it went a little off the rails there
The rest from 4 on are still great movies but just different because they're not about cars. Loved watching them all with my friends
Thanks for keeping these videos coming. Taking me back to the 'Ricer' days.
It's just an expression of the person I don't consider rice cuz they had power also don't get it fucced up😂💯
@@miguelbonilla8755 90% of the ricer fad had NO power adders. APC intakes and fart can exhausts were the norm. 'Baller on a budget' status was everywhere.
Why are the people so much crying about that ? No one cared back then and you shouldn´t care today , just do your thing and everything is good whatever others say!
@@ellemeno7496 what?
@@blapbros The crying about everything beeing "rice"!
It wont be worth much because Paul blew up the piston rings
Thanks for doing this Craig. Please never get rid of these videos. They will be like history. For many years to come
True!
Craig should do an interview with RJ DE VERA, over 1 hour long...
That would be awesome! 👌
You've got an incredible memory Craig! Every minor detail is there, right down to the spec sheet of individual cars. Very impressive.
19:43 love seeing the throw back pictures way before all this crazy social media internet stuff blew up
The Hollywood Star Car museum is actually in Gatlinburg TN not in Bristol TN. I live near by and have been multiple times. Definitely worth the stop for anyone in the area.
The Eclipse GSX/GST were my dream cars in high school.
Well there cheap as fuck now.
Ricer bois always got gapped by my Impala
I used to own a 97 rs, no lie that 420a(m/t)motor was quick. Great body style. 👍on the vid
Never had my floor board come off
Ryan gst i had a 97 rs too! But we dont gotta lie haha. I used to think it was quick too till i realized tjat thing never won a race 😂
@@know1827 lol I would always race it, lost here and there, but did win a few. I have video of it on old camera, idk how to load up on computer tho. 🤘
For some reason the same 420a that came in the '95-99 Dodge Neon (D4RE) with the flipped head was rated for 150hp (151hp on some sources) instead of the 140hp rating given to the Eclipse. I wonder why? better intake manifold on the Neon maybe? Either way a stripped and gutted Neon DOHC can weigh less than 2200lbs and with a throttle body from an auto car and a Mopar ECU, they can be surprisingly quick.
@@wolfemancola yea those dodge models were something. had buddy who had an srt4 did some crazy mods with the 420a. They're good motors, weak ass tranny tho.
I had a 97 gts ( turbo front wheel drive model it was red with a charcoal grey ) it had 80 thousand miles on it upgraded turbo, hks blow off , greedy exhaust and many other high dollar after market performance parts and it was in the shop more than I got to drive it. After rebuilding it for the second time at 128,000 I got furious when it started knocking in the bottom end again so I had it crushed and sold it for scrap
29 minute video. Thanks for the new content, Dude.
Too short, watch Doug demuros 15 minute which too long
Craig this is so awesome man, we could watch this for hours
Yes me too,so glad that he does this videos!Great job man!
RIP John 🙏🏻 you are a legend! I'm sure Paul welcomed you with open arms at those pearly speed gates 💚
We finally get to see the man who put in the wrench time🤣
I wanna learn more about toretto’s veilside Rx7
Connoisseur Of Cars & Tig Ol Bitties there is a video on it here on youtube. Talked a lot about how instead of leaving it a rotary sounding car they made it a 1jz. Wierd stuff.
ruclips.net/video/7I1S2b-Q2Nk/видео.html
brandon rodriguez thx
The 95 eclipse is the most iconic FF car in my opinion. Thanks for sharing John.
This is awesome! Back then these were cars that we regular people in the Audience could afford and actually relate to. Personally I now feel disconnected from the series. It needs to be rested for a while. I would like to see a second Tokyo Drift! Lucas Black was great and he has aged very well.
Thanks for the videos Craig. When that movie came out I had just purchased my 300ZX and was busy getting into trouble in my local street racing scene and drooling over your R34. Glad to know those terminology issues didn't go unmentioned. That was a fun time in my life.
Thank you Craig for such informative videos. Watch em with great pleasure. Greetings from Russia ✊
Just amazing! I waited 20yrs to hear reputable interviews with the people who had direct direct influence on the 1st Fast & The Furious movie. Much recpect!👍
Love the video. I was working for Honda Malaysia and we built 60 Civic RX specials with bodykits, wheels, Kenwood MP3 CD players, leather seats. Wheels were Enkei FP from the USDM Civic Coupe. Thank you, John Yoshinaga of AHM. Thank you Craig for all these videos.
Another comment. I have built my 96 civic to be similar to these movie cars. Ive owned it since 2005 and ive fiberglassed alot of the interior thats painted the same color as the outside with stereo components everywhere. Made my own thick lip kit and skirts bc i didnt care much for body kits and have just put tons of cosmetics and audio in. 5 screens with xbox, 15in woofer, tons and tons of lights and effects and that period engine bay components like the colored looms and hoses, chrome everwhere and even a fake N.O.S kit. Really inspired me when i was young. Im proud to still own it and to be able to drive it to shows and still win trophies! People love it and it gives them a flashback to back in the day. Even get comments like wow this car looks straight out of F&F lol i wish! Once again thanks for the movies and the time you put into these episodes. Super awesome and nostalgic.
It's like I'm reliving my childhood with these videos, thank you so much Craig! Your Supra helped me shape my Supra addiction
I still remember after watching the first film, specifically all the scenes where Brian's eclipse was being shown, I would always remember what it looks like and would replicate it a bit in nfs underground. I was probably 6 years old at that time and yeah what a way to spend your childhood. Cause of that I became an enthusiast and its all thanks to the F&F franchise
Best car in the whole franchise. If it had actually been a functioning 10second GSX. Always remember how heartbroken I was when I started importing cars from Japan to the UK (knowing we'd never had Eclipses I assumed it'd been a JDM only special) and found out Japan never had the Eclipse either and it was really just a USDM only car.
thank you for doing these, truly. Also couldn't agree more about the new movies. they've lost their soul from what they were. i know to have this many movies things will need to change & be different. but it isn't a car movie anymore. it's unrealistic cg heist movies now with unrealistic story lines. wish paul was still here.
cant wait till your next vid
The eclipse today still doesn't get the legendary status it deserves. It's the first car I ever knew.
The car that really started it all.
1:03
How did I never notice a hose dragging on the ground below the car there?
The power of neon I never noticed it either
@@Maneras03 He says later the hose is for the floorboard-dropping, so it seems they used a stunt-car for a shot that's usually done with the Hero Car.
i see it right off the bat
Oh hell yeah!!! These videos made me watch the movie again and now in 4k!!! Though now it made me watch the movie in a totally different perspective but I do still love the movie!!!! Hero car!!! Stunt car!!! Lol!! No belt on the Charger when it raced the Supra but there was a belt on the hero charger in Dom’s garage!!! Lol! I also recognized Craig being the guy at the start of the races at Race Wars!!!!
Keep these videos coming Craig!
This movie was a major part of my younger years.
These are great, what a blast from the past. I still love watching the original 2-3 movies.
We don't really get Eclipses in the U.K, I've literally only seen one. I spent easily 3+ years thinking it was a strange Mazda 323F..
Well we dont have any Eclipse in Macao but i think they are just faster FTOs
@@hybridShinx if you play gran turismo on ps1 then you know fto lm race car was a godlike.
I played and driven that car , it was a fun but i like the 3000GT LM more tho
Haha me too! Had me confused for years until I got access to the internet 😅
I like Craig Lieberman's honesty and truthfulness. He tells it as it is. He is a mythbuster. I hope he doesn't offend or annoy anyone because of his honesty. Sir keep the stories and infos coming. Thanks.
My fav from fast and furious was number two because of the purple Eclipse driven by Roman. As you can see by my avatar I got one in excellent shape and no I will not replicate Roman`s car.. I love it just the way it is.
i love that you make these videos, brings me back to my favorite movies and the one and only Paul Walker
this is man's a god for creating and showing this beauty in the film, i desperately want an Eclipse from between '95 - '99 that i can tune myself all because of this guys Eclipse!
Got a good chuckle when he called the hood logo "MID" 🤣 so many people were confused by that graphic!
turtlebone Yup.
Because of that eclipse i built the eclipse i have today. Thanks for doing this video.
Thanks man,. Ive always wanted to know more about every cars in this franchise,. I dont feel the same with any other movies,. I got a supra because of this movie haha
Wow sold for 50 grand. That's too low in my opinion I'm sure that car would pull 200k today
Paul Walker's death probably made the cars a lot more valuable
I don't see why tho there stock cars with replica body kits 😂
$250,000 at least
I am glad you mentioned what was hanging from under the car. I always wandered what that was! I can't believe someone didn't zip tie it up since i was easy to see dragging in the video.
I raise my cane to you Mr. Lieberman. I am so glad that you were doing these videos because they are answering so many of the questions that I had about this franchise that is my absolute favorite. That green eclipse is quite possibly my favorite car of the whole franchise. This franchise got me into the car scene many years ago and is the reason why I bought my 2003 Mustang GT and modded it.
im glad that it was an rs. the gsx awd models with turbo only came out only in america. and never in europe. so it was a car for me that i actually could buy(also because it was cheaper) it was reachable for me. and thats cool! now i have a 1991 mitsubishi eclipse gs. and it is fun!
geez this brought so many memories! I miss my Integra. you don't even see them on the road these days. back than, they were everywhere both civics and Integras!
"Pawis" means sweat in the Philippines. Lol just a Fast and the Furious filipino fan here.
I haven't watched the original since it came out and you saying the words "Motec System Exhaust" made me realize how ridiculous that sounds being into drag racing and building cars and knowing what products Motec actually make. It's akin to having a "Lucas Oil Turbo Manifold." lmao I love your videos and the interviews that you have been filming.
I am so glad this video exists, there is a lot of incorrect information about this car and the Supra and this video confirms what I have learned about the cars when the movie released.
Ruining childhoods one video at a time but ehh I still watched anyway.
Hector is going to be running 3 Honda Civics with spoon engines. And on top of that he just came into Harry's and he ordered 3 T66 turbos, with NOS, and a Motec system exhaust
I never get tired of these videos! :)
Man who run in front of car get tired, man who run behind get exhausted
Man, incredible. As soon as I saw that first shot with the green Eclipse, This immigrant kid from Peru who had barely just arrived in the US knew he had to build his own version of it. Years later it ended in the movie Sex Drive. Wish I had all this info back then! Thank you Craig, John and the crew for introducing us to the magnificent world of tuning and racing. Keep on rocking these vids. They are awesome.
Awsome video. I bought a 95 Eclipse yesterday. I plan on a tribute car. Kawasaki green, decals, a body kit as closed as i can get, a wing as closed as i can get... Already a 5 speed,has greddy exhaust, has turbo, adjustable coil overs already... I will change grey interior to black...
You owned some of my all time favorite movie cars, you are a Legend
RUclips gold right here. Great all these stories and photos are shared for everyone to enjoy and immortalised on RUclips.
"It's an amazing machine."
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Once again, STOP WATCHING WHATEVER I WATCH
Yes indeed!
Justin Y.
Yes indeed
Somebody put in the wrench time
It’s so amazing how after all these years, we can now see the fine details of this great movie. I still watch this movie at least 5 times a year! My all time favorite!
I watch it only 2 to 3 times a year...
If I watch it too much, I'll very probably get sick of it, and I DON'T WANT that to happen.
So everytime I watch it, it's a new excitment!
I ❤ the first movie!
Kev27RS I’ve watched it every year since it’s release and it never gets old man!
@@TylerGibsonMusic
True!
The movie is awesome!
The Choices for these cars really made the movie. A tuner movie nobody new that we needed. I remember after watching I knew the movie would be a huge hit.
Thank you so much for really great content, Craig
I had a ‘97 eclipse RS manual. The clutch had no feel, but it was surely a go cart ;)
I lusted over this car so much as a teenager. I got a hold of a 92 eclipse GS and tried to build it out but being 16-17 with no job and barely any money that didn’t get too far. Had some cheap fiberglass body kit, some god awful tail lights (hindsight being what it is) however I did do some cool interior mods. Was a fun project but had to move on and it sat for years until I finally sold it off for scrap. Was too bad but I learned a lot. Maybe one day I’ll get another one.
Honestly, after watching this movie and seeing this mans particular car 20 years ago as a little kid, it changed my entire existence. Insane.
I remember watching this movie, I was the first of all my friends to notice that cable hanging from the eclipse, they thought I was crazy till I went back and paused on that shot, I always wondered what it was for
I saw one of the stunt Eclipse’s (along with a few others) in a museum called ‘Cars of the Stars’ in Keswick, UK. Sadly it’s closed now and the huge collection of various film / tv cars sold and shipped to America.
It was a great lesson in ‘Don’t meet your heroes’. The car was honestly awful in person (being a stunt car). Body kit was just riveted on, not lowered, chipped paint etc.
I just purchased a now own a 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS!
I'm already gonna be starting to build brians Eclipse. F&F was my favorite. I'm just in the process of getting it shipped to where I live.
How is it going?
@@sukhdevr3489 still trying to find a 420 running Engine at a good price
@@xIndicaxHigh How far are you with the cosmetic mods? Is it very similar to the original? Here in the UK I've never seen any Eclipse of any sort.
@@sukhdevr3489 I'm working on getting it running for now. I'm still trying to get a 420A Engine.
@@xIndicaxHigh Cool. In the movie it doesn't sound like that anyway.
You made me go way back... I was 18 when the first fast and furious came out. I was going at every car show and I had a tuned car, still do!! Here in Québec the car seen was crazy in the the 2000´s
I'm building my own eclipse, so this will be a great inspiration!
RIP To John Lapid. Legendary man right here.
How and when did he die?
R.I.P John Lapid. Iconic man with an iconic car.
he looked young ,rip
We had a big tuner presentation at the theatre when this came out. Changed my life at the time lol. Teenage memories.
RIP John Lapid
I absolutely love this channel!!!! Thank you for sharing your experiences!!!
Everybody in High School wanted an Eclipse or Eagle Talon after this movie came out, a few kids had them
The only real glimpse of the old movies that you saw in the later movies was when Brian (Paul Walker) would drive a modern day GTR or the White Supra at the end of his last film. I do miss the tuner scenes in the newer movies. Feels like something is lost there...
I am hopefully going to buy a replica that has been started but has yet to be finished. If I do, it will be a true dream come true. Brian's eclipse is what made me a car guy, a true inspiration.
Kinda just an overall question. How come the NSX didn’t feature more prominently in these films. Arguably the NSX was at least top 3 in perking order of Japanese supercars. Thanks
I agree with the first comment, money was tight when they were making the first movies. Even if they did find someone crazy enough to let them use their personal NSX for the movie, building hero and stunt replicas would take a huge chunk out of the film's car budget.
They nsx was expensive as fuck back in 2000s. They had such a small budget.
I'd say there's way to many hondas overall, but it all fits perfectly. The black hijack civics looked menacing and dangerous, and Johnny Trans S2000 and Hectors fit their character perfectly as well. Yea they should of used something better than the Integra and Civic for first face like the NSX or a Nissan. Honestly since the cars are so dolled up with their graphics kits and neon underglow it doesn't matter as much as a plain car too lol.
XLoad3d Johnny trans original car was supposed to be an NSX
Because the tuner community was primarily a bunch of kids who couldn’t afford an NSX. We were high school and college age kids having fun with what we could afford.
Do a video on the brown Accord Wagon that has hydraulics
haziqrc's Not enough info, photos or videos to start doing videos on background cars.
Thanks Craig and John.... That was pretty Awesome of you and John doing that for us.🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you for making these video's. Those cars are just as important as the actors in the movie and it is great to finally get the background information on the cars. I love the little details like the the pyro cable hanging under the eclipse in the 4 way street race. I assumed it ways a shotty "NOS" line. Thanks again and well done sir please keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for making these videos.
I'm sure I'm not the only fan who has been waiting for stuff like this.
I love this channel! Thank you for the videos
I like this guy, reminds me of a guy in knew in the army. Real good dude. His demeanor is spot on...
I thought It’s called “ricer fly by” and it’s when you gapped someone. While you are slowing down, they floor it past to make it seem like they won.
LOL
Owning a movie car, even a replica, it's a nightmare.
I think the worst example is the DMC-12 Delorean. Even if it's stock, people will ask you 24/7 about the movie.
You should check out the delorean video on Vinwiki he talks about the most overused jokes hes heard about the delorean
i enjoy acting clueless for people who throw me in a pit
@@CRAPO2011 just did it and it almost physically hurt me hearing those jokes lol
The eclipse is one of my top favorite fast and furious cars!! Great video, you guys are legends
Hey Craig your a legend my man watching the first movie inspired my first car choice in high school I had a 97 Mitsubishi 3000 gt that thing was my baby
Thank you for posting all these videos after all these years.