{"id":313383,"date":"2026-03-05T00:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/313383\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T00:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:35:09","slug":"on-display-at-the-petersen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/313383\/","title":{"rendered":"On Display At The Petersen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2026 marks 25 years of the Fast &amp; Furious franchise.<br \/>\nThe Petersen Automotive Museum will display a handful of iconic cars from throughout the series.<br \/>\nThe exhibit opens on March 14th and will remain on display through April 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Love it or hate it, the Fast Saga is a tremendously successful film franchise filled with some of the most iconic cars in movie history. If you\u00a0are a fan of the Fast &amp; Furious film franchise, then you almost certainly have a favorite vehicle, too.<\/p>\n<p>Now, thanks to Universal Pictures and the Petersen Automotive Museum, you might just get to see that car up close. On March 14th, the Los Angeles car museum will open an exhibit celebrating the 25th anniversary of all things Fast &amp; Furious.<\/p>\n<p>                            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motor1.com\/photos\/921806\/petersen-automotive-museum-celebrates-25-years-of-fast-furious\/#8416186_dom-s-1968-dodge-charger-r-t\" class=\"msnt-photo-thumb-gallery-main-photo-box\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-url=\"\/photos\/921806\/petersen-automotive-museum-celebrates-25-years-of-fast-furious\/#8416186_dom-s-1968-dodge-charger-r-t\" data-thumb=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-src=\"\" data-sub-html=\"Dom&#039;s 1968 Dodge Charger R\/T\" data-entity-id=\"8416186\" data-download-url=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/16x9-tr.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Dom's 1968 Dodge Charger R\/T\" width=\"16\" height=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                    45                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                            Source: Petersen Automotive Museum                        <\/p>\n<p>The featured cars on display include:<\/p>\n<p>Dom&#8217;s 1968 Dodge Charger R\/T (from Fast &amp; Furious 6)<br \/>\nBrian&#8217;s 1993 Toyota Supra and 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse (from\u00a0The Fast &amp; The Furious)<br \/>\nSuki&#8217;s 2001 Honda S2000 (from\u00a02 Fast 2 Furious)<br \/>\nLetty&#8217;s 1997 Nissan 240SX (from\u00a0The Fast &amp; The Furious)<br \/>\nDom&#8217;s 1993 Mazda RX-7 (from\u00a0The Fast &amp; The Furious)<\/p>\n<p>These cars left a mark on many a budding young automotive enthusiast. You either fell in love with the monstrous muscle cars or deeply desired forbidden JDM fruit.<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/16x9-tr.png\" alt=\"Suki's 2001 Honda S2000\" width=\"16\" height=\"9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by: Petersen Automotive Museum<\/p>\n<p>While the series has morphed the human characters into basically superheroes, the vehicles remain a main character across all films. And word is that the upcoming final film looks to return to the more grounded roots of the early movies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/news\/786270\/fast-furious-forver-release-date\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22786270%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22fast-furious-forver-release-date%22%7D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fast Forever\u00a0will land in theaters on March 17th, 2028<\/a>. That means you have plenty of time to get to the Petersen and brush up on the roots of the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Motor1&#8217;s Take: Fast &amp; Furious fans in the LA area have the chance to see all of their favorite cars up and close and in person. Consider us jealous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"source-link\">\n                                    Source:<\/p>\n<p>                                                                            Petersen Automotive Museum                                                                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"comfort-title-large flex gap-spacing-sm-base items-center\">\n<p>\t\tWe want your opinion!\n\t<\/p>\n<p>What would you like to see on Motor1.com?<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/survey\/2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tTake our 3 minute survey.\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"compact-body-medium\">&#8211; The Motor1.com Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026 marks 25 years of the Fast &amp; Furious franchise. 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