Tony Schumacher has more career wins, championships and finals appearances than any other driver in the history of NHRA Top Fuel drag racing. Those accolades make it all the more strange that many in the racing world consider him an underdog this season.
That’s because Schumacher is no longer operating with the legendary Alan Johnson as his crew chief. At the end of last season, Johnson announced he would be leaving Schumacher’s U.S. Army racing team and starting his own Alan Johnson Al-Anabi racing team…Â Details
So you want the ultimate Fast & Furious movie souvenir and head over to eBay to find it. There, to your shocked surprise, is one of the Camaros used to portray the “F-Bomb”, up for bid at a starting price of $18,000. And, wow, one of the Buick Grand Nationals used in the opening fuel truck hijacking scene is available, too. Dig a bit deeper and there’s one of the Hammer replica 1970 Plymouths, and a 350Z and old Chrysler Imperial from the movie, too. How did all these cars wind up on eBay, for sale from the same source: the Volo Auto Museum in tiny Volo, Illinois?
“We got rid of all the cars that couldn’t be reasonably fixed,” explains Fast & Furious’ Picture Car Coordinator Dennis McCarthy. “Anything that was worth fixing, we saved and is still owned by Universal. All those cars are out doing promotional appearances all over the place. We got rid of all the junk.” … Details