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
For most of us, the world deep below the ocean’s surface remains a place we have only had the pleasure to experience vicariously, primarily through watching nature documentaries. It’s not as if we can just hop in a submarine and go take a look. Well, perhaps we can, if a Russian company’s plan to market a two-seater submarine driven by pedal power to the tourist industry is successful. The new underwater vehicle (UV) from Marine Innovation Technologies (MIT) will not only be cheaper to buy and run than existing submersibles, it will be simpler to operate, requiring no special training or expertise.