American Muscle Cars in the Movies

Fast Five, 2011
The Fast and the Furious franchise has built its brand on "hot" cars driven at break-neck speeds. The fifth installment doesn't deviate from the formula, and while Vin Diesel and Paul Walker manage to drive a vintage Corvette convertible off a cliff, the real auto movie star of this film is a vintage 1966 Ford GT40 — the same model that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times in a row.

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