RETROMOBILE NEW YORK PARTNERS WITH THE PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES TO BRING FAST & FURIOUS ICONS TO MANHATTAN

The display, presented in collaboration with Universal Pictures, will span 25 years of the blockbuster film franchise, from Brian O’Conner’s 1999 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning to Dom Toretto’s custom F9 Charger

NEW YORK, NY - 11/11/26 – Retromobile New York, the inaugural U.S. edition of the world-renowned Rétromobile Paris, is pleased to announce that the Petersen Automotive Museum will bring four vehicles from its acclaimed exhibition A Fast & Furious Legacy: 25 Years of Automotive Icons to this year’s show. Presented in collaboration with Universal Pictures, the dedicated display will be on view at the Javits Center from November 19 to 22, 2026.

Headlining the presentation will be the No.1 hero car from 2003’s 2 Fast 2 Furious: the 2001 Honda S2000 driven by Suki (Devon Aoki) during filming. Together, the cars in the presentation trace the evolution of one of Hollywood’s most enduring, record-shattering franchises through the machines that defined it, each representing a distinct era of the saga and the characters who brought them to life. Retromobile New York visitors will have the rare opportunity to see these screen-used vehicles at close range, in an homage to the enduring bond between cinema and the automobile.

“The Fast & Furious films introduced millions of people around the world to car culture," says Gérard Neveu, CEO of Retromobile New York. "Many of today’s collectors first fell in love with automobiles watching these movies. Retromobile has always celebrated the stories behind great cars, and we are delighted to partner with the Petersen Automotive Museum to bring these icons to New York.”

“We are excited to have the guests of Retromobile step inside the world of Fast & Furious and experience a piece of the exhibition we have created in Los Angeles. The four iconic vehicles we chose represent different stories in the saga’s evolution,” said Petersen Executive Director, Terry L. Karges.

The Vehicles

1999 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning — The Fast and the Furious (2001)

Representing the franchise’s beginnings is the 1999 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning driven by Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) in The Fast and the Furious. The truck established Brian’s cover as an employee at The Racer’s Edge, the film’s high-performance parts shop, and its stock appearance and traditional graphics set it apart from his Mitsubishi Eclipse and Toyota Supra, underscoring the character’s early distance from the street-racing scene. Production purchased several new SVT Lightnings directly from a dealership and added custom Racer’s Edge graphics, with no performance modifications. The truck that will be on display is one of only two surviving screen-used examples.

2001 Honda S2000 — 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

The 2001 Honda S2000 from 2 Fast 2 Furious remains one of the franchise’s most recognizable cars. Its bold paintwork was designed to stand out from background vehicles during filming, while its graphics, drawn from the style of Japanese anime, were conceived as a portrait of Suki (Devon Aoki) herself.

Fully functional and tuned to match her driving skills, the roadster carries a Comptech supercharger that raises output from 240 horsepower to 340, along with a Veilside body kit and 18-inch wheels.

1968 Ford Mustang — The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

In Tokyo Drift, Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) receives the Mustang in derelict condition and restores it for the film’s climactic street race. Its unconventional engine swap, replacing the original American engine with a Japanese RB26DETT, mirrors Sean’s journey from troubled outcast to respected member of the Japanese tuning community. This is the No.1 hero car used to film the restoration sequences in the movie.

1970 Dodge Charger R/T Custom Picture Vehicle by SpeedKore — F9: The Fast Saga (2021)

Where the earlier cars of Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) echoed the modified customs of mid-century American street racing, F9 reimagined his Charger as a fully custom-bodied machine fitted with unconventional gadgets. Dom drives it while tracking his brother, the super-spy Jakob Toretto (John Cena), and chasing the villain Otto (Thue Ersted Rasmussen). A carbon-fiber widebody and custom frame with a mid-engine layout give the Charger its sleek profile, and this example is one of only three screen-used stunt cars that remain from the film production.

The Petersen Automotive Museum display joins the Retromobile New York program at the Javits Center from November 19 to 22, 2026. Tickets and the complete exhibitor list are available at retromobile.us.

About Retromobile New York

Retromobile New York is the inaugural United States edition of Rétromobile Paris, a defining fixture of the European automotive calendar since 1976. Taking place November 19 to 22, 2026 at the Javits Center in Manhattan, the four-day indoor salon will bring together over 100 exhibitors spanning leading international dealers and brokers, OEM heritage divisions, restorers, classic car clubs and museum exhibitions. More than a traditional auto show, Retromobile New York will celebrate automotive heritage, craftsmanship, design and culture, with programming extending to fine art, photography, watches, collectibles and dedicated hospitality. Presented in partnership with Richard Mille, the show will also feature a multi-day live auction presented by Gooding Christie’s. Led by CEO Gérard Neveu, Retromobile New York is a Dupont Registry Group and Comexposium event and will bring the spirit and prestige of the celebrated Paris exhibition to the United States for the first time in its five-decade history.

About the Petersen Automotive Museum

The Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity. The museum is located at 6060 Wilshire Blvd. (at Fairfax) in Los Angeles, 90036 and features more than 400 vehicles. Admission prices are $23 for general admission adults, $21 for seniors (62+), $13 for youth (12-17) and $12 for children ages 4 to 11. Active military with ID, personal care attendants and children under age four are admitted free. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. For general information, call 323-930-CARS or visit www.petersen.org.

About Universal Pictures’ The Fast & the Furious Franchise

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of one of the most iconic film franchises in cinema history. On June 22, 2001, Universal Pictures released The Fast and the Furious, a high-octane thriller set amid the street-racing culture of Los Angeles. The film—starring Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto, Paul Walker as Brian O’Conner, Jordana Brewster as Mia and Michelle Rodriguez as Letty—would ignite a cultural phenomenon.

Over the course of eleven films that have stoked passion in an ever-expanding audience and have earned more than $7 billion at the worldwide box office, Universal’s record-smashing, homegrown Fast & Furious Saga has become one of the studio’s most-profitable and longest-running franchises. This year, Universal announced that a thrilling new chapter—Fast Forever—will race into theaters March 17, 2028.