Above left: The famous railway crossing scene from the original Fast & Furious film. Above right: The fourth-gen Supra’s fabled status was confirmed during the tribute to the late Paul Walker at the end of Fast & Furious 7.

These movies made the Supra a poster boy for the stereotypical modified, ‘boy-racer’ car and in the process transformed it into a symbol for the culture of individuality, freedom and rebellion that the franchise espoused. One only has to look at the current stock of Supras for sale to see that the vast majority have been modified in some form.

Of course, the movies weren’t the only reason why the Supra was a popular boy-racer car. One of the most important factors with the car itself was the twin-turbocharged 2JZ engine. Utilising an iron block and an over-engineered, stronger than normal crankshaft, it proved to be easily capable of more power in the hands of tuners without significantly affecting reliability. In fact, the hero-status of the 2JZ engine rivalled that of the Supra itself, to the extent that ‘2JZ engine swaps’, where the engines of other cars are swapped with a 2JZ from the fourth-gen Supra, are now commonplace in the aftermarket scene.