Vin Diesel's screen-used Fate of the Furious (F8) Ice Charger Spitting Flames at Volo Museum
Channel: Volo Museum
Date: 28/03/2023

If you’ve ever had your man card taken away, just sitting in this bad boy will get it back for you. This is the screen-used, stunt, “Ice Charger” from the movie The Fate of the Furious (or Fast 8.) It is based off of a 1968 Dodge Charger, but hellaciously upgraded.

Dennis McCarthy, of Vehicle Effects ,has created most of the Fast and Furious cars and this time was tasked with making Dom’s next car capable of driving on ice, out-racing a nuclear submarine and being equipped with a giant Electro-Magnetic Pulse device. He answered the ice challenge with by making the coolest Charger ever. 
 
It's starts with the wide body and a hot rod stance with much larger, wider, wheels in the rear than in the front. For the movie, the tires were enhanced with a thousand spikes on each tire for additional traction. 

To make it more ridiculous they made this 707 horse-powered beast all-wheel drive and three locking differentials! Knowing the abuse it was going to take, it’s held together with a fully tubular open frame. The electro-magnetic pulse device is a movie prop, but does shoot flames with a propane connection. 

Most movie cars cut costs, but Dennis also added some high-performance details like the side exit exhaust from Magnaflow. This is not a prop and actually shoots flames! 

They also used high-performance rims and Willwood parts. As you can see the interior design is for function, not fashion…or passengers.  
For hardcore MOPAR guys, remember this is a movie car, so it sadly does not have a Hemi, but Dennis and his crew still used a LS3 V8 with a turbo 400 transmission. That’s what they use in pretty much every car they make, so they can easily swap them from project to project. 

The car you’re looking at was a screen-used stunt car that, at one point, with riddled with bullet holes. Special effects teams bore holes in the car, fill them with explosives, seal them back up and paint over them. There is a remote-controlled device under the hood that is triggered when queued by the director for the action scene. They covered them up for promotional touring after the movie, but you can still see them here.

Thank you for watching, thank you for sharing, and we’ll show you another awesome movie car tomorrow. What did the man say after he slipped and fell on the ice? Nothing, he just gave everyone the cold shoulder.

Volo Museum is a World Famous, family-owned, all-day tourist destination in Volo, IL. We are know across the world for our all-indoor showroom rotating hundreds of classic and modern collector cars. Experience over 45 exhibits and over 10,000 mechanical marvels! Our attractions include over 50 iconic TV and Movie cars, a 15k sq ft Jurassic Gardens dinosaur park. Hollywood Train Tours & Museum, a mini golf course, one of the largest Antique Malls in the country and more! Our exhibits include a Coney Island Carousel Room, Early-Century Music Hall, Duesenberg Exhibit,  3 Batmobiles, A Military Museum, The Titanic Exhibit, Fast and Furious Collection, Ford vs. Ferrari Exhibit, Cars of the Hollywood Stars, 50’s Finned Fiberglass Boats, Evolution of the Motorcycle, Disney Gallery & Parade Cars, Retro Animatronic Entertainment, Gangster Crime & Medieval Punishment Museum, tractors, and Novelty/Special Interest Custom Cars. We also have large collections of Vintage and Very Rare Bicycles, Scooters, Coin-Operated Kiddie Rides, Children’s Pedal Cars, Snowmobiles, Jukeboxes, Arcades, Novelty Coin-Operated Games, Tractors, Aviation, Campers & Travel Lodging, Showtime Pizzeria, gift shops and ice cream parlor & more! Also book your next party, event or gathering for up to 100 people and our brand new Party Barn! Email partybooking@volofun.com for more info.

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