Fast & Furious Nissan Skyline GT-R Replica Stolen

Certain thieves in the US city of Los Angeles might think they've won big, but they couldn't be further from the truth.

One of the Nissan R34 Skyline GT-R replicas driven by Paul Walker in the most recent instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise has been stolen from a warehouse in California, the thieves also damaging a classic Studebaker and a Porsche Boxster in the process.

With an estimated value of US$75,000 (you can buy a R34 GT-R for that kind of money), the Skyline - essentially a modified GT-T, one very big step below the GT-R - was uninsured because of its post-film use as a promotional car.

Still, despite the loss to the studio, the ultimate joke is on the crooks. When they roll into the run-down warehouse their insane overlord has rented for the mission of "stealing 60 desirable cars before morning", they'll be floating in the bay when the boss-man discovers it's not a genuine GT-R…