Frankie Muniz auctions 'Fast and Furious' car for $46K, puts AZ mansion up for sale
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 30: Actor Frankie Muniz arrives at the Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards 2011 at the Palms Casino Resort November 30, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) (2011 Getty Images)
Frankie Muniz’s “Fast and the Furious” car signed by the late Paul Walker has a new owner.
The white 1995 Volkswagen Jetta which was used in the first installment of the “Fast and Furious” franchise sold in an auction by Barrett-Jackson late last week for $46,200. The car was signed by Walker,actor Chad Lindberg (who played Jesse and drove the vehicle in the movie) and director Rob Cohen.
“Today I sell the first car I ever bought. I've owned it for 14 years now! Lots of memories!” Muniz wrote in an Instagram post last Thursday. “It was signed by the late, great Paul Walker. Such an amazing guy. This movie was my life growing up.”
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Muniz, who is of Puerto Rican and Italian descent, reportedly purchased the car when he was 16 for $100,000.
“I got pulled over by cops 20 times the first year for bumping the @Ludacris ‘Word of Mouf’ CD too loud. Setting off car alarms as I rode by,” he tweeted last week. “This car took me on my first date, picking up @HilaryDuff.”
In addition to selling car, Muniz is also selling his Arizona mansion for nearly $3 million.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}According to the New York Post, the “Malcolm in the Middle” star put his Scottsdale “western desert” style home on the market for $2.895 million.
The 5-bedroom, 7-bathroom home includes a great room with “soaring ceilings, a fireplace and a giant window” that overlooks a pool that has three waterfalls, the Zillow listing reads.
“A giant, centrally located kitchen adjoins the family room, which has its own fireplace, and a dinning nook with views,” the listing boasts.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The master suite has its own fireplace and sitting area with a spa bath, a large dressing area and a separate shower and soaking tub.