Paul Walker’s “Fast & Furious” Nissan GT-R gets $1.4 million price tag

There's a long tradition in the collector car business of cashing in on fame — using former celebrity ownership to make a rare vehicle seem that much more special. Over the past few years, any car related to baby-boomer hero Steve McQueen has drawn a hefty premium; last year, a camera car he used while filming "Le Mans" fetched $11 million.

So it's entirely expected that following the death of beloved "Fast and Furious" star Paul Walker, a few collectors would attempt to test the market for cars he had a connection with. What may be surprising is just how fast one German seller has moved to sell this Nissan Skyline GT-R, and how his asking price for the hero vehicle of the fourth film — a car once impounded by the U.S. government and tagged for destruction — more than tripled to $1.4 million in the wake of Walker's fatal crash.