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The stunt jump at the Carlisle Chevrolet Nationals on June 22 lasted only a few seconds, but it was an open question about whether the vehicle would be drivable again - or if the driver would walk ...
That jump actually ended up causing the stunt team a bit of a headache this time around. The group had originally scheduled the Smokey and the Bandit tribute jump for Detroit Autorama 2019, but we ...
A planned stunt jump in Detroit that was to feature a replica of the car driven by the late Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit has officially been canceled, Autorama organizers confirm ...
The Detroit City Council voted 7-1 to deny a request by Autorama to include a Smokey and the Bandit-style jump, made famous in the 1977 movie starring Burt Reynolds, in its upcoming March auto show.
DETROIT – Organizers of the annual Autorama hot rod show were hoping to pull off a high-flying car stunt outside Cobo Center to re-create a scene from the 1977 movie "Smokey and the Bandit." But ...
Forty-five years ago, Cora the elephant shared screen time with movie star Burt Reynolds in the popular film, "Smokey and the Bandit II." Fans of that movie — including Reynolds' niece, Nancy ...
Here's 6.6 Fun Facts About Smokey And The Bandit. Elizabeth Puckett. Sat, April 20, 2024 at 9:00 PM UTC. ... with the bridge jump car having been instantly totaled upon impact with the ground.
According to one source, a second-generation Pontiac Trans Am Firebird like the one seen in Smokey and the Bandit - that's any car from between 1970 and 1981 - will cost you an average of $46,569 ...
This “Smokey and the Bandit”-themed muscle car run is coming to Michigan for the first time. From June 8-13, Michiganders could spot The Bandit Run traveling along the lakeshore from Holland ...
Participants planned to watch "Smokey and the Bandit II" during the evening of June 9 at a farm in the area of Kansas City, Missouri, then stay that night in that city. This year's Bandit Run is ...