BANDIT 1, Saasquatch, Dragons, Lily & New CAR SHOW SAFARI!

Good morning you NUMBSKULL NEIR-DO-WELLS and welcome to today’s awesome AUTOMOTIVE POP CULTURE! We begin our Journey of Coolness with BANDIT 1 ART from SMOKEY & THE BANDIT! Check out the merch in Fireball’s Garage!

DID YOU KNOW?? Burt Reynolds performed some high-speed stunts himself in Smokey and the Bandit despite studio fears, and the film’s director, Hal Needham, was an experienced stuntman who insisted on practical effects over CGI. The film’s success boosted the sales of the Pontiac Trans Am, and the character of Sheriff Buford T. Justice was inspired by a real Florida Highway Patrolman Burt Reynolds’s father knew. Additionally, Burt Reynolds was originally supposed to play the Snowman, but he wanted the role of the Bandit, leading to Jerry Reed taking the Snowman part. Of the four Trans Ams provided for the movie, three were destroyed during filming, leaving only one surviving car.