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Originally Posted by se428bandit
I actually know Ronnie Gay who is a state Trooper in the area i grew up in. He did stop me one day in my SE T/A and gave me a warning. Later that week I saw him at McDonalds and we talked abut the movie. The chevy engine that was put in the T/A that made the jump was out of Hal Needam Nascar team race car, so it wasn't a stock engine.
Also the T/As used in the movie were 1976 Trans Am, so they were 400 with a 2.56 gear, not the best combo for a bridge jump. If you notice, that is a 8 grand tach, it's from the movie when Sally says he was going 110.
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I went with the 8k tach in my '77, along with the perforated '76 seats and door panels.
Ronnie is supposed to be present during the Bandit Run/Snowman Run festivities in Jonesboro in June.
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1976 LeMans B09 Freeway Enforcer, 455/M40 Smokey
1977 Trans Am, 400/M21 Black/Gold Bandit. 44K actual miles
2017 Sierra SLT 1500 Z71 4X4
2019 Canyon SLT Crew 4X4
