Cannonball Run Cars at the Greenwich Concours

The Greenwich Concours hosted a group of original outlaws depicted in the 1981 film 'Cannonball Run.' This marked the third reunion since the first car took off from the Red Ball Garage in New York City in 1971. A number of the original outlaws were onhand to relive those desperado days relating their wild stories as they sped coast-to-coast, evading the law either with excessive speed or outlandish explanations for their escapades. Remarkably, they all avoided jail-time.

• The Dan Gurney/Brock Yates Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona that won the race overall in 1971

• Brock Yates' iconic 1972 Dodge Challenger built by Cotton Owens

• Bill Warner's 1975 Porsche 911T

• Travis Bell's TransCon Medi-Vac Ambulance recreation

In 1933, because it seemed like a good idea, Erwin George 'Cannon Ball' Baker set out in a Graham-Paige model 57 Blue Streak 8 to drive across the country. He did this by himself, averaging 50 mph over 'roads' which had yet to benefit from the federal highway funding of the 1950s. Fast forward 38 years and Brock Yates had a better idea. Replay that 'Cannon Ball Run' run, using modern cars and high quality public roads. Well, besides, what better way to thumb your nose at the national 55 mph speed limit was there?

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