1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Scaglietti Berlinetta 14271 was famously driven by Dan Gurney and Brock Yates in the inaugural Cannonball Run
1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Scaglietti Berlinetta 14271 was famously driven by Dan Gurney and Brock Yates in the inaugural Cannonball Run

Relive the Original Cannonball Run

On June 2, in Greenwich, Connecticut, a group of original outlaws depicted in the 1981 film “Cannonball Run” will come together to recount those outrageous stories of beating the law as they raced cross-country from New York City to Los Angeles in some of the craziest vehicles built for the endeavor.

This will mark the third reunion since the first car took off from the Red Ball Garage in New York City in 1971, and will be held at the Cole Auditorium at the Greenwich Library. A number of the original outlaws will 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.

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