The car in question is a 1980 Series II LP500S with some minor modifications. I don't hate either movie, but they're not good. That’s why W&W had the Cannonball MAG-12 wheels cast using the latest technology and state-of-the-art aluminum alloys which guarantee long-term trouble-free service. SILVER SCREEN COLLECTION/GETTY IMAGES. Records are made to be broken—even hair … In irregular intervals from 1971 to 1979 he invited a select cabal of contestants, running everything from Ferraris to pickup trucks. The hub design was changed, too, in that it accepts special adapters which allow for the installation of common H-D drum and disc brake systems. Directed by: Hal Needham.

Starring: Dean Martin, Jackie Chan, Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Roger Moore, Roger Moore, Burt Reynolds. The Cannonball Run. Maybe it’s because it’s based on the real outlaw race that ran five times during the 1970s. The Cannonball Run is one of 1981's most successful films in the box office and the films opening is one of the first things that comes to mind when a Lamborghini Countach is mentioned. The main visual difference from a standard EU spec Countach is the front wing which was added to meet US regulations that … In my extensive exploration of his career, The Cannonball Run movies are easily the worst Burt Reynolds vehicles I've watched so far, just very cheap and lazy, with a lot of low-effort jokes based on racial stereotypes and not much else. The cast of ‘The Cannonball Run’, directed by Hal Needham in 1981. The Cannonball Run: Remembering the Original. The real Cannonball run was the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, an illegal road race from coast to coast organized by motor journalist Brock Yates, as protest and proof the 55 mph speed limit was too low. We love looking back on classic American car flicks, but there’s something about the fast all-star cast that really makes this cross-country movie what it is.