Thirty years ago, a relatively low-budget movie starring an ex-Florida State football player, a country singer, a comedic legend and a black-and-gold Trans Am swept the country. Smokey & The Bandit played a huge role in a number of areas, not the least of which were catapulting Burt Reynolds to stardom and resulting in record-breaking sales for Pontiac's Trans Am.

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Yeah, it’s bad. The amazing part is that we drove this car for a whole week without going to jail! 

Ford calls the 2007 Shelby GT500 the most powerful factory mustang ever built. And they’re right. The supercharged 5.4 liter V8 starts off as a Triton iron truck block, then the Ford engineers add a specially-machined set of 4-valve aluminum GT Supercar heads, a special cam, and a roots-type supercharger for a grand total of 500 horsepower. And it's a usable 500hp, with 480 foot-pounds of torque seemingly whenever you want it. Pick a gear, mat the throttle, and hang on.

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