![]() “He's always been a Florida boy,” Kennedy said. “They were from Michigan, him and his family, but his dad moved to Riviera Beach, Florida back in the 50s. In 2016, Reynolds spend several weeks filming the movie Apple of My Eye at Southeast Guide Dogs in Palmetto. Reynolds had a lifelong connection to Florida and visited the Sarasota and Manatee region many times in his later years through his connection to Kennedy. I think that's what sparked that friendship.” Florida and the Bandit He could not believe somebody would take that time to help him. “I took like a 30-man team, and we did a one-day home makeover. “He had roofing issues, air conditioning issues, several things at his house in Jupiter,” Kennedy said. He was there for an autograph, but instead, he made a friend. In a December 1993 interview on the Des O'Connor Tonight talk show, Reynolds said Trans Am sales went up by 600% after the movie.Ī car buff himself, Kennedy – who owns the Kennedy Construction Group in Palmetto – met Reynolds in 2013 at a car show in Jupiter, where he learned that even the Bandit, who was then in his mid-70s, needed a helping hand at his home. Some of these cars have a lot of value.” Meeting Burt Reynolds Ad by ImaginaryGardensShop Ad from shop ImaginaryGardensShop. It's unfortunate because some of those would be really iconic to be in a museum. Burt Reynolds Smokey and The Bandit T Shirt Gift Tee for Men Women. so more often than not, Hollywood would destroy the car. “When Hollywood generally gets done with a movie, they will dispose of the cars for liability reasons. ![]() “These movie cars get lost in history,” Kennedy said. ![]() Kennedy also has the Blues Brothers 1974 Dodge Monaco, and recently finished a rebuild of Cousin Eddie's RV from Christmas Vacation. ![]() To the left, the last car Elvis Presley ever purchased, a white 1977 Lincoln Continental. Just beside the Trans Am in the car workshop filled with parts and tools sits one of the iconic General Lee cars from Dukes of Hazard, an orange 1969 Dodge Charger. She said he was controlling and hurtful, and detailed his drug usage, claiming he used Percodan, Valium, and barbiturates while making Smokey and the Bandit. Kennedy now has at least a dozen cars under his care that have been on-screen, owned by famous personalities, or are somewhere in the process of recreation. That was the sale that sparked Bandit Movie Cars. That really started quite a few more things for us. ![]() “He absolutely got an injection of energy, I had never seen him quite like that after that moment. “It looked like Woodstock,” Kennedy said. ![]()
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