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Join Date: May 2007
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Okay, I'm just lazing around the house today. Time for some investigation.
The R&T article references a hole in the trunk that might have been used to enhance the tire smoke in the famous reverse burnout scene.
Soooooo, I went to the Youtubes and found the burnout scene, and you know what? They might be right! That shot is taken from the drivers side view, and we all remember the tire smoke and axle tramp when he slams her in reverse. Problem is, that car has a pegleg so when he tears off going forward we see from the back that only the passenger side tire is smoking!
Movie trickery? Could be! Maybe Steve saw the rushes and wanted a smoky burnout, and this was a quick and dirty way to accommodate him!?
(Has anyone ever counted the number of times those cars pass the green VW Type 1?)
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