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The Bandit Run 2008 - Fun by All!

This years route was from Columbus, OH, through the scenic tour of the Appalachian Mountains, taking our cars around Bristol Motor Speedway, with a final destination at the yearly Year One Experience, in Braselton, GA. Go to www.TheBanditRun.com for all details. Click the image below for all YouTube Videos! Watch for a full article in the next issue of Pontiac Enthusiast!

Burt Reynold's Signing in Las Vegas

This past weekend (Nov. 10th & 11th) I was invited to help with the Burt Reynolds signing in the Caesar's Mall in Las Vegas. It turned out to be a unforgetable event, with well over a thousand signings, getting to meet some great people and make some life long friends. The latest BRE Trans Am was put on display (for sale) in the Caesar's Exotic Car Museum, by Kevin King from Year One for all to see. I have included a small display of photos that we took during the event, which you can check out here!

Burt Builds a Bandit Contest - DIY!

10/4/07: DIY Network announces BRE TA Giveaway! The DIY Network (Do It Yourself) will be giving away a Burt Reynolds Edition Trans Am to a lucky viewer as part of their Celebrity Rides: Burt Builds a Bandit series. The series chronicles the building of the BRE TA - from design to final assembly - at the YearOne facility in Braselton, Georgia. Click here for information on the DIY Network, and the Burt Builds a Bandit show and contest. The show debuts October 19th at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time.

Further details on Burts Bandit also available here @ Year One!

Blake Wins 1st Place @ 2007 TA Nationals

At this years 2008 Trans Am Nationals in Dayton, OH. Craig Blakes 79 Special Edition TA

recieved a first place award in the Modified Special Edition Class!

Restore a Muscle Car finished Craig's car for him just over a year ago, and since then he has won numerous trouphies and been featured in multiple magazines.
Congrats Craig!

Hot Rod & Automobile Magazine - The Bandit Run!

The Bandit Run is featured in the September issue of Hot Rod Magazine, which just hit news stands this past week! Christopher Campbell, from Hot Rod, rode along with us during The Bandit Run, and took unbelievable pictures, and wrote a nice little article in the Sept. issue of Hot Rod. Currently a bunch of additional photos and captions from Chris are available

on the Hot Rod website!

Automobile Magazine's August 2007 issue, by Joe Lorio & A.J. Mueller, created an excellent article, covering over seven pages with text and outstanding photos that help you feel as if you were there also. Everyone should get a copy of Automobile and Hot Rod and read before they are not available on the shelves anymore! Click on either magazine cover and view a PDF of the article(s).

The Bandit Run - On HOT ROD TV!

Saturday July 14th at 9a.m. CST, Hot Rod TV aired the first 30 minute showing of Restore a Muscle Car's, "Bandit Run" and Year One's Burt Reynolds Edition Trans Am on the ESPN2 network. If you missed it you can see it again the following dates and times: Wed, Sept 5, 2007 4pm CST or Wed, Sept 19, 2007 4:30pm CST or check out the video HERE!

The Platinum Bandit - Custom SE!

My 1977 Special Edition TA has gone modern! This car was built in two weeks by the RAMC Crew of 6, from the ground up! Eighteen hour days for 14 days straight, just before leaving town for The Bandit Run!

This car has several new custom features that have never been done before! We integrated a new headlight design with HID 8k Lights, 4-Link Triangular Suspension system (Designed by Highland Daytona Racing) drives like its on rails, QA1 Coil-Over Shocks all 4 corners, custom BonSpeed wheels (20x10 Rear & 19x8.5 Front), 4-Wheel SSBC Disc Brakes, 5-Speed Manual Richmond Trans, First-Ever custom Molded Special Edition Decal Kit (Silver & Charcoal Design) by Phoenix Graphix. Click here for High Res Pictures and Movies!

YearOne Releases Burt Reynolds Edition TA
during The Bandit Run!

Checkout the YearOne website to see their cool custom Burt Reynolds Edition TA. Lots of great new features and items for your car that they have designed and now are producing for all TA enthusiasts to be able to add to their cars. New Products Available Here!
Keep checking for additional updates on the BRE TA and the three available versions and future product releases!

The Bandit Run 2007 - Featured in NYTimes!

We had a great turnout of over 200+ participants for The Bandit Run 2007, and a great time was had by all. Just see for yourself by checking out all the Pictures and Videos on TheBanditRun.com website.

Over memorial weekend, one of our fellow runners, David Kinney of the New York Times, published a great Article and PhotoShow of his experiences on The Bandit Run!

Craig Blake's 79 SE TA Featured in HPP this Month!

Not only did Craig's 1979 Trans Am Special Edtion firebird come out as one of the feature articles for this June's issue of High Performance Pontiac Magazine, but he also took 1st Place (Best in Class) at the Omaha, Nebraska World of Wheels (AutoRama) indoor auto show this past St. Patrick's Day weekend. Congrats Craig and a great way to start the year!

We have a low res copy of the article for you to download to print and read, but the best version is to go out and get your own copy of HPP. Click here for a Printable version of HPP Article.
Or View the online Article HERE!

M&M Candies uses Roy's 77 SE!

The 77 TA Special Edtion we restored for Roy B. out of California was used for one of the new Ad Campaigns for M&M Candies in Enternainment Weekly Magazine & People Magazine. It has been seen in January and March issues so far. Check news stands.

They had contacted us through www.BanditTransAmClub.com back in November looking for a 1977 Special Edition in the Los Angeles area. Roy was able to drive his car up for the photo shoot the Monday before Thanksgiving.