“Rubbin’ is racing’” is perhaps the most remembered quote from the classic racing film Days of thunder. The car you see here wasn’t so much rubbed when it was launched. In fact, a cannon was turned around to film the big crash scene that left Tom Cruise’s character Cole Trickle and Rowdy Burns (played by Michael Rooker) in the hospital. They survived, and thanks to a movie superfan, the remains of this car will survive too.
Earlier in January, we shared a video from the Coors Bandit YouTube channel that showed two screen-used Days of Thunder cars being rescued from the woods. Now that same person is back to pick the twisted shell of #1. 46 Superflo Chevrolet from a field at a secret location. Based on the lack of snow and the accents we hear from people in the video, we’re going to go out and say it’s somewhere in the south.
It is unclear how this former movie star ended up in a field full of thorn bushes. The new owner got a tip about the car and trudged into the discovery, not realizing it was a cannon-equipped flip car. The 46 and SuperFlo branding made the car recognizable, but the red paint has long since faded. There’s no engine, no interior, no front clip, no rear clip, and absolutely no hope of it ever turning laps around a track under its own power.
Still, it is a nice piece of automotive history with a Hollywood connection. With some effort it is removed from the thorny grave and loaded onto a trailer where we can see it better. The gun rig that flipped it is long gone, but the absolute carnage indicates that this car didn’t just crash into a wall. It was demolished with extreme prejudice.
As for the future of this car, the video ends by saying that it will join the Hardees and Mello Yello cars that have already been rescued and put on display. And yes, the channel is looking for even more Days of thunder relics to expand the collection. So if you have any tips, we encourage you to report them.