2007 Cannon Ball Run
Transcon Medi Vac Ambulance
Radar Roy has been selected to "Stealth Out" what is considered the "Secret Weapon" from road racing history for the 2007 Cannonball race, the Transcon Medi Vac Ambulance!
 This original Transcon Medi Vac Ambulance was built in 1978 and modified with a Mopar 440 punched out to 502 engine and was driven by Brock Yates and Hollywood stuntman Bill Mitchell during the 1979 Cannonball race.
Because of transmission problems, the ambulance died less then a 100 miles away from the finish line, in Palm Desert California and never finished the race.
The ambulance was resurrected for the movie "The Cannonball Run" staring Burt Reynolds, Farrah Fawcett and Don Deluise.
After the filming of the movie, the ambulance was put back into service as a support vehicle for Hal Needham's land speed record attempts in the Budweiser Rocket Car. The ambulance was later auctioned off by the NASCAR Wives Auxiliary and the last known owner was to a flower shop in South Carolina that no longer exists.
That was till Travis Bell, an Indianapolis disc jock who owns the first General Lee from the Dukes of Hazard, was able to track down and purchase the Transcon Medi Vac Ambulance is 2006.
Travis is modifying the 440 engine to a 502 with Holly 850 carb, Eagle 150 crank and Weiand Aluminum intake and plans on running the Transcon in the 2007 Cannonball race.
Radar Roy has been chosen to "Stealth Out" the ambulance prior to race day, with the latest radar and laser countermeasure devices available. Check back soon for updates on this project vehicle here and on the Teams Website.
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