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Have you seen this movie!? What catches your spying-eye radar!?

‘The Gumball Rally’, inspired by the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash (run by Brock Yates), opened in theaters 08/20/1976. While most of the filming took place in Arizona, opening scenes of the race were filmed in downtown New York City NY early on a Sunday morning on closed roads (including Broadway & Park Avenue). The George Washington Bridge & Lincoln Tunnel were used as the exit from NY into NJ. Final scenes were shot in California. The cast includes Michael Sarrazin (AC Cobra), Nicholas Pryor (AC Cobra), Tim McIntire (Ferrari Daytona), Raul Julia (Ferrari Daytona), Norman Burton (as “Lieutenant Roscoe”), John Durren (Camaro Z28), Gary Busey (Camaro Z28), Joanne Nail (Porsche 911), Susan Flannery (Porsche 911), J Pat O’Malley (Mercedes-Benz 300SL), Vaughn Taylor (M-B 300SL), Lazaro Perez (Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow), Tricia O’Neil (R-R SS), Harvey Jason (Kawasaki KH400), Steven Keats (Dodge Polara police car), Wally Taylor (Dodge Polara police car), Eddy Donno (Chevy van), Dick Karie (Chevy van), Alfred Shelly (Chevy van), Whitey Hughes (Corvette), Larry Silvestri (Corvette), Wes Dawn (Jaguar), John Morton (Jaguar), Stephen Blood (hot rod) & Linda Vaughn.