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Jun 1, 2009 · In case of Gator McKlusky, aptly played by Burt Reynolds, it's a brown 1971 Ford Custom 500 for the movie White Lightning (1973). His car from a series of beefed-up full sized cars built by Ford for the car buffs who liked their speed, power, and room to stretch their legs.
A fan site for the movie White Lightning, starring Burt Reynolds as a moonshine runner. See photos, comments and details of the 1971 Ford Custom 500 car used in the film.
AuthorMessagebhomburg ◊ 2023-09-27 09:09gator wrote I think it is a 71 Boss 351 ...VP714ever ◊ 2020-12-21 21:15Hal Needham about the famous barge jump ...Baube ◊ 2019-10-21 19:36LTD dash represented here but looks like ...mike962 ◊ 2019-10-21 19:31any idea what the red light means? it ...White Lightning is a 1973 American action film directed by Joseph Sargent, written by William W. Norton, and starring Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, R. G. Armstrong and Diane Ladd. It marked Laura Dern 's film debut.
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Oct 22, 1973 · With Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins. An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.
- Joseph Sargent
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Nov 7, 2017 · Before tearing up the highways in black Trans Ams, Burt Reynolds piloted a 429-powered 1971 Ford Galaxie 500 sedan as the Arkansas moonshine-runner Gator McKlusky in the 1973 movie “White Lightning.”. This car, aside from not being brown or packing a four speed floor shifter, resembles Gator’s ride enough to warrant a diversion.
- Todd Fitch
This car was definitely a 1971 Ford Custom 500 4 door sedan. The in car Custom 500 shots showed an automatic on the column, but the underhood shot was of a '71-'73 Mustang with the 351 Cleveland and a single 4 barrel carb. You can just see the unibody spring towers on either side of the engine.
