A pair of automobiles allegedly used within the 1990 NASCAR movie “Days of Thunder” have been unearthed.

First noticed by Motor1, the YouTube channel Coors Bandit not too long ago printed a video documenting the restoration of the automobiles from two separate places in Florida. Each had been sitting exterior within the woods and are in poor situation. Importantly, they each function liveries recognizable from the film.

“Days of Thunder” starred Tom Cruise as Cole Trickle, an underfunded racing driver who switches from open-wheel racing to NASCAR as a result of he thinks he’ll have a greater probability of successful. Trickle is rapidly schooled by crew chief Harry Hogge, performed by Robert Duvall, and rival-turned-friend Rowdy Burns, performed by Michael Rooker, within the methods of inventory automobile racing. The film impressed tacky spoofs and even a tie-in online game.

One automobile proven within the video wears the Hardee’s livery of Russ Wheeler, performed by Cary Elwes, who fills in for Trickle after a crash however later turns into his important opponent on the observe. The opposite automobile wears the Mello Yello livery and quantity 51 used for the automobile pushed by Trickle within the film’s climactic scene.

Whereas the automobiles are now not rotting in a forest, the harm seems to be finished. The brand new proprietor of each automobiles claims they aren’t restorable, however he does plan to protect them ultimately.

In keeping with the video, each automobiles had been used as stunt automobiles, which can clarify why they had been dumped.

A 2020 documentary on the making of Days of Thunder talked about that some precise NASCAR Cup Vehicles had been additionally constructed by Hendrick Motorsports for the film, geared up with cameras, and entered into actual races to get footage. The documentary additionally mentions a digicam automobile consisting of a 1986 Chevrolet El Camino physique mounted on a NASCAR Cup chassis. Possibly that may flip up sometime too.

HIGH-RES GALLERY: “Days of Thunder” NASCAR race automobile (through Coors Bandit on YouTube)

This text was initially printed by Motor Authority, an editorial accomplice of ClassicCars.com