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But David is no bandwagon-jumper. When he first saw the'77 Trans Am, it was brand new and Smokey and
the Bandit hadn't even appeared on the big screen yet. He fell in love and just had to have it. He ordered it
straight from the factory, with all the op ons possible, minus air condi oning and power windows. "I didn't
think that in Canada we needed air condi oning," he chuckles, "and power windows just scared me 'cause
of the motors blowing out back in those days." For a couple of months, a few apprecia ve eyes followed his
car as it stru ed around town, but when the movie came out, the a en on just exploded. Cat calls, whistles,
and even clapping was a daily occurrence. David had been using it as a daily driver, and saw no reason to
stop. "I'd drive it all year-round," he remembers, smiling.
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