'Smokey and the Bandit' fans visit Topeka Zoo to meet Cora the elephant

'Smokey and the Bandit' fans visit Topeka Zoo to meet Cora the elephant

TOPEKA, Kan. (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - Car enthusiasts and fans of "Smokey and the Bandit" made a special trip to the Topeka Zoo to visit Cora the elephant Monday. Over 200 people, in a group called "The Bandit Run," drove in on their "Trans Ams" from Lincoln, Nebraska, for the event, all to see "Cora," a 66-year-old elephant at the zoo. When Cora was much younger, she starred alongside legendary actors Burt Reynolds and Sally Field. Cora played "Charl…