Car enthusiasts gather to honor Rob ‘Rabbit’ Pitts [Video]

Car enthusiasts from across the country gathered at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Easley to honor the life of Rob “Rabbit” Pitts, a car icon from the Upstate.Pitts, 45, died on Sunday from complications of stage 4 stomach cancer. His funeral was held on Friday, but before the service, hundreds of cars lined the church’s parking lot for a car show. “Before he passed, he actually told me that he wanted his funeral to be the biggest car show of the year,” said Jeff Trahan, Rabbit’s videographer. “He said he wanted T-shirts sold at the front door. Unfortunately, we were not able to make that happen for obvious reasons with respect to the church.”The Greenville native owned Rabbit’s Used Cars in Seneca. “Every car show that we went to, we knew 30 to 50 people were following us there. He just brought such charisma and such energy to this community,” …