

Brian Bloom in Burt Reynolds’ role - hat on earth were they thinking? This is also reported to be the option package on the car from Smokey III. Smokey and the Bandit II and III never quite hit the mark, and I’m not actually allowed to put in writing what I thought of the made-for-television films ( Bandit Goes Country, Bandit Bandit, Beauty and the Bandit, and Bandit's Silver Angel). The Recaro Trans Am S/E (or RPO Y84) was an upmarket version that boasted Recaro brand bucket seats and a black and gold paint job in the style of earlier Bandit cars. While the Snowman drives the truck carrying the beer, the Bandit drives a Pontiac Trans Am to distract law enforcement (called blocking) and keep the attention off the Snowman. With such a big hit on their hands, it was inevitable that the sequels would follow. Of course, I now wish that I’d parked it away as nice examples are fetching some pretty good money today. After slip-sliding my way through a couple of them, I sadly parted with the vehicle.

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What a car! I simply adored the vehicle until my first experience of Canadian winters. The original movie made the Pontiac Trans Am a superstar. Since then, any numbers of Bandit specials have materialized and there’s even a club dedicated to the Bandit cars ( In fact, these guys are so enthusiastic about their vehicles that Hot Rod magazine once declared them “Rabid Fanatics.” I totally understand, as the very first car I owned when I came to Toronto was a silver anniversary 6.6L Trans Am with grey leather and T-roofs. The drivetrain is powered by a V8 engine couple with a Borg-Warner T-10 4-speed transmission. The truth is, Pontiac simply capitalized on the movie to promote its 50th Anniversary style, black with gold accents, Trans Am LE and SE models. 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 'Smokey and the Bandit' 4Spd Description: Here is a beautiful 1979 Pontiac Trans Am finished in the original Starlight Black paint and striped to look like a Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am. In fact, although GM never produced an actual Bandit Edition of the Trans Am, more than enough cruise the roads today to make people believe they did. Of course, the true star of the show was the Bandit Trans Am. There are big rigs for the truck fans, fast-paced automotive stunt action, and a cute girl (Sally Field), together with a bellyful of laughs! What more could anyone ask for? This vehicle has been a member of. What starts off with a challenge to deliver beer across the country quickly turns into one of the best police chase caper films of all time. With the rebuilt (1979 Pontiac Grand Prix) under the hood it will get your blood racing, enough to out-run the pesky sheriff. The only downside is that the ZL1 HPE850 is significantly more expensive than the Trans Am SE. The original Smokey and the Bandit film debuted in 1977 and quickly became the must-see movie of the day. The modified coupe needs only 2.6 seconds to hit 60 mph and just 10.3 ticks to run the quarter-mile. Bean’s Austin Mini, yet put him behind the wheel of a black & gold ’70s Pontiac Firebird Trans Am and he becomes what he is, an automotive movie legend!

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Later the car was used in a Fast N' Wow Car Giveaway sweepstakes and the lucky winner got the car plus $40,000 cash to help cover taxes.Is there a more famous American car than the Bandit? Burt Reynolds wouldn’t be an American icon if he were driving around in Mr. Richard and the Monkeys delivered with the 1977 Pontiac Trans Am Gas Monkey Special Edition.

He would throw in another $40,000 if it was delivered to New Orleans on time, plus $25,000 extra if he got Burt Reynolds' signature on the car. I grew up in this era and it was so much fun with a Trans Am and Florida weather This movie is Burt Reynolds at his finest with a bunch of other high talent. Bandit buys the 1977 Trans-Am to run blocker, diverting police away from Snowman in the Kenworth.It drives off-road, over a pond, and even jumps over a river, and never even gets scratched. Thanks to the movies, black SE Trans Ams are commonly referred to by the public as 'Bandit' Trans Ams. Trans-Am is a model of automobile from Pontiac used in the 1977 film, Smokey and the Bandit, and its sequels, Smokey and the Bandit II and Smokey and the Bandit, Part 3. (Our feature car has the Hurst Hatches.) A Y88 Gold Special Edition Trans Am was also offered. Richard's friend with deep pockets, Jay Riecke, offered him $70,000 to build a Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am in 6 days. For 1978, the Y82 Starlight Black SE Trans Ams used the Hurst Hatch T-tops, and the Y84 Starlight Black SE Trans Ams used the larger Fisher T-tops. 1977 Smokey and the Bandit Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
