#1978 TRANS AM IN SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT MOVIE#

The other cars you canвЂ™t afford are a red hot 1978 Trans Am thatвЂ™s a recreation of the car Burt drove in Hooper, a 1984 Trans Am that Burt used to promote his very own United States Football League team the Tampa Bay Bandits (that oneвЂ™s black and gold, just like Old Smokey), and a 1987 Chevrolet R30 pickup truck thatвЂ™s a replica of the one that appeared in Cannonball run. but heвЂ™s probably best known as the lead in Smokey and the Bandit. I am going to have to get the Bandit car for my cousin as a gift one day, he has a real one. The Special Edition appearance has been added, this is NOT a Y81 SE TA. This car started its life as a standard Trans Am.

#1978 TRANS AM IN SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT MOVIE#

The Smokey car is just one of 4 automobiles from BurtвЂ™s personal вЂњBandit Movie Cars CollectionвЂќ. Burt ReynoldsвЂ™ 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Is Going Up For Auction. 1978 Pontiac Trans Am Y81 Special Edition Clone AKA.Smokey and the Bandit TA EXCELLENT CONDITION INSIDE AND OUT This is a rare opportunity to own a piece of automotive history at a fraction of the price.

None of the original cars from the film survived BurtвЂ™s driving, but his very own personalized recreation, a 1978 Trans Am, will be available to the highest bidder at a televised auction in Las Vegas later this month. Pontiac hadnвЂ™t actually started production of the 1977 model yet (even the car Needham saw in the advertisement was the вЂ76 model fitted. Trans Ams are almost indistinguishable between 19, yet sales soared from 68,744 to 93,351 on the back of the tale about Bo. The Trans Am from Smokey and the Bandit was interesting in a number of ways, but theres a lot that happened behind the scenes that few people actually know about. Would the Bandit approve of this barn find Smokey and the Bandit did two things upon its initial release: First, it became an instant classic, and second, it cemented the 1977-1978 Pontiac Firebird as a symbol of American freedom and individual independence. Smokey and the Bandit turned the 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am into a very popular car, but unbeknownst to many, the cars actually used in the movie were 1976-model cars with the 1977 front ends attached. In cahoots with Smokey director Hal Needham (who went on to direct Burt in eventual Hot Wheels fodder Hooper, Cannonball Run and Stroker Ace), Burt picked out a retrofitted 1977 Trans Am he saw on the cover of PontiacвЂ™s annual brochure as his chariot for the film. Dieters is the founder of Trans Am Specialties, which is devoted to the sales and restorations of PontiacвЂ™s pantomime pony car, and in particular, those made famous by Hal NeedhamвЂ™s Smokey and the Bandit. Burt was born to drive muscle cars, and his passion for hot rods superseded his role in Smokey And The Bandit, which not only ushered in the era of the porn stache, it helped put the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am on the map. No person has done more for the Pontiac brand than Burt Reynolds. 1978 Pontiac Firebird Smokey & The Bandit Additional Info: SMOKEY & THE BANDIT NO RESERVE Here is your chance to own a sweet piece of movie and cultural history, and get looks and attention everywhere you go This car comes with PHS documents to prove its authenticity from PHS Historic Services.

1978 trans am in smokey and the bandit