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Estimates vary between 3 and 12 Trans-Ams (and upwards of 20 Bonnevilles). Stories vary as to how many cars Pontiac provided the production during filming. one of the nicest Trans Ams you will ever see.
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Here's Reynolds telling the story himself. Description for Pontiac Trans Am 1978: 1978 Trans Am 1978 factory black on black trans am, fresh 468 aluminum head big block, 6 speed trans, lowered with 20 inch wheels, upgraded disc brakes, 5,000 competition stereo system, t-tops, show paint, full leather and suede show interior with Recaros. 'Smokey and The Bandit' T/As a nd SEs of other years.
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Many myths surround Special Edition Trans Ams. The build number of this Special Edition Trans Am, the one that came with the Hurst T-Tops, was 'Y82' (cars without T-tops were Build 'Y81'). And even though Trans-Am sales went through the roof, Reynolds claimed he had to buy the car himself. Y82 Special Edition Bandit Trans Am Cowl Plate. The folks at Pontiac told him that the executive who promised him a Firebird "for life" had died. After a few months, Reynolds, (who was afraid of looking like one of those pretentious stars looking for freebies), finally called Pontiac.
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When the movie became a hit, Reynolds expected the executive to come through with his promise. It did and the 1977 T-Top Trans-Am became one of the hottest selling cars of the year. On the DVD documentary, Burt Reynolds says that a senior executive at Pontiac promised him a free Trans-Am if the movie became a hit. Barrett-Jackson description says the "Starlight Black-and-Gold 1977 Trans Am Special Edition was a promotional vehicle later gifted to Reynolds as a "thank you" for his pivotal role in its massive success." They're not telling you the whole story. Whomever bought it now is only the third owner of the car. So I m working on a pontiac 79 on Alias, I have a lot of work to do again but there. This is my first and modest contribution to a game, I hope that quality is enought, and I hope finish it one day. gone through top to bottom, engine, trans, suspension, exhaust etc. Hi everyone, I m glad to join the forum of this amazing game, congratulations for devs. Paint professionally done by All star auto, not a month old.
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Reynolds, as his health was failing, sold it in late 2014, and that buyer did some professional restoration, but the scuff marks from Burt's boots are still there. Just finished the restoration on this Smokey and the Bandit 79 Trans am. Barrett-Jackson says Reynolds didn't drive it all that much ( reportedly it had only about 3,600 miles when Reynold sold it) and stored it at his home in Jupiter, Florida. The car is the main vehicle of Sho in the film, although by the end of the Racetrack Challenge the Trans Am sustained a large amount of damage.In case you're wondering, the car came with air conditioning, a 180hp 400ci Pontiac V8 engine, M40 automatic transmission and T-tops. Earlier cars, just like earlier movies, tend to be more prized, as the Trans Am became increasingly neutered over time. Frog buys him a new 1980 Trans-Am when Big Enos and Little Enos makes him another bet. Jeff Lavery Through the years, Pontiac routinely cashed in on movie magic, with special edition trim lines of the Trans Am to coincide with whatever Burt Reynolds was jumping over that year in the Smokey and the Bandit franchise.
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The car is unlocked for free by beating Chung Hee in the race 'Racin for Pinks'. The 79 Firebird is one of the last muscle cars of its era, with the 80 model year bringing sharp drops in power and performance. This car is based on the second generation Pontiac Firebird. Justice and his son, Junior and other police from the various states during which it drives off-road, over a pond, and even jumps over a river, and never even gets scratched.Īfter they win the bet, Bandit gets drunk and trades it for a case of beer. The Pontiac Firebird (known in-game as the 1979 Pontiac Firebird) is a vehicle in Midnight Club: Los Angeles.
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To carry out the job, the Bandit buys the 1977 Trans-Am to run as a blocker, diverting the police away from Snowman in the Kenworth who is delivering the illegal cases of Coors.ĭuring the film, the Trans-Am is chased by the film series antagonist, Sheriff Buford T. In the first film, Big Enos and Little Enos Burdette makes an offer to the Bandit that if he delivers 400 cases of Coors Beer from Texarkana, Texas to bring back to Atlanta, Georgia in under 28 hours, he would be paid $80,000, (an act in the film called "bootlegging" as many truckers who were made similar offers from Big Enos and Little Enos in the film prior have been arrested). 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.