![]() Since the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am cemented its legacy after the movie, it’s no surprise that someone ended up splashing almost $500,000 for it, the iconic car selling for $495k at the Scottsdale 2022 Auction. ![]() Under the hood, there’s a 6.6-liter V8 engine that, paired up with a three-speed automatic transmission, delivers 180 hp. The list includes an engraved dedication plate affixed to the driver's door and a signed autobiography of the actor. ![]() ![]() The car comes in the SE configuration and some extras on top of the factory options. It recently entered an auction at Barrett-Jackson. One year after Burt Reynolds sold it, it was completely restored, and it looks just like it did back in the day. Reynolds did not drive it around much, and it comes with only 3,600 miles (5,800 km) on the odometer. He eventually received his car as a “thank you,” for the model’s popularity, but the actor put it up for auction in 2014, due to financial difficulties. Meet the Original Bandit: This Is the Trans Am That Put Burt Reynolds in a Pontiac Without this 76 Trans Am, Smokey and the Bandit might have featured a Dodge Charger By Matt Wolfe Over 40 years. After the movie came out, sales jumped from 68,745 units in the previous year to 93,341.īurt Reynolds also revealed that a senior executive at Pontiac had promised him to get the Trans Am for free if the movie became a hit, which it did. Our feature car, Pontiac Trans-Am s/n 71427, was restored by Harold Murphy, owner of Murphy Auto Body and Restoration of West Palm Beach, and registered to Burt. According to Director Hal Needham, they used three Trans Am examples for the movie, and it turned the model into a superstar. Back then, it was the second highest-grossing movie after Star Wars: A New Hope. More than forty years later, the classic film is rated 7/10 on IMDB and has become a cult classic.īesides Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, and Jerry Reed, there was an unspoken unpaid character: the 1977 Pontiac Trans Am. The Bandits back, baby After selling for a whopping 450,000 at auction last year, the iconic 1977 Pontiac Trans Am from Smokey and the Bandit is up for auction once again, having undergone a. The 1977 action-comedy was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing and a Golden Globe for Sally Field as Best Actress.
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