This turbo Trans Am looks identical to the starring car from 'Smokey and the Bandit II,' and it's signed by the man himself.
with just 9000 miles on the odometer. Apart from the model year, it's an identical match for the car Burt Reynolds drove in 1980's, complete with gold accents and that iconic screaming chicken on the hood.
Iconic is a word that gets a bit overworked in the automotive world, but a Bandit Trans Am deserves it. When it rolled onto screens in the original 1977 movie, Firebird sales skyrocketed. The second-generation Firebird was late in its run, but Pontiac was so overwhelmed with demand that it actually pushed off the development of the third-gen model a few years.The original first Bandit car was a 1976 model with snowflake-style wheels and a “6.6 Litre” sticker on the hood.
, and back when the Bandit films were entertaining crowds, he was one of the biggest box office draws of them all.He'd have other roles of course, but the one that went the distance was as everyone's favorite Bandit. A black-and-gold Pontiac Firebird Trans Am was a big part of that character, and this one looks like a great way to relive the magic. Just keep an eye out for those smokeys.Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and photographer based in North Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
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