Smokey and the Bandit is a super popular movie that came out in 1977. It starred Burt Renyolds, as Bandit a truck driver delivering some illegal coors beer from Texas to Georgia in 28 hours. In 1977, Smokey and the Bandit actually took the number two spot after Star Wars. This movie featured one of the most popular movie cars, the Pontiac Trans Am.
The Pontiac Trans Am in this film was actually a 1976 model with the front end of a 1977. There were 4 cars used to make this film and unfortunately, 3 of them were wrecked during filming. The last surviving car is owned by a car collector in Florida. A fun fact about the car is that the engine sound in the movie wasn’t actually from the Trans Am. It was actually recordings from the Chevrolet Custom we talked about from Two Lane Black-Top and American Graffiti.
We here at Jerry Noonan’s Auto Center hope you enjoyed another segment from Movie Cars. Have a great rest of your week!
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