The Pontiac Trans-Am was one of the last of Detroit’s affordable, compact, highly styled and powerful “Pony cars” meant to appeal to younger buyers, thanks to a long hood, a short decklid, a wide range of options to individualize each car, a big cubic inch V8 and rear-wheel drive. Harold has restored many of Burt’s vehicles in the past, including painting his Cessna 421 airplane in red, as Reynolds and Murphy have been friends for over 35 years. 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 Reynolds with Harold as the Leinholder. Because the cars were all heavily damaged in the movie, the Studio insisted that they were all destroyed for liability reasons. Pontiac had supplied four new Trans-Ams for the movie, but by the time the final scenes were shot they had wiped out three Trans-Ams and the surviving fourth wouldn’t start or run after all of the stunts and crashes, so a push-car was used to push the last remaining Trans-Am into the scene. Pontiac’s unique “Shaker” hood scoop, which brought cooler outside air directly into the engine, was added for a high speed by a ‘ram air’ effect, delivering high pressure air to the engine. A nicely integrated lower-front chin spoiler trimmed in gold, mildly flared front and rear fenders, also trimmed in gold, and a Duck-tail rear spoiler which is, needless to say, also trimmed in gold added to the image. The instrument panel bezel, the console trim plate and the inner door panels were trimmed in a gold faux engine-turned geometric pattern.
The interior featured a gold Formula steering wheel with gold spokes. Gold trim was seemingly everywhere on the car, and teamed with the black on black paint, the car was truly a head-turner. Just as “Bullitt” and “Gone in 60 Seconds” will forever be linked with their star cars, so will the 1977 Pontiac Special Edition Trans Am be forever linked with Smokey and the Bandit, so much so, in fact, thanks to its “Screaming Chicken” hood decal and the 6.6-liter V8s ungodly amount of torque, they are simply known as the Bandit Trans Ams. It took a pretty stunning car to steal the show from a lineup of Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Sally Field and Jerry Reed, but director Hal Needham found one that was up to the task. Smokey and the Bandit only added to his extensive resume.
SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT PONTIAC PHOTOS MOVIE
Thanks to movies such as Deliverance, the Longest Yard, the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and dozens more, Burt Reynolds was, at that time in his career, voted the world’s number one movie box office star for five consecutive years, from 1978 to 1982. Burt “The Bandit” Reynolds takes the bet and with his partner Cledus “Snowman” Snow driving the beer-filled truck, they outwit and outdrive Buford T. In the movie, Wealthy Texan Big Enos Burdette and his son Little Enos offer $80,000 to bootleg 400 cases of Coors Beer from Texarkana, Texas to Atlanta in 28 hours. Justice, the bumbling Texas lawman and Mike Henry as Buford’s dim-witted son, Junior, as the jilted Bridegroom.
SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT PONTIAC PHOTOS DRIVER
Any car enthusiasts is familiar with the “Smokey and the Bandit” movie, which combines the fun of watching high-speed car chases with the comedic appeal of Burt Reynolds, as the driver Sally Fields as the run-away bride Jerry Reed as the semi-truck driver Jackie Gleeson as Buford T. Like the three cars used for the movie (all were destroyed), it is a correct Y82 Special Edition model in black with Hurst T-Tops, a black interior and a tire-shredding 6.6-liter engine.
We are pleased to offer 1977 Pontiac Trans-Am s/n 71427, a “Smokey and the Bandit” Trans-Ams once owned by Burt Reynolds.
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