- THE TRANS AM IN SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT MOVIE
- THE TRANS AM IN SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT DRIVERS
- THE TRANS AM IN SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT DRIVER
The problem was, however, that it was illegal to sell Coors east of the Mississippi River without a permit.
The story went that a wealthy Texan, Big Enos Burdette, and his son, Little Enos Burdette, wanted to drink Coors at the Southern Classic truck rally in Atlanta. Namely, a black and gold Pontiac Trans Am - a car that went on to be idolized by everyone from teenagers to dads across America. It wasn’t just Burt Reynolds and Sally Field that made this possible, though, with a little help coming by way of four wheels, too.
THE TRANS AM IN SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT DRIVER
These cars weren’t sluggish and were a fun mess around car, something you can screw around with if you are careful! Every time I go to a car show and see a ‘Bandit’ version of the car it always stops me in my tracks and I have to stop and go look, I am always expecting to a tall slender guy with black curly hair a fancy mustache sitting in the driver seat.Following its release in 1977, Hal Needham’s Smokey and the Bandit became a fan favorite, eventually grossing an impressive $300 million at the box office. I would love to have a 7.5 L Trans-Am cruising down the highway with the T Tops off enjoying the drive. The Trans-Am in my eyes being a beautiful car I wouldn’t mind owning. The power plant in a plain Trans-Am of that year was a 250 cu in (4.1 L) I6, 350 cu in (5.7 L) Pontiac V8, 400 cu in (6.6 L) Pontiac V8, and 455 cu in (7.5 L) Pontiac V8. It was also equipped with Chrome valve covers, while the base 400 motors had painted valve cover. In 1976 the 50th Anniversary editions came with a 6.6 liter 400 (RPO L78) Power plant that was rated at 180HP. The car came with 8 different trims and 8 special editions with one of them being the Black edition often called the ‘Bandit’ edition. Born with some engineering problems the car debuted on February 26th, 1970. The 1976 Trans-Am is the second generation models of car that span 1970-1981. His team acquired the snowflake rims also new for the 1977 as well as the new “Batman” nose, which made the required facelift. The 1976 Black Special Edition cars would have also carried the “50th Anniversary” fender logos on them since 1976 was the 50th anniversary of Pontiac Motor Division. Hal Needham (Director) saw the new Black and Gold Trans-Am and loved it but knew since the film would be released in 1977 it needed to appear like a new car since the scene called for a just bought “speedier that that” car. Since the nose on the Trans-Am was different for 1976 they had to be modified to look like the new release for the 1977 model year. The film made use of 4 1976 Pontiac Trans-Am “Special Editions” that we built according to the required stunt work. This happens to be a 1976 Pontiac Trans-Am. “Bandit” recruits his good friend “Cledus” to drive truck while “Bandit” will drive a chase car that he purchases. At a local truck rodeo, the Texans locate legendary truck driver “Bandit” and offer him money to cart the beer.
THE TRANS AM IN SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT DRIVERS
Previous drivers who had taken the job were caught and arrested by “Smokey” truck driver and CB slang for highway patrolmen. This was a problem because at the time Coors was unavailable east of Texas due to lack of state alcohol distribution permits.
THE TRANS AM IN SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT MOVIE
The movie was about a rich Texas wheeler-dealer Big Enos Burdette and his son are trying to find a truck driver willing to haul Coors beer to Georgia for a festival.
This week I will be going over the great that everyone remembers from 1977 Smoke and the Bandit! The film was the second highest-grossing film of 1977 and featured a modified 1976 Pontiac Trans-Am that was driven by Burt Reynolds as Bo Darville a.k.a.
Welcome back everyone to another weekly iconic movie car.
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