Here are 20 facts about the Trans Am from Smokey and the Bandit. Relive all the greatest moments from 'Smokey and the Bandit' with this great kit Kit features include an opening hood, detailed V-8 engine, removable 'T' top roof panels and a shaker style air intake. But the end product was spectacular and made the film, the actors, and the car household names. When State Trooper 'Smokey' gets on his trail, hilarity ensues as cop and con race across several states. By the end of the film, practically all of the Trans Ams used in filming were out of commission. The iconic bridge jumping scene? Impossible, but we’ll tell you how they did it, below. For instance, almost all of the cars were destroyed during filming because of the numerous dings and crashes from stunts. Do NOT try the stunts in Smokey and the Bandit at home. Smokey and the Bandit II features a 1980 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Turbo. Many of the things the infamous Trans Am accomplished in the film, unfortunately, would be impossible to recreate in real life. It must be remembered that the legend of Bandit and his Trans Am continued with two sequels following. The car immediately bolstered sales for Pontiac, giving them their best sales years ever. The “Screaming Chicken” muscle car-as it would be called following the movie, because of the hood decal-became an immediate must-have car for men and adolescent boys around the world. The most iconic and famous aspect of the movie, besides maybe Burt Reynolds himself, is undoubtedly Bandit’s car, the 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. The Y81 designation was used on on cars without t-tops, while the Y82 cars still used the Hurst t-tops. The popularity of Smokey and the Bandit led Pontiac to increase production of the Trans Am Special Edition to more than 15,000 units offered with three V8 engines: the L78 400, W72 6.6-liter or the L80 Oldsmobile 403 cubic-inch.
(After filming, she and Reynolds had a relationship together.) 1977 Pontiac Trans Am Special Edition Image Credit: Speed Digital LLC. Revell does a magnificent job capturing the essence of The Bandit's ride in this re-release of their 2004 tooling of an American muscle car legend. It also turned Sally Field into a symbol, when before the film she was considered a rather bland, unattractive actress. In 1977, the Pontiac Firebird became the rage of pop culture in its strong supporting role in Smokey and The Bandit, and ensuing sales of the Trans Am variant skyrocketed overnight. It was famously one of Alfred Hitchcock’s favorite movies (one of the best he’d seen in years), despite the Master of Suspense not even making movies in that genre. Trans-Am is a model of automobile from Pontiac used in the 1977 film, Smokey and the Bandit, and its sequels, Smokey and the Bandit II and Smokey and the Bandit, Part 3. Many people believed beforehand that the film was not right for him. It was the second highest-grossing film of the year, trailing only Star Wars: A New Hope, and it made Burt Reynolds into a certifiable superstar. The Bandit Edition 2021 Trans Am Firebird is a custom-built car, sitting on the frame of a Chevy Camaro, much like the original Firebirds did back in the 1960s. Smokey and the Bandit was one of the most iconic movies of the 1970s.
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