The Bandit's Trans Am | Why This One is Special!
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- This 1977 Trans Am is the last Bandit car ever owned by Burt Reynolds. Made popular by Smokey and the Bandit, the 1977 Pontiac Trans Am is an iconic movie car that is sought after today. After the movie, General Motors sold thousands of these black and gold special edition Trans Ams. See the story behind this gorgeous example.
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I saw “Smokey and the Bandit” when it came out,and I was 10 years old. Ever since then I always wanted a Black and Gold ‘77 Trans-Am…well…3 weeks ago,my dream came TRUE! It is a BEAUTIFUL car! I even go out to my garage just to LOOK at it sometimes,because I can’t believe I finally OWN ONE!!!
Congratulations!! It's so awesome when your childhood car dreams become reality. Thanks for watching. Be sure to check out the rest of my channel too! Thanks
Good for you! Enjoy
That movie was magic in a bottle; the right stunt man, the right star, an absolutely charming Sally Fields, and a car that was made for the movie screen.
RIP Burt! The Legend GOAT
The only movie I've ever seen in the theater where people got up and cheered.
I was 9 years old when Smokey and Star Wars came out and I was obsessed with both, but had the poster of the Trans Am on my wall, and only boxes of Star Wars trading cards.
Actually Burt's last Trans Am was a 1979 and he signed the dash. It sold in Florida for $317,500. Also, as Hal Needham said, only 3 Trans Ams were used in the movie, 1 for advertising or up close scenes and 2 for stunts.
Thanks for sharing. Interesting info.
This car and the 68 Charger and 68 Mustang in Bullitt started it all for me 40 years ago. The 77 front grille really makes the car so iconic. When the grille changed in 79 the Trans Am went down a couple notches, nothing great lasts forever..
Me too. Thanks for watching!
@ robertwheatley2471. I’m probably ten years older than you are because the first two sports cars that I fell in love with were the 1963 Sting Ray when I saw it running on the road at a red light next to my father’s car and the 64 and a half Mustang that we saw on display the 64 Worlds Fair in New York just before they made their official debut on the market. The only other cars I noticed at the time were the 65 Riviera, 65 Sedan Deville and the 66 Imperial as well as the 4dr Continental convertible. It was a great time for cars and an amazing time to be alive and to listen to the radio. Everything seemed so hopeful. We even had a traveling sprinkler that rolled up the hose by itself and shut itself off when it came close to the house at the end of its route. Everything seemed like the future was going to be amazing. We were on our way the moon for goodness sake’s. I wonder what happened.
@@LlyleHunter -Born in '67 I like all cars from the '50s and 60s. They had individual style and character unlike the cars today. Mostly I prefer musclecars having owned a 70 SS350 in the 80's and then eventually a '69 Charger R/T 440 with a *factory* 4-speed that I took to car shows. I've made several mistakes over the years but selling that Charger in '96 was one of the biggest mistakes I ever made.
The Trans-am was the first car I fell in love with.
They are very cool. Thanks for watching.
Yep, that moment it roared to life and rolled out the back of Snowman's truck!!!!😍😍😍
Me too ! 9 years old and I was obsessed with this car. I had the poster on my closet wall.
Me too. I worked summers when I was 14 and 15 and bought one as my first car at 16.
Sweet collection! Only the Beetle "Herbie" is the wrong year of build. The front fenders are of the wrong area.
How cool is that, that this TA runs under Burt Raynolds name? Crazy and so cool!
I was 9 years old when the movie came out. Always wanted one of those cars. But the sad truth is that despite the enormous engine displacement they were completely smogged out with emissions crap due to the energy crisis of the 1970s. 180 hp.......Accord numbers. Decent amount of torque, I guess. The restomods have 700hp engines stuffed into them but the ass end kicks out with just a touch on the throttle.
It’s too bad such a cool looking car was such a slug. Still pretty iconic and I’d love to have one. Thanks for watching.
Well must be rich to be able to plunk down over 170k for a trans am. As well as all the other cars in collection . Beautiful T/A
My Uncle bought a black and gold TA new in 1977. He is no longer with us but my Aunt still has it, 8500 original miles. Still has the factory rubber and original battery, according to my Aunt, its never even seen rain, and my uncle had more time waxing it than he did in the drivers seat. He picked it up from the dealership in June of 77, immediately drove to the college where she was still in school, took her to watch the movie in then proposed later that evening. Suffice to say that car has some sentimental value and wont be going up for sale any time soon.
That's so awesome. Hopefully you will become the caretaker of that beauty one day. Thanks for watching.
For the first minute I was thinking "Where is it? There must be a DeLorean here somewhere, surely." Yep, there it is, they had one.
OK a lot of things to cover here, 1. The engine call out on the Shaker hood scoop is wrong for 3 reasons on that car. 1st the cars in the movie have the call out 6.6 Litre which was used for the base 400 pontiac engine which had 180 hp and 325 ft lb of torque, 2. The TA 6.6 call out is for the W72 400 which cameout in 1977 with 220hp and 320 ft lbs ,it also had factory chrome valve covers. 3. The engine shown in this video is not a Pontiac engine it is a 403 Olds engine the oil fill tube in front of the shaker is a dead give away. It had 185hp and 320 ft lbs . The W72 was carried on to 1979 and was factory rated at that time 220 hp and 320 ft lbs the cars in fact put out 260-280 net hp and could 1/4 mile in high 15 to low 14 sec range. The 1979 w72 came with a 4 spd manual trans only.
Well said.
I'm glad somebody said it correctly.
Except you are wrong as well lol! The1977 W72 TA 6.6 came with 200hp and was only upgraded in 1978 to 220hp. I had both the 1977 L78 6.6 litre and the W72 TA 6.6 :)
@blackbird1448 the factory rating for the 1977 was 200hp , because it was available with both the Manual and automatic transmissions the automatic draws more hosre power to run that the 4 speed manual., W72 is a performance package for the L78 400 they are both L78 engines . The 220hp factory rating was an under-rated number .
@@blackbird1448- go easy on our informed friend, lol...! When you look at the way he’s set out all that he’s written, it seems to me he’s simply made a mistake & written 220 instead of 200. He seems to be aware that 220 is an uplift... with best wishes, Jeff,
PS - I’m old & in U.K. & brought up on Lambretta scooters, Triumph motorcycles in the ‘60’s and Austin Minis & Ford Capri V6 3 litres in the ‘70’s. However, before I ‘settled down’(!), in ‘84 bought a built-for-U.K. ‘79 Trans Am and ran it as my daily driver for 7 years... Tho’ it was 403, 7” rims, no bird/tops, etc., I loved driving this car. The best thing about this car was that it stood in a dockside warehouse for 2 years and was first registered in U.K. Nov ‘80. On its first Inspection in Nov ‘83 it had only done 3000 miles and only had 9000 miles on it when I bought it from the still first owner. He’d really looked after it; ‘looked brand new inside & out! Again, best wishes, Jeff
Great collection!! As a movie and TV buff, I’m sure you know you need to update your General Lee. Wrong grill and you’re missing the push bar.
And no old Georgia flag plate on the front of Bandit’s T/A? Authenticity is important no matter the opinion of the masses.
Keep that collection growing! It’s awesome!
All time classic ...
Thanks for watching!
Just bought a Trans Am from May 1977. I'm also a sucker for cars that have been in movies.
Bandit car was a 1976 not 77
@@dondearman4803 True, made to look like a 77 because the 77 wasn’t out yet. 77 is still the year/model to have when it comes to Bandit Trans Am’s.
Ok so at the very beginning of the video when your pulling out the garage i see that jurassic park sign. That is so freaking cool. I love it
Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it. It’s a really cool collection and not just cars, but the props and signage too!
I hope you will understand my Swenglisch. I am a swedish fan of the movie. I can remember that my father thaugt I was an complete idiot that lowed this movie and had him to look at the movie every saturday. Saturdays was the only day he hade time to spend time with me. Every saturday we saw Smokey and the bandit.
Understood perfectly. It's such a fun movie. Thanks for watching!!
My favourite and most loved car on the planet.
"Bandit"
One day 🤞 🙏
I agree. Thanks for watching!
It was my favorite car to spot on the road when I was young. We have a Bandit impersonater in our area with the car and all. We recently shot some promotional videos with him. The filming renewed my love for th 7:23 e car!
Thanks for watching.
I was 9 years old when my Dad took me to see it on summer vacation. I always wanted a 77 T/A but I lucked into a project 1977 FORMULA Firebird. It's got the twin hood scoops hood.
we new Burt towards the end of his life, my brother and I rebuilt All of his carburetored cars. Smokey and the Bandits car and road show cars!🤠RIP BURT!!!👍😇
Great car. You need a bulb in the driver side fog light.
Good eye. Thanks for watching.
I saw the movie when I was 12 in 77.My father managed a Pontiac dealer. I now have a black 78 Trans Am.
I was 13 when it came out. So cool that you own one. They’re pretty expensive now.
Thanks for watching!
I just watches S&B yesterday
Enjoy that car 🤘🤘 one of my favorite movie's of all time. Would love to find to the countach from the cannonball movie he was in too. One of my all time favorite cars
That’s a classic movie car too. Thanks for watching.
What a Master POS Supreme 👍👍👍
Great car with a new suspension LS engine and SC!
BJ and the bear truck in the back or is that Optimus?
Meanwhile, Optimus Prime is just chilling in a nook next to the entry. No big deal. Nothing out of the ordinary here.
Everywhere you turn there’s another cool thing around that place.
TheTrans am may not have been the fastest but it looked Great and if you're going too fast they can't see how cool you are driving it
Good point! It is a fantastic looking car!
I’ve never been able to get into this generation of trans am, firebird or Camaro. And I really can’t tell you why 😅.
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Mine was a dog, I did meet a lot of mama bears though.
For one , you are incorrect , the car in the movie are all 403 Oldsmobile 6.6 litres , the bonnet scoop is correct 6.6 TA as that is a 403 Olds , there were very few 400 pontiacs left in 1977 all left over 1976 or1975 s, all auto Trans Ams are T350 autos , only the 400 Pontiac was manual , 150 pounds heavier and only 15 HP more than the much better higher revving Olds 403 , that's what the 403 cars were used . Plus the 403 had 24 more ft pounds of torque!
rip burt
Lower front headlight is not working.
Good eye. Thanks for watching.
So much misinformation..the movie was filmed in 76 and was released in 77 ..honeycomb grills didn't come on the s/e the base cars got those..that knock off jacket is from part 2 not part 1,that owners manual is from 1981 where Burt did a add for them....
That General Lee on the rack is the wrong year....this was not his last t/a that went up for auction
Wasn't the General a 69?
The photo of Burt sitting on the Trans Am is a sales brochure, not an owners manual. I believe that is from 1978. The same year is the Trans Am used and Smoky and the Bandit 2, not 1981. The 1981 had a different body design which was used in Smokey and the Bandit 3. The General Lee Charger that is in the back of their garage, see 1:51 n in the background is a 1970 Charger. You ARE correct on that. It is not a 1969 like the TV show/movie cars.
@Mike-0201 lmfao smokey and the bandit was filmed in 1976, no 78s were used in smokey and the bandit. Part 2 used 1980 turbo trans am. The owners manual that came with 81s had Burt in his jacket from part 2 sitting on top of a 81 turbo trans am yes an 81 which was the last yr of the 2nd gen trans am do some research. 82 was first yr for the 3rd gen which is a diff body style
The hood alignment on that thing is F-ed. Look at the clip with Burt driving out of the trailer and compare it to the hood in the intro...Derp.
So what he's saying is is that there are no actual promotion or in film used trans ams? They were all pretty much totally destroyed? So when we see Burt Reynolds signing one of these it's just somebody who duplicated a replica as best anyone could? And he gives it his stamp of approval 100 Grand I mean if it's not actually one of the cars used in the film that they could have taken care of it and not done so many crazy things, then yeah I can imagine spending a hundred grand on that car. An actual film used car. The 1978 from Smokey and the Bandit II was the Kick-Ass one for me. I mean to me that's the one. I mean the Pinnacle is the 78
It’s like that for all movie and TV show cars. Less than 50% of General Lees out there are real. I own a ‘58 Plymouth “Christine” clone. The one thing I tell people at car shows is that is NOT a movie car. I hate people who have clones and lie about them!!
the honeycomb part of the grill is supposed to be black not gold. and those are the 2nd design hurst hatches which are wrong too. theres plenty of other little wrong parts too. he definitely built the car to flip wish they restored it more accurate.
My 77 Bandit had what I think were the original hurst hatches. (smaller cutouts than what came later) They leaked so bad and were super easy to pry open. My grills were indeed black but I've seen brochures that show the grills as gold too, which I think looks terrible.
400 cubic inch NOT 400 cc's
You're correct. Damn. Thanks for watching.
And this isn’t the 6.6 Liter decal on shaker.
My only question is:
What is your day job?
100 % accurate specs or not.
This isn't a cheap hobby.
( Working on the chicken coup and dad says why not buy an original bandit film car. )
We've all shared that experience.😂
Based on the comment at the start of the video, an autograph on a car doesn't make it a legitimate movie car.
T/A 6.6 Decal with a 403 Olds? Never happened. 6.6 Liter was used for the 403. T/A 6.6 was W72 400 specific and those cars ran 7 sec 0-60 times with the 4-speed.
Does anybody esle get tied of hearing rich people talk about their cars
Cool car but movie to me was always cheesy
Also not the 6.6 Litre & ones in movie didn’t have the hurst t-tops like this one does.
In the movie they had the early Hurst T-tops later GM came up with a superior "Fisher T top" The big difference is the metal is a foot wide in the Hurst and half that in the bigger Fisher version.
@@bailey9r yea I know. But even the fisher body t-top leaked some, on my '78 they did. So wouldn't say "superior".
I would, the Hurst were retro kits with a kit feel and the Fisher units were better materials wider with better latches and vinyl pouches to store them in the trunk. BTW in the four or so years I had mine they never leaked although I didn't use that as criteria for my statement. @@bige2012
Yep, my 77 had the Hurst T-Tops. I remember being so disappointed when I realized the newer cars had MUCH bigger glass. I got mine in 1985 and one of my best friends had a brand new Mustang GT with the Ford factory TTop's that had a super slim piece of metal in the middle.
I love the car but collectors are a p. in the a.
Thanks for watching.
I only liked it because of how horrible it is and I feel sorry for you. Dont lose your day job.
Good. I mean you tried. So....
Thank you SOOO much for reminding us what a dick is...
Awesome collection
My top dream car … (missing the iconic front plate)
A bit of new Smokey and the Bandit in my ....Pioneers of Power .....150 pages on Facebook...
I want to buy your General Lee!
I had that exact car as a kid from 1985-87. I still can't believe I sold it. 🥲
I had cars I regret selling too. Thanks for watching.
Immediately I noticed the front tag had been removed.🫡