Later the car was used in a Fast N' Wow Car Giveaway sweepstakes and the lucky winner got the car plus $40,000 cash to help cover taxes. The seller made about 100k by flipping a car they owned for only eight months.
Richard and the Monkeys delivered with the 1977 Pontiac Trans Am Gas Monkey Special Edition. Burt Reynolds Own Smokey and the Bandit Pontiac Trans Am Sells for 317,500 at Auction. 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.
Burt Reynolds will always be remembered for the high-speed chase scenes in Smokey and the Bandit. Welcome back everyone to another weekly iconic movie car. The car was not used in the filming of Smokey and the Bandit, but was given to the actor to thank him for his role in the movie, the company said. He would throw in another $40,000 if it was delivered to New Orleans on time, plus $25,000 extra if he got Burt Reynolds' signature on the car. Burt Reynolds Smokey and the Bandit makes a 77 Trans Am worth 76K. Bo Bandit Darville (the late, great Burt Reynolds), is a hot-shoe truck rodeo driver. Richard's friend with deep pockets, Jay Riecke, offered him $70,000 to build a Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am in 6 days. International Orders Please note that overseas customers are liable for local taxes and customs charges for their country which may be due on delivery. As film plots go, Smokey and the Bandit is particularly flimsy. Sign up to receive our new evening newsletter Two Minutes of Stuff - the news, but different.1977 Smokey and the Bandit Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Burt Reynolds’ Own Smokey and the Bandit Pontiac Trans Am Sells for 317,500 at Auction The seller made about 100k by flipping a car they owned for only eight months. "The Bandit" himself has been diving back into the classic character after promoting a documentary on the making of the movie and his friendship with director Hal Needham at Austin's SXSW festival last month as well as an appearance at the Palm Beach International Film Festival. The car also features a V8 engine, which is rated at 840 horsepower, that would blow the original's 185 horsepower engine out of the water. When he did not receive one, he inquired with General Motors to find out what happened. Due to the success of the movie, Burt Reynolds was promised a new Trans Am every year by the president of General Motors. He was known to watch it again and again. PHOTO: SUPPLIEDĪccording to Maxim, the car includes removable sunroof panels above each of the front seats (both leave T-shaped crossmembers in place), gold-painted "snowflake" wheels, and raised white letter tyres that work in-sync with the period of the original Firebird. Smokey and the Bandit was Alfred Hitchcock’s favorite movie. 1977 firebird jump northeast ohio dukes pontiac smokey and the bandit trans am. This re-created Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am will be jumped at Bo's Extravaganza in Holden, LA on April 6th.
The original "Bandit", a 1977 Pontiac Trans Am. 1977 Pontiac Trans Am Smokey and the Bandit Jump Car. "It was a love story and most guys had a love story with their cars." It was hot in every way," Reynolds says in the video. The Burt Reynolds Smokey And The Bandit Trans-Am Sells For 450,000. Womack worked on the car with his brother Tod and used the 2015 Chevrolet Camaro to recreate the Pontiac Firebird.