In 1977, Smokey and the Bandit pushed the envelope of laughs and good taste with Burt Reynolds aboard, but a Pontiac Trans Am stole the show. Besides Reynolds, this movie had Sally Field ...

With all that in mind, here is everything you should know about one of the most iconic movie cars ever seen: the Pontiac Trans Am muscle car used in the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit.

That seems like a lot of money for a Trans Am that never actually appears in Smokey and the Bandit. According to the listing, the car was used to promote the film and was given to Reynolds ...

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Smokey and the Bandit is one of those quintessential 1970s ... the real star is definitely his black Pontiac Trans-Am. Now, there's a chance to posses one of these muscle machines actually owned ...

The 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am used to promote “Smokey and the Bandit” has sold for $550,000. Crossing the auction block at the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction, the iconic Firebird ...

When "Smokey and the Bandit" hit theaters, Pontiac saw a sales boom, as the film featured a 1976 Pontiac Trans Am with an updated front fascia from the yet unreleased 1977 model. The Firebird ...

and the 1977 Trans Am with its 6.6-liter engine wound up being the star of Smokey and the Bandit, driving sales to more than 117,000 units in 1979, surpassing the Chevy Camaro for the first time ever.