Burt Reynolds’ [1979] Trans Am Up For Sale. It’s not the famous movie car, but it was personally
owned by the famous actor
Posted on 06/18/2019 4:18:41 PM PDT by ETL
The last “Bandit” Trans Am owned by Burt Reynolds was sold at a Julien’s Auctions event featuring the late star’s memorabilia for $317,500 on Sunday.
The 1979 Pontiac wasn’t actually used in “Smokey and the Bandit,” but was a tribute car built for Reynolds by Bandit Movie Cars in Florida that he drove in public events.
Reynolds owned several replicas over the years as the dozen or so vehicles that appeared on screen were all damaged during the making of the movie and discarded afterward.
The most authentic original is a car that Universal Pictures bought at the time to promote the film, which was auctioned in 2015 for $550,000.
Another of Reynolds’ replicas went for $192,000 at a Barrett-Jackson auction last October, shortly after his death.
The last car was the star of the Julien’s event, which featured over 850 items from Reynolds’ estate, including scripts, clothing and a 35 mm print of “Smokey and the Bandit” that received a high bid of $21,875.
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Both are reminiscent of the 1977 Burt Reynolds/Jackie Gleason film Smokey and the Bandit.
1970 Dodge Challenger RT commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az_gECAGXvE
1970 Dodge Challenger Convertible commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRezSY9z7mM
Estimate $3-$500k
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/72495710_burt-reynolds-last-personally-owned-trans-am
“When I get home I’m gonna punch your momma in the mouth. There is no way, NO WAY, you could’ve come from mah loins!”
CB included?
East bound and down; Loaded up
My stepfather had one of
Those,
Yes he would throw me the
Keys every once in a while.
Is that you Fred ???
Please check out those 2 old Dodge Challenger commercials I linked to above. I’d like to know what you think of them.
Thanks! :)
In the early 80's when he made Sharkey's Machine in Atlanta, he tried to launch a production studio there. He needed city cooperation - TIF financing or something - and they didn't go for it. He certainly had the right idea, but was about 30 years early.
I recall seeing City Heat - a not so well executed film with Burt and Clint. Assumed to be a guaranteed hit with those two, it underperformed. More importantly it was the downfall of Reynolds after he was injured in a fight sequence, causing a TMJ injury which led to pain medication addiction. Everything seemed to be downhill from there. I always found it interesting that at the time of that film Eastwood and Reynolds were on par as film stars, and afterwards Reynolds hit the skids and never did much of note. Eastwood honed the saw and became a fine director and acted in a number of successful films, and continues to direct to this day. What divergent paths.
Your right his career was never the same. He had a sort of comeback with that TV show “Evening Shade” but I never really liked it much. He ended up doing a lot crap, direct to video, etc. just to get a paycheck.
It’s shame that he did not manage his finances better than he did, probably was stolen from, given bad investments, etc. If he had just stuck to blue chips and bonds he would have been fine.
He is missed. I grew up on the Bandit movies, and in a ‘78 Trans-Am (white, without the screamin’ eagle) that I got to drive before my father had to sell it. I can drive a manual, but I kept stalling because I couldn’t reach the clutch.. Not in combat boots which give me another 3 inches of height. My toes barely reached. I was swimming in that driver’s seat.
I suspect at least one of the creators of “Smokey and the Bandit” was a Dodge Challenger aficionado.
Speedy car...
Speedier 'n' that.
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