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 Juliens Auctions event featuring the late stars memorabilia for $317,500 on Sunday.
The 1979 Pontiac wasnt 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 Juliens 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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Yes, because of course those Challenger commercials came out 7 years BEFORE the film. So you are probably correct. :)
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