Smokey and the Bandit Questions?
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Smokey and the Bandit Questions?
Does anyone know who owns the original bandit T/A used in the movies? Also what happened to the semi truck and trailer used in the movie? It's got to be somewhere? Thanks Brandon.
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I'm not sure any of the '77 models used from the movie still exist or not. The company I work for owns the '78 special edition Pontiac gave Burt Reynolds after the movie as a "thank you" (we have the title with his name on it). The 2nd movie was released in 1981, so 80-81 models I'm guessing (it was a 301 turbo special edition model).
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Originally Posted by Villain281H
I'm not sure any of the '77 models used from the movie still exist or not. The company I work for owns the '78 special edition Pontiac gave Burt Reynolds after the movie as a "thank you" (we have the title with his name on it). The 2nd movie was released in 1981, so 80-81 models I'm guessing (it was a 301 turbo special edition model).
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yea you are right, I remember now that its a 301 Turbo, the stunt drivers were mad because it lacked so much power it would burn out or do 180s very well, I dont know if I am remembering correctly but they put different engines in the stunt cars
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Originally Posted by blue02formula
I read somewhere the first movie car was actually a 1976 455 model with a 1977 front clip.
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none of the cars remain.....they had 6 new ones..and the bridge jump scene knocked out one...and in interviews they said that on the last few scenes if you look at the car right you will see it all twisted up and mangled....kinda....absolutely no cars of the movie exists...
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Amazing a movie takes out all the cars, but the Dukes of Hazard still have survivors. Then again I guess the Dukes had more than 6 cars to work with.
As far as different engines, 90% of the time, the stunt cars have a more powerful engine. The General Lee is a prime example. The standard car that drove around was just a 318 based.
As far as different engines, 90% of the time, the stunt cars have a more powerful engine. The General Lee is a prime example. The standard car that drove around was just a 318 based.
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Originally Posted by y2k_ta
They used over 300 '68-'70 Chargers during the seven seasons of filming.
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Originally Posted by silverta16
Does anyone know who owns the original bandit T/A used in the movies? Also what happened to the semi truck and trailer used in the movie? It's got to be somewhere? Thanks Brandon.
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Originally Posted by blue02formula
I read somewhere the first movie car was actually a 1976 455 model with a 1977 front clip.
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It would depend on the stunt I would think. Jumping a car has no benefit to either, but might as well use an Auto so you can use both hands. If you're going to be doing power slides or any sort of stun where you need to control wheel spin, I would assume you'd want a Manual. After all, how many of those silly drifters use Autos?
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Yeah dont you guys remember right after he pulls the TA out of the trailer, at the light he revs it up real high, either neutral tranny drop, but I think that was a stick car dumping the clutch. Im really not sure though. I also think they used 9 cars for the movie and Burt Reynolds was given one of the cars from pontiac for doing the movie, the article was in High Performance Pontiac magazine.