Tag Archives: BANDIT
On this date in 1977, “Smokey and the Bandit” was released.
Hal Needham originally planned the Smokey and the Bandit as a low-budget B movie with [...]
1983 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
If four-speed manual shift helped Trans Am owners get the most out of their road [...]
1979 This or That: Trans Am vs. Mustang
Someone posted a poll recently, asking people to vote for either a Trans Am or [...]
THE PONTIAC 455 V8: THE GTO AND FIREBIRD BRAND’S LAST “BIG BLOCK”
Of the three 455 cubic inch V8 engines offered by General Motors in 1970, the [...]
Drivers’ Cinema: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
The late, and often times great, stuntman-turned-director Hal Needham guided 1977’s Smokey and the Bandit [...]
70 1/2 Pontiac Trans Am Dream Lot
70 1/2 Pontiac Trans Ams were rare right from day one, with only 3,196 built [...]
Snowman Cosplay
This may be one of the most epic cosplays I’ve ever seen, though I’m not [...]
Black Trans-Am on the Salt Flats
“What about a black trans-am? No, that’s been done!” – J.J. McClure, Cannonball Run Bandit [...]
CB Radio Revolution
The CB radio was a true game changer for a number of reasons. At first, [...]
Vegas Strip Truck Stop
Hard to believe that there was once a Vegas Strip truck stop, but based on [...]