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 [...]

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