Pontiac retired the Trans Am in 2002, and the brand itself went into the history books in 2010, but the nameplate soldiers on as an icon, mostly thanks to the "Smokey and the Bandit" film (1977). This ...

The buyer definitely didn't make out like a bandit on this one. A 1977 Pontiac Trans Am was sold at the Mecum Auctions event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Saturday for $440,000. The price was the ...

The Ford Mustang debuted in April of 1964 as a half-year model. The stunning success of the Mustang pushed General Motors to build the Chevy Camaro for 1967, and five months later, the Pontiac ...

This is a 1977 Pontiac Trans Am that has never been touched or restored; the car has low miles on the clock and is ready for ...

Restored 1977 Pontiac Trans Am owned by none other than the Bandit himself, Burt Reynolds, will cross the block on Friday, April 24 at the Carlisle Auctions in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The Spring ...

When classic 1960s muscle car prices blew up in the 1980s, ’90s and ’00s, few people cared about the emissions-strangled machines that followed them. But the fact that someone just paid a staggering ...

Launched on the big screen in 1977, Smokey and the Bandit revolves around two bootleggers attempting to illegally transport 400 cases of Coors beer from Texarkana to Atlanta. The film was a sleeper ...

There are certain experiences during adolescence that produce lifelong memories. For 49-year old Larry Reimer, one such occurrence was receiving the Aug. '76 issue of Motor Trend magazine in the mail.

And true fan of Smokey and the Bandit knows two things: First, the movie immortalized the 1977/78 Pontiac Trans Am. Second, the car in the movie is actually a 1976, but was made to look like the ...