Smokey and the Bandit returning to theaters

If they did a remake today what would they use for the car?
 
Hacker said:
Hellcat or Demon.
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Would probably work, although the SS Camaro is probably the closest kin still in production. There are plenty of Firebird conversion kits out there.

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A buddy of mine is in the original Smokey and the Bandit. Remember the scene where the Trans Am careens through a football field when a pee-wee ballgame is underway? He's one of the kids playing ball...
 
Hacker said:
I wish I could like those, but they're ugly.
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Some are better than others. I still prefer them to the Camaro. The Pontiacs always had better designs than Chevy for sibling vehicles.

I'd drive one the GTO conversions for sure.
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I really like the Bandit movies, but I don't think I would pay again to see them.
 
Hacker said:
I wish I could like those, but they're ugly.
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Yup.
The screaming chicken decal on the hood looks cheesy.

I figured the environmentally correct Hollywood types would insist on a Tesla Roadster. :D
 
GRG55 said:
Yup.
The screaming chicken decal on the hood looks cheesy.
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Lol, well it pretty closely matches the original Trans Am decal, so we can only blame the 70's car designers for that one. There are other versions which do a modern take on the screaming chicken with more of an airbrushed 3D look. I think I've even seen the airbrushed flaming chicken (Firebird Firehawk).

Those conversions are ridiculously expensive though. I think the ones with T-Tops cost over $50K on top of the price of the SS Camaro itself. Who ever thought you'd see a six-figure Pontiac?!


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SoonerAviator said:
Lol, well it pretty closely matches the original Trans Am decal, so we can only blame the 70's car designers for that one. There are other versions which do a modern take on the screaming chicken with more of an airbrushed 3D look. I think I've even seen the airbrushed flaming chicken (Firebird Firehawk).

Those conversions are ridiculously expensive though. I think the ones with T-Tops cost over $50K on top of the price of the SS Camaro itself. Who ever thought you'd see a six-figure Pontiac?!
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Got a buddy who bought one of those '70s black Trans-Ams new, right after we all graduated from engineering school. The hood decal brought him a lot of grief from his so-called friends and classmates. He never sold it, and a couple of weeks ago we got an email with some video of the engine on a dyno after rebuild. He's restoring the damn thing, decal and all he says...
 
GRG55 said:
Got a buddy who bought one of those '70s black Trans-Ams new, right after we all graduated from engineering school. The hood decal brought him a lot of grief from his so-called friends and classmates. He never sold it, and a couple of weeks ago we got an email with some video of the engine on a dyno after rebuild. He's restoring the damn thing, decal and all he says...
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I never liked/disliked the hood emblem since it was around well before I was born. I always thought it was unique, and the black/gold paint scheme with the wheels was always a cool combo. I have owned three cars with T-tops, so I definitely like the look, lol.
 
Hacker said:
For the price, gimme a daily driver-quality '67-70 Goat instead.
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No argument there. '67 GTO is probably my all-time favorite muscle car. They went a little overboard on the hood scoops for the conversion model, but it'd sure wipe the floor with the '67 in every measure of performance.
 
GRG55 said:
Yup.
The screaming chicken decal on the hood looks cheesy.

I figured the environmentally correct Hollywood types would insist on a Tesla Roadster. :D
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That's not a chicken, it's a template of how the girlfriend is supposed to lay on the hood.......
 
Those black Trans-Ams were THE car to have when i was in high school.
 
I had a neighbor in NC who had a bandit trans am, the plate even said bandit. They would take it out on the weekends complete with Jerry Reed soundtrack blaring through the stereo.
 
Ah, a 40th anniversary, nice.
I wonder about the average age of the expected audience to be drawn. I don't believe it will be exactly low. :)
 
Bill Jennings said:
Those black Trans-Ams were THE car to have when i was in high school.
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A lot of them showed up on the college campus not long after the movie. I had a '70 Chevy pickup with a built, no I mean BUILT 427. I had tons of fun smokin' the bandit cars....
 
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