- Seller: Anthony A
- Location: Nampa, Idaho
- Mileage: 75,000 Shown
- Chassis #: 2W87Z7N189850
- Title Status: Clean
- Engine: 6.6L V8
- Transmission: Automatic
Even if you’ve never seen the ’70s movie Smokey and the Bandit, you will surely recognize a Bandit Trans Am! The movie was a huge success and helped make the already popular Firebird even more so. This 1977 Pontiac Trans Am is a genuine SE and comes with the PHS documents to verify its specs. The seller admits it’s a big project, but they are including the freshly built engine and transmission for it, so it’s off to a good start! If you’d love to relive your favorite Smokey and the Bandit moments in this Pontiac, be sure to cast your high bid below.
This example was well optioned with the Special Edition package, air conditioning, power windows, power locks, cruise control, tilt steering wheel, AM/FM 8-track player, t-tops, the Y90 trim group, and the W72 6.6 liter V8. The PHS documents show the original owner paid $7,257.93 to Robideux Motors in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. At some point, it journeyed south to Nampa, Idaho, where it currently resides. The seller purchased it as a project with plans to restore it, but they’ve come to realize they aren’t going to get it done. Besides the rebuilt drivetrain, they also acquired new T-tops to replace the broken ones.
The engine is a rebuilt 6.6-liter, which was bored 30 over and equipped with an upgraded camshaft and polished cylinder heads. S&J Engines of Spokane, Washington, built it, and it should be good for between 350 and 370 horsepower. To handle all the power, the TH350 was gone through and treated to a shift improvement kit and all new gaskets. Of course, there will be lots of other work to do before the engine can go back in, but it’s a major plus having a drivetrain for it. The seller notes that the worst of the rust issues are in the quarter panels, but it’s always best to plan on finding issues you can’t see from the outside.
The interior is rough, but all the significant components except the turned dash panel seem present. While you can buy just about every piece of the interior, having all the trim, seat frames, and larger panels will help cut costs. While the car used in Smokey and the Bandit had black upholstery, this Firethorn Red looks good with the black exterior. Given that only the seats are red, and the upholstery needs to be replaced anyway, the next owner can choose which interior color to go with.
This is a big project, but a worthy one. Whether you are a Bandit fan or just love Trans Ams, this one deserves to be saved. The car has a clean Idaho title in the seller’s name. Please leave any questions you might have for the seller in the comments, and also take a look at their Jeep auction here!
Bid On This Auction
Car Hoarder 100 bid $2,500.00 2024-08-15 10:00:45
OnTheBrink bid $2,250.00 2024-08-15 09:43:42- Car Hoarder 100 bid $2,000.00 2024-08-14 11:48:33
- OnTheBrink bid $1,500.00 2024-08-14 11:41:39
- Car Hoarder 100 bid $1,000.00 2024-08-13 08:46:31
Fun Fact. The Bandit’s TransAm was actually a ’76 model. Pontiac just sent them a ’77 front and rear to put on the car as they were hoping the movie would help sell the new model look when it came out.
So so sad. At least they were able to salvage that POS aluminum rear window shade…just dig a hole and bury it.
This truly is a ‘smoky’ Trans Am!
Burnt Reynolds.
Too bad. This was a nicely optioned car.
Having owned two Trans Ams i can tell you the rust is more prevelant than you think.Always more rust in these cars that you can’t see.And if you’re thinking about putting real horsepower under the hood,subframe connectors(weld in)are a must.A unibody like this,with all the low end torque makes for body stress and doors that won’t close right…