No rose-colored reflection on the ’70s would be complete without a 1977 Trans Am, actor Burt Reynolds’ iconic steed in the 1977 action comedy movie Smokey and the Bandit. This 1977 Pontiac Trans Am wears blue paint instead of the movie car’s black, but there’s plenty of ’70s memories aboard including the “Screaming Chicken” Firebird on the hood, engine-turned dash, and even a Citizen’s Band (CB) radio! The Lexington, South Carolina classic can be yours with the high bid here on eBay, where at least two bidders have their eyes on this V8 pony car, boosting its market value over $15,000. Keen-eyed Trans Am fans will notice the missing factory fender flares, abandoned after a paint job, according to the seller. Without revealing the exact Reserve, the seller states $25,000 is not enough.
The all-business black upholstery, full instrumentation and the tricked-out trim bring some factory bling to this flashy Pontiac. The $8 vinyl steering wheel wrap sometimes preserves a flawless rim underneath, but more often covers a faded and semi-disintegrated plastic original. The description lists many electrical items working fine including the power door lock switches curiously mounted on the dashboard.
Based solely on the “TA-6.6” decals and chrome valve covers (both easily substituted), this could be the top Pontiac 6.6L (400 cid) W72 V8 making 200 HP, 20 more than the base L78 400 and 15 more than the Oldsmobile L80 403. Buyers in the day settled for modest thrust in place of tire-shredding ’60s muscle. Still, even with the automatic transmission, this car has enough boost to scare Grandma, and more power is simply an engine rebuild and application of bolt-ons away.
An older repaint in the original color boasts some shine, and credit the seller for preparing this ride to show its best. The aluminum snowflake wheels wear new tires with (of course!) raised white lettering. The claimed 83,000 miles classic retains many original factory parts, according to the seller.
The car “runs, drives, and handles” as well as it did in 1977 according to the seller, and the factory-installed CB puts the icing on the cake. Would you make room in your garage for this well-preserved ’70s Trans Am?
$25K is not enough for the seller. Wow, you’ve have got to be kidding me ! Well, GLWT !!!
That steering wheel wrap ruins the driving experience for me in a Trans Am. The original is one of the best wheels ever and adds to the overall enjoyment of the ride. I interpret that as the seller cheaped out and makes me wonder where else he cut corners. The flares were probably damaged too.
My mother’s ’77 steering wheel turned green with age, he’s probably covered it up. And I would like the flares on the car.
The seller thinks he has a diamond in the rough. 25g is what its worth to me. It’s NO bandit edition but he probably feels it could fetch close to that price. I say good luck wifh that. He might find that buyer with more money then sense.
I like the blue. No disrespect to Mr Reynolds but I’m kinda over the black T/A thing. Red is my personal favorite but that’s me. Oh, put the fender flares back on please. Without rhem kinda looks like a poser. Just saying.
Wow. The red bird on the blue car looks good together. Though I’m not a fan of spats and spoilers this does look plucked without them. Before CB radio became a craze the Nova and Vega offered it as an option in the brochure. Maybe more of a necessity in the early Vega.
It’s fire chicken and it’s not a blue bandit just a trans am,give us a break.
The CB radio option for this year was a left over 23 channel Cybernet version, at a time when the new 40 channel versions just hit the market. I guess for Pontiac that was a good marketing strategy in a time when the 23 channel radios became obsolete overnight, due to the FCCs last second decision.
If $25k isn’t enough, then he don’t want to sell it.
Beautiful blue, but does look naked without the fender flares. I think a gold hood bird would have looked better. I agree, the steering wheel probably needs replacing, the foam and leather break down with age. Can’t figure the power door lock switches on the dash, maybe dealer or aftermarket add on? Not $25G nice though, maybe $15-17G would be more in line considering what needs to be corrected.
When Smoky and the Bandit, hit the dealer where I lived had new TransAm’s on every vacant lot he could rent. I bought a red one with absolutely everything you could get just because he had one and I liked the Buccaneer Red and the snow white seats better than the black. Those two toggle switches on the dash are correct as one is the locks and the other is the rear window defroster. Mine didn’t have tops either which was one of the things I liked about it and this one. It may actually have a T/A 6.6 as they came with a set of the cheapest looking chrome valve covers I’d ever seen and these look like a chrome version of the blue ones.
My brother and sister had 1976 TA’s with the top options. They both were great performers but I don’t know about the 77. If there’s any difference can someone let me know. By the way l love those 76 TAs Thanks
Jeez.
1) RED graphics on Martinique Blue and there was no shade of blue available on TA’s in 77. Those graphics are 78-80
2) AC components missing, system unsealed.
3) warped dash
4)No flares or front spoiler
5) Most likely Bondo and rust under the paint and undercarriage
Capitalism a beautiful thing
I’m surprised Pontiac offered a hood bird that color for a blue car – never cared for this revised & later hood decal stylings – the original ’73-77 hood bird looks better, IMO.
Looks good, but VIN and full top to bottom inspection set the true value. Mileage is suspicious, doubt the numbers match. No one bought a showy Fire Chicken just to putt around. These cars were thrashed and trashed by 80k, rattled like hell, and this is certainly not restored. Not worth $25,000.
Best styling ’77-8, after the ’67-8. The ugliest came out 1979.
You are right. After the first owners most were ragged out. Probsbly why the front fascia was swapped from a 1979 to a 1977. Only good thing sb9ut those cars. Could easily swapped parts with those years cars along with the camaros. 25g is a lot much to.