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 ...

Everybody knows what “Smokey and the Bandit” meant for the Trans Am, as sales of this particular model skyrocketed after the film starring Burt Reynolds was released in May 1977. Therefore, the 1978 ...

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 ...

Pontiac made its first major mark on muscle car history with the 1964 GTO, which began as an option package on the Tempest. The Firebird ran wheel-to-wheel with Chevy's Camaro from 1967 through 2002, ...

Movies and cars often go together like peanut butter and jelly, with few combinations as memorable as the black-and-gold Pontiac Trans Am in "Smokey and the Bandit." Thanks to Burt Reynolds' on-screen ...

Black and gold tend to be the colors most commonly associated with the “Smokey and the Bandit” Pontiac Trans Am produced from 1977-1978. However, the stylish Martinique Blue paint option, which was ...