Smokey and the Bandit
 

Just watched this last night, what a cool film! I was worried as it looks a bit dated, but I thought it was excellent! Made me really want to live in America and drive trucks haha. And that Trans-Am!! Tell me there are millions for sale and they are all really cheap?!

*off to drive home with banjo music playing in the car and a cowboy hat on*

Re: Smokey and the Bandit
 

"West bound and down, eighteen wheels are rollin' , we're gonna do what they say can't be done.
We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there...."

Re: Smokey and the Bandit
 

I was into American cars in quite a big way about 10 years ago and I can tell you that a Bandit type Trans-am in good nick will not be cheap. A six cylinder one might be but it probably wont have the same style nose and who wants a six cylinder?!

Other good films to check out are:

Cannonball (with David Carradine)
Cannonball Run
The Driver
The Gumball Rally
Convoy

All good 70s road/car/truck films :)

Re: Smokey and the Bandit
 

A fella I know used to have a 7.something trans-am, same as the bandits only in white and with nitrous. That was about 15 years ago.

Got smokey and the bandit and cannonball run on dvd, the kids love em.

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I've spent some time in Trans-Ams/Firebirds/Camaros of that vintage. As interesting and nostalgic as they might seem on TV, they're total crap -cheaply made, ugly interiors, and seriously underpowered (especially compared to earlier ones).

Re: Smokey and the Bandit
 

Ahh I see you forgot to wear your rose-tinted glasses!

Agreed though - not the nicest places to be on the inside. My 1990 Mustang had an interior made from the cheapest plastics known to man...

Re: Smokey and the Bandit
 

What is this film you speak of, a film about trucks, sounds riveting

Re: Smokey and the Bandit
 

Tis a cheesey 70's filem starring Burt Reynolds and a black Trans am. It's better than Knight Rider.

Re: Smokey and the Bandit
 

Its a film about a trucker bootlegging some beer across state lines in a huge truck, whilst his mate plays with the cops in an American muscle car. The sheriff after him is hilarious. It sounds bad but actually I thought it was quite fun!

As for the underperfomring cars, I mean, surely no matter how plasticy the interior is, I just want something that roars like that, rear-wheel drive, and leaves smoke everywhere you go! Awesome. V12 400hp would do me fine haha.

Re: Smokey and the Bandit
 

http://autotrader.co.uk/search/resul...easc?logcode=s

Ah linky no worky, but theres one on autotrader excactly the same as bandits for £15950 if your that keen on shredding tyres.

Edit, changed linky, linky now worky.