What we are dealing with here is total respect . . . for a great car – The Bandit is BACK!

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Anyone who’s lived through the 1970’s remembers it, many covet it and a few shall have it.  FINALLY someone has created and released a Trans Am tribute to the legendary black TransAm Firebird driven by the Bandit himself, Burt Reynolds in the Smokey and the Bandit movies.

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Burt Reynolds and TransAm from the October 2015 Spooky Empire convention

It takes a living legend to make another – the TransAm Depot (founded by brothers Scott and Tod Womack) have teamed up with none other than the Bandit himself and have converted a limited run of 77 converted Cameros to give birth to the Trans Am SE Bandit Edition!
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This modern marvel pays homage to the original 1977 classic black TransAm Firebird made famous by the classic Reynolds/Jackie Gleason “Smokey and the Bandit” films of the same era.  From the iconic gold outlined firebird emblazoned on the hood, to the removable T-top roof panels, each edition of this meticulously detailed dream drive is personally autographed by Burt Reynolds.
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On the modern side, this classic tribute is essentially a reworking of the 2015 Chevrolet Camero (the surviving GM sister car to the Trans Am).  It does boast one advantage over the 38 year-old sibling: speed:  840 horses worth (vs the mere 185 horsepower of the original movie version).
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A custom “Bandit” badge and retro-1978 style cockpit (the best version according to the Womack brothers) round out this stunning speedster.  Limited to only 77 vehicles and priced at $30,000 (vs $8,700 for the original), this collector car is already sold out.  The TransAm Depot does, on their site, have a virtual version of their vehicles though.

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Images and Video (and more information) TransAm Depot website

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