THE CAR
The film Smokey & The Bandit starring Burt Reynolds was the 2nd highest grossing film in 1977 right behind Star Wars. In it, Reynolds buys the 1977 Trans Am to drive as a diversion for the police while his friend Snowman drives his big rig full of bootleg beer into another state.
Three “Bandits” were destroyed for the film and a fourth was so badly beaten up that it had to be pushed onto camera for the last scene filmed.
Within two years of the film’s release, Trans-Am sales more than doubled and there was a long wait for the black and gold color scheme.
THE ART
My drawing is 16’x20” marker on paper. Prints are available through the links at the top of this article and on eBay or Amazon. Limited edition framed prints with the screen accurate license plate is available through the link below.