The last remaining BANDIT ONE is still a Movie Car Mystery

Four modified BANDIT TRANS AM’s were used in the filming of SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT. Three were DESTROYED during production, but the fourth hero car disappeared… like Stallone’s COBRA which was eventually found. But to this day, no one really knows where it went… Maybe it’s still runnin’ MOONSHINE??

Most of the filming took place in Georgia and the South, but pickup shots were filmed in my home town of OJAI, CA. In fact, I was riding my bike in the mid-seventies through town and I saw a BLACK TRANS AM blast past me down Main St, flip a U… and then do it again. Only to discover that there were Cameras filming near our local Gas Station. They did the shots several times more as I watched the T/A and the Screaming Chicken blow through the station and down the main drag past Frostee Freeze. Pretty sure I’m in that shot somewhere!

I was in Elementary School at the time and on my way into town to buy some Mercury Dimes from a local Indian Seller. A super old fart that loved selling me way too overpriced coins. But I was a Collector, so I was in.

Today, we celebrate SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT with tons of NEW STUFF in the GARAGE! Check out the new PRINTS, MUGS & STICKERS! “I’m gonna call you FROG… ’cause I kinda wanna jump ya.”