The first-generation Firebird (1967-69 ... popular movies like "Smokey and the Bandit" — kept the name alive into the next decade. The third generation of the Pontiac Firebird went on sale ...

The most famous third-gen is the 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am ... Am driven by Burt Reynolds in the film “Smokey and the Bandit.” This generation of cars has some feeling of the original ...

1970 brought the second generation of the Firebird and the Trans Am, which initially came with the Pontiac 400. Later in the 1970s, Pontiac tried a weaker 4.9-liter V8. The third-gen Firebirds and ...

The 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am used to promote “Smokey and the Bandit” has sold for $550,000. Crossing the auction block at the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction, the iconic Firebird ...