With four miles left, Bandit, discouraged by the unexpected mounting attention, is ready to give up, but Snowman, who initially thought they would fail, takes the lead and smashes through the roadblock at the fairgrounds' main entrance. Just after re-entering Georgia, Snowman is rescued by Bandit after being stopped by a Georgia State Patrol motorcycle trooper, and state and local police intensely pursue Bandit with roadblocks and a helicopter to track his movement. Neither Buford nor any other lawmen know of Snowman's illegal manifest, while Bandit is likewise unaware that Buford is chasing him because of Carrie, whose jumpiness inspires Bandit to give her the CB handle "Frog". Buford, with Junior along, ignores his own jurisdiction and doggedly chases Bandit all the way to Georgia to retrieve Carrie while various mishaps cause his cruiser to disintegrate on the way.īandit attracts more police attention across Dixie as Snowman barrels on toward Atlanta with the contraband beer, but they are helped en route by many colorful characters via CB radio. Justice, a career Texas lawman whose witless son Junior was to have married Carrie. They arrive in Texarkana one hour early and load up the truck, but just as they head back, Carrie, a runaway bride, stops Bandit and jumps in his car, unwittingly making him an indirect target of Sheriff Buford T. The Bandit takes the bet on the risky and unprecedented task, and recruits his partner Cledus "Snowman" Snow to drive the truck, while Bandit drives a black Pontiac Trans Am bought on advance from the Burdettes as a "blocker" to divert attention away from the truck and its illegal cargo. They find local legend Bo "Bandit" Darville at a roadeo at Lakewood Fairgrounds and offer him US$80,000 (equivalent to $357,738 in 2021) to haul 400 cases of Coors from Texarkana (the closest place it could be legally sold at that time) to Atlanta in 28 hours. Wealthy Texan Big Enos Burdette and his son Little Enos have sponsored a racer in Atlanta's Southern Classic and want to celebrate in style when he wins, so they are seeking a trucker willing to bootleg Coors Beer to Atlanta for their refreshment. 7 Television censorship and alternative versions.To learn more about the auction, go here.
The national auction will be Saturday, June 12, at 10 am and a preview of the collection Friday, June 11 from 10 am-6 pm. The collection has 20 Pontiac Trans Am and Firebird models from 1971 to 1981 including a popular white 1974 Pontiac Super Duty Trans Am.
spent years collecting and finding Pontiacs and car parts after his first drive in a Pontiac Judge. The auction is known as The Kansas Collection. After his passing, Larson’s family contacted VanDerBrink Auction about the stash of Trans Ams, Firebirds and other Pontiacs, which will be sold this Friday and Saturday. The late Bernard Larson was a letter carrier who collected the cars-starting even before the Bandit made them famous. This Saturday the cars will be auctioned in Tonganoxie, west of KC, along with some parts.
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That era of Trans Am is, of course, one of the most famous movie cars of all time-it’s what Burt Reynolds drove in his Smokey and the Bandit movies-and it’s rare to find a large collection of them. A local man’s passion for Pontiacs has grabbed national attention during the buildup to an impressive auction featuring his collection of seventies Trans-Ams.
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