snifff

hello

i know this is history place but who said that smokey and bandit aint part of our history.. he did what most of us wanted to go in our sweetest wet dreams.

well on with the questions... i think the bandit was driving black and gold 1983 Pontiac Trans Am in smokey and bandit III but not sure if that is right.

it was with brown chairs.. maybe leather? , i wanted to get me almost a like trans am .. it aint like some kind of KITT project , i just go nice idea in my mind to go forward with

any one with spec of the bandit 3gen?

thanks if any.

92RS(real slow)

There was a smokey and the bandit 3? I thought there were only two well if there is I have to see it.

AmorgetRS

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Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

MNformula350

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The seats if I remeber right, were just base level cloth seats, like I had in my 84 Firebird. And the interior was tan. The car was black and gold with the turbo wheels with the "Bowling Ball" hub caps.

maroon85

yes there was a smokey... 3, i have it, but haven't watched it lately.

charlie31603

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There's a reson you never heard of it. It was really bad. Atleast I think so. But it was cool to see a 3rd gen as a main car. Altough I don't remember much about it since it was awhile since I seen it. All I remember is it was black and gold. Adam :-)

hmmurdock_00

There was a 3rd, and was a little more slap stick. I like it myself, not as good as the first 2 but not bad.

The best part of it was near the end when the Enios(spelling) boys where setting off explosives in a large feild trying to stop ol' bufford and the bandit so they couldn't win. The last one was a huge mushroom cloud and you see bits of cop cars flying everywhere and just when you think bufford had it. Out came a Pontiac police car running on its frame Bufford still driving Junior in the passenger seat holding the lightbar. That scene almost left rolling in the floor.

The seats are base, cloth and leather style. Black and gold of course, and dixie flag on the front, mounted to the nose.

maroon85

it probably wasn't as popular because sally field & burt reynolds weren't in it.... well burt was for a couple minutes near the end, jerry reed (snowman from 1 & 2) took over as the bandit.

in addition to the rebel flag plate it had a cb antenna on the hatch, i don't know where the cb was mounted though...

ajmclean

the 3d part was not that good but the firebird looked really nice,
and i remeber they also shown a couple early 3d gen camaros
when the bandit entered a race track,

but i still prefer the part with Burt rynolds, its a much nicer movie

Mr. TurboTA

It reminded me of Knight Rider.
Good looking chick, jumping thirdgen Trans Am, which is black, and lots of burnouts, and car crashes.
I didn't mind it at all.
Check out some Wal-Marts, they sell the Smokey and the bandit three pack DVDs. Around 15 bucks.

George

1989karr

not a bad movie.....just had ton of production problems and what not. Anyone ever notice how stuff like the missing front fender on the Bonneville and what not ket reappearing and disappearing suddenly? lol

coolram62

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It was nice to see a 3rd Gen T/A as "Grandson of Trigger".But as everyone else states the T/A was a common black over gold with a tan cloth interior.Not like the 2nd Gen Black/Gold SE T/A's that were used in the first 2 movies.It's funny you mention continuity in a movie.All 3 "Smokey and the Bandits" were terrible at it.And to think there are people in the production companies that is all thier job.
And Walmart does carry the movies as a 3 pack special edition.But i also noticed in another store another special edition of all 3 in black packaging.

charlie31603

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That's when I found out they made a 3rd one. lol. Adam :-)

j dezzy

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It was an 82 TA...I love those movies. lol. When the first Smokey and the Bandit came out Trans Am sales went up 43%. Because of that the president of GM told Burt Reynolds that he would recieve a Trans Am every year for life! That is...until that president of GM died...the new one didn't like Burt Reynolds so he never gave him another one. lol. Not sure what year they stopped...It all started with a 77 though. I actually have a CB mounted in my 84.

hmmurdock_00

In all actuallity Smokey and the bandit 3 was to be called Smokey is the bandit, but due to the confusion it caused some people due to its story line, they changed most of the story.

I watched the 3rd several times just to see where they mounted the cb and what kind it is. I been wanting to get a cb radio but i see no real good mounting place for it.

Oh anotherthing if you listen you noticed that Jackie Gleason's voice will sometimes change in the movie, I wondering if this movie was made sometime around his death. Im not sure.

j dezzy

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I mounted my CB on the passenger side under dash trim right up against the radio housing. My CB has some good weight to it too and it holds up there pretty good. And of course make sure to have an extra trim piece just in case you want to get rid of the CB and not have to little holes. I wish there were a better place to mount my CB, one that didn't involve putting holes in the trim. But unless you go with a little 2 ohm CB your looking at it being a decent size. Oh well.

thepoz89

LMAO

1989karr

are you referring to the television versions? They dubed out all the swear words for tv. However, when you think about it, most of those words get onto tv shows nowadays anyway.

1meanGTA

the edited first one is great. "you scumbum!!"

maroon85

no there are several times in the unedited version where it's dubbed, i can think of 2.

i think it's right after the enos' try to delay him smokey says "hold on junior, we gonna' make alot of time now" & it doesn't even sound like gleason. & later when that wierd lady tries to follow him he says "i'm interested in pursuit, not party-time" when he says "party time' his lips move like he's saying something else.

i could probably find more but i'd have to watch the movie again

irocgta

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Smokey and the Bandit III should have never been made simply because the first two were brilliant...However the third one absolutely SUCKED. Except for the fact that there was a beautiful Black Trans am,,,otherwise horrible................NOT EVEN WORTH PENNIES,,, EXCEPT FOR THE CAR!!!!!!! And that guy that played the Bandit should have been shot and quartered... He was worse than the movie.

tuske427

Jerry Reed was the "bandit" in #3- who was the "snowman" in all 3 movies, actually.

I would agree it was an '82 Trans Am, because I believe the bowling ball caps were only offered in '82.

Jackie Gleason lived on past '82. He was also in that movie "The Toy" which was made in either '83 or '84. Also had the kid "Flick" from the Christmas Story (the one who stuck his tongue to a pole), and Richard Pryor.

I think one of Gleason's last movies (and I could be wrong, I'm not looking up IMDB) was that "Nothing in Common" with Tom Hanks.

Lots of movies, when edited, must be dubbed by other actors, because the voices sometimes really sound differently. My guess, anyhow.

recaroguy

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irocgta

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Thanks for bringing out the point that Jerry Reed starred in the third movie I had to run upstairs and check out my copy, you were right, only thing is what happened to him looks like he aged something awful. He was great in the other two but can't say the same for the third, in any event he was and still is a favorite of mine. Without that guy in the first two probably wouldn't have had such great success. Although the car was really the star, then came everything else,,,,,,LoL........

84L69TA

Hmmm, actually they were offered in 1983. They were offered in 1984 too, but only in the 14" version.

84'Firebird

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They really should have had burt in the 3rd imo, it was alright becuz of gleason and jerry reed otherwise if they had a different cast it would have sucked completely, hope fully the dont make another one.

tuske427

It was my understanding that Pontiac milled off the tabs on the wheel rims to not fit the bowling ball hubcaps on them. same finned rims with minor modification.

If you have literature, etc I'd love to see it because I want to have the right info. (don't want to be spewing wrong info on the web or in gossip)

3rdgenparts

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I have been dealing with rims for a few years

N89 Turbo Cast wheels:
82-83 Firebird S/E & Trans am WITH WS6/7 15x7
82-84 Firebird and Trans Am 14x7 Mid level suspension


There's more info on them just do a

hmmurdock_00

Maroon85, is right, thats what i was talking about. Also can hear it when he says, "Here's how you handle the clan junior."

Smokey and the bandit 3 was made in 1983.

Gleason died in 87, last movie being Nothing in Common. tuske427, got that one.

tuske427

Yayyy, I got one!
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some people just don't age well. I gotta admit ,my favorite movie with Jerry Reed was that movie "The Survivors". Starred Robin Williams and Walter Matthau. Corny movie, but had some very funny scenes. Jerry drove a (ack) BMW in that one. (no Trans Am) Also had an young John Goodman in there.

gcgarner

Nope. Best Jerry Reed movie was ... of course ... THE WATERBOY, where he played Coach Red Beaulieu of the Louisiana Cougars.

"What's the matter boy? Are you s-s-s-stupid!!!!?"

84'Firebird

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He also played in the movie gator starring burt reynolds

firebirdta84

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My 84 Trans Am came from the factory with the N89 rims with bowling ball hubcaps. 14 inch.

Joe

89RS_82Z

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FYI the CB was a President, not sure of the model, as for the antenna a Lil Will from wilson is a mag mount that has a 3 foot whip this is the closest to the one on the car, a wilson 1000 has a 5 foot whip if you want a taller whip, i got mine on the trunk lid in the middle close to the glass

Jproz1167

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didn't that smokey and the bandit 3 car have N-24 gold wheels? and I think the car was a 83 because it doesn't look like it has the twin mufflers like a 82 had.

coolram62

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The dual mufflers were used in '83 and possibly '84(my '83 LU5 still has hers with just surface rust)as well.The RPO code is N10 and same as the later dual convertor exhaust used.

tilstad

I think the reason Jerry Reed "aged something awful", was because of his methpowered, round the country tour singing country style music. Now I'm no expert on Jerry Reed, but if you listen to the songs in the first movie, ALL of them are sung by him! Says so in the credits aswell. And he even says in one scene " Ah.... I should have been in Nashville..."

Meth will do that to you, when you run at 150% steam continously. However, I do like the guy, and think that without him, that first movie would be rather boring, as he adds alot to it.

Last time I saw the movie was some years ago, and I dont remember small details about the car. However, the movie is so bad, I need atleast 10 years before I can see it again since last time without puking. lol... and thats coming from a person who actually LIKES car movies, given I have seen every single made since the 40's up to now.

Personally I remembered it was the second who was the worst though... you dont even see that TA in that one hardly at all.

THey should do a remake in the same style as Dukes of hazzard or Gone in sixty seconds... meaning, try to enhance wwhat was good. Gosh, guess we dont have a car to use lol Not new anyway...

3rdgenparts

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Read the top post it was a VERY early built '83 Trans Am with 15" N89 rims and caps.Black and Gold with base interior.Early built due to the rims and "L" shape seatbelt guide,But it had the "T" shift handle.


Dave

Brother Al

Speaking of Bandit cars, Year One and some other company are gonna crank out a bunch of original 2nd Gens that are modernized with a ton of upgrades, but still retain the original theme....They're approved and signed by the one and only Bandit....Burt Reynolds. They come in three levels: Ban I, II, & III Cheap they are not....but very trick: LED tail lights, cool headlights too, Awesome interior upgrades, and 450+ horses Pontiac 455 or LS7, Huge custom "Snowflakes", just a wicked car! Imagine those rims on your 3rd Gen 'Bird! I wonder if they are for sale too?
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"Eastbound and down, Loaded up & truckin...."
The Best Line: "Junior, remind me to punch your momma in the mouth.....Why Daddy?..... 'Cuz there's No Way, NOoo Way you came from my loins!"

92RS(real slow)

damn thats gonna be badass I want one

Jproz1167

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Maybe the turbocastqueen is right and it had N-89 rims, but perhaps someone has the movie and can tell us for sure! Where did the name turbo cast originate anyways my build sheet says turbo aluminum wheels for it's N-89's?

coolram62

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Brother Al those pictures make me miss my '80 T/A even more.And the 15X8 snowflakes were one of the strongest,yet lightest,wheels made at the time.

3rdgenparts did the T/A stop using the l-shaped seat belt guides sometime in '83?And the Camaro continued to use them to the end of '83(and I believe into '84 on the high back seats).Possibly Wildjeff or Okfoz will chime in on the wheels.

3rdgenparts

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LOOK I'm trying to help.If you like to resort to name calling you don't belong on this site.

YOU HAVE BEEN REPORTED

3rdgenparts

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Yes,From what I have seen in person and after owning a early built Norwood '83 Trans Am that had 14" N89 rims and "L" shape belt guides.

I'm just assuming they were left over '82 stock.Same applied for the pmd seats,But I think they were a dealer only option for '83 discontinued in 1984.

I know for sure that the S&B 3 car had 15" N89 Turbo cast rims and if you catch it on DVD you can see a good ole bowling ball cap fall off in one of the scene's LOL.Take it from a guy who knows what he's talking about when it comes to N89 rims LOL

not sure on the camaro,Since im not a camaro guy.

Dave

Jproz1167

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Oh no ..... does that mean the foundation for law and government is after me hahaha .... no worries dude your cfi dawg kitt can't touch my L-98

3rdgenparts

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Once again reported

I'm not playing name calling and "mine is bigger than yours" GROW UP

MODS ????????

Dave

scottmoyer

Dave, no offense, but stop responding to their petty comments. By you threatening them everytime a comment is made, it prompts them to continue. Just ignore it! If it makes you feel better... everyone stop this crap towards 3rdgenparts. Jproz1167, you've been here long enough and know that this behavior isn't acceptable on TGO, especially on my forum. If posts can't be made in a technical and professional manner, we'll shut it all down! Geez guys, help us out here.

Brother Al

Yeah, I agree, lets not let this thread get locked! It's an interesting topic. I just found a non-SE Black n Gold T/A 5 speed, HO L69 w/ the 3:73. the interior's wrecked, but its solid and I think I can score it cheap! S & B idea!

3rdgenparts

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Scott,I sent you a PM on this matter.


Dave

LAFireboyd

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They are available... and from Year One! Someone recently posted about them in the thread below, on the last page(currently page 15):

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/auto...g-3rd-gen.html

You can get them in any size you want because they're custom-made to your specs.

Also in that link, I posted a comment about using them, along with a few other 2ndgen-style parts, to build a 'retro' 2ndgen-style 3rdgen.

Now I wish Year One, or someone, would reproduce the thirdgen "Special Appearance Package" wheel well spats from 1988.

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And after all the posts in this thread, has no one posted a pic of the '83 Bandit TA yet, or did I miss it?