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Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitchesFind Drivers →Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problemsFix Now →Hollywood Star Cars Museum in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, lists a 1977 Pontiac Trans Am on its Smokey and the Bandit page. The listing identifies a car associated with the film, but it does not prove that this is an original on-screen car. So, if you’re asking where a film-associated 1977 Trans Am can be seen today, Gatlinburg is the clearest documented answer; the location of a confirmed movie-used original is not established by the sources reviewed.
Where is the Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am today?
The Hollywood Star Cars Museum lists the 1977 Trans Am at 914 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. The museum’s page connects the car with Smokey and the Bandit, but does not provide a chain of provenance showing it appeared in the film. [Hollywood Star Cars Museum]
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That distinction matters: a car displayed in connection with a movie is not automatically a screen-used car. The available evidence does not identify any one surviving Trans Am as the confirmed original from filming.
Cars associated with the film that are easy to confuse
| Car | Year and role | What the source establishes | Last verified location or date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood Star Cars Museum display | 1977 Trans Am listed with the film | The museum associates it with Smokey and the Bandit; its page does not establish on-screen use. | Listed at 914 Parkway, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, on the museum’s current collection page. [Museum listing] |
| Burt Reynolds’s personal car | 1978 Trans Am acquired for personal use, not a stunt car | The International Motorsports Hall of Fame described it as Reynolds’s personal car and said it was displayed there. | Hall of Fame announcement dated October 3, 2014; it does not verify the car’s present location. [Hall of Fame announcement] |
| Promotional car sold in 2016 | 1977 Trans Am used to promote the film | Barrett-Jackson described the car as PHS-documented and promotional, and reported its sale. | Sold at the 2016 Scottsdale auction; the cited account does not identify its current owner or location. [Barrett-Jackson account] |
| Another Reynolds-owned car | 1977 Trans Am described as a promotional vehicle later gifted to Reynolds | Barrett-Jackson’s listing records a separate car’s sale in 2022. | Sold in 2022; the listing does not establish where it is now. [Barrett-Jackson lot listing] |
These records describe different cars. The 1978 personal car, the 2016 promotional car, and the separately listed 1977 Reynolds-owned car should not be treated as one vehicle or as proof of a surviving screen-used original.
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Why a movie car shown as a 1977 may be a 1976
Filming took place before the 1977 model year was available. Carlisle Events reports that Pontiac supplied 1976 cars fitted with 1977-style front clips, so a car that looks like a 1977 Trans Am in the film may not have been factory-built as a 1977 model. Carlisle’s retrospective account says Pontiac supplied four 1976–77 cars, in addition to stunt cars; that is the publication’s account, not an independently verified production record. [Carlisle Events]
What can be confirmed about the original movie car?
The available sources do not establish the current whereabouts of a confirmed screen-used original. The museum listing supports a present-day place to see a Trans Am associated with the film, while the auction records establish past sales of promotional cars—not their current locations or use during filming.
The International Motorsports Hall of Fame’s 2014 announcement explicitly distinguished Reynolds’s personal 1978 car from a stunt car, describing it as “no recycled movie stunt car.” That statement helps clarify that Reynolds’s personal ownership is not evidence that the car was used on screen. [International Motorsports Hall of Fame]
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Is the car at Hollywood Star Cars Museum the original movie car?
The museum lists its 1977 Trans Am in connection with Smokey and the Bandit, but the listing does not prove that it was used during filming.
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Where can I see a Trans Am associated with Smokey and the Bandit?
Hollywood Star Cars Museum lists a 1977 Trans Am at 914 Parkway in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Check the museum’s current information before visiting.
Was Burt Reynolds’s personal Trans Am used in the movie?
The International Motorsports Hall of Fame described Reynolds’s personal car as a 1978 Trans Am and explicitly said it was not a stunt car. That announcement does not establish that it was screen-used.
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Are the cars in the film definitely 1977 models?
Not necessarily. Carlisle Events reports that Pontiac supplied 1976 cars fitted with 1977-style front clips because filming preceded the availability of the 1977 model year.
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