The 1977
Special Edition Trans Am
Lot#1
Here's an interesting pic of a '77 Limited Edition Trans Am. Two engines were offered for the Trans Am in '77. The L78 Pontiac 400 rated at 180hp or the W72 Pontiac 400 rated at 200hp. Trans Ams built in California came only with the L80 Oldsmobile 403 rated at 185hp. The Oldsmobile mill was only available to California and high altitude TAs. Also if a 4-speed was wanted the W72 400 was the only engine that could be had. An interesting fact about these confusing engine combos (and sometimes an easy way to tell what you've got) is that the L78 and L80 (Olds) TAs received a "6.6 Litre" decal on the shaker scoop while the more powerful W72 built TAs received a "T/A 6.6" decal on the shaker scoop. |
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This is a very special edition to the site. This is one of the Special
Edition "Bandit" Trans Ams owned by Burt Reynolds. You can
easily see the special "Bandit" graphic on the driver's door in
the first shot. The pics were submitted by Scott Reid who owned it briefly
before selling it to a collector in Canada. Scott writes: "In July I Found a '77 S/E that was loaded, it happened to be Burt Reynolds' personal car! I'm enclosing a few pictures for you and yes it really was Burt's car. I had the documentation to prove it, original title with Burt's signature, the auction slip and newspaper articles with the persons name listed as the buyer, a brochure from Burt's home with he and his son sitting on the car (you can see those pictures on the Bandit club site) and a few more things." Thanks Scott, for sharing these pics with us. Scott owns a 1979 SE Trans Am that can be seen at 1979 Special Edition Trans Ams Lot#1. |
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The pics of this S.E. Trans Am were graciously provided to me by the
former owner. The car was sold recently in January of 2002. The former
owner describes the condition of the car at time of sale: "This is a 1977 Y82-Special Edition (Bandit) T/A. The car was 1 of 2,699 W72 4spd S/Es built in '77 and had just 28,500 actual/original miles on it when I sold it in January of 2002." The former owner now owns a spectacular low-mileage white '79 Trans Am that can be seen at the '79 Firebirds Lot#4. |