Read This: The Best Pontiacs in Film, Music and TVĪfter the movie hit theaters, sales leapt by about 30,000 cars from 1977 to 1978 and by another 24,0.
Justice (Jackie Gleason) for hundreds of miles, they wanted a black and gold T/A in their garage. When audiences saw that Trans Am slide around corners, leap over broken bridges, and evade Sheriff Buford T. The Trans Am actually looked more or less the same for more than a half decade before the film debuted. When Smokey and the Bandit director Hal Needham chose a 1977 Pontiac Trans Am to star in his movie alongside Burt Reynolds and Sally Field, he couldn’t have predicted the impact that car would have on America. The manufacturer announced earlier this year that they will release 25 limited edition vehicles for about $3.5 million a piece. It’s become so popular that Aston Martin is sending the iconic vehicle back to the production line. So just how influential and significant is the original Bond car? One of the few Astons used in those movies sold last year for a whopping $4.6 million. Looking back on the Aston from today’s perspective, the most interesting feature may be the map screen in Bond’s car, which foreshadowed today’s navigation systems. The long list of cool tricks included ram bumper, machine guns, ejector seat, smoke screen, oil-slick sprayer, and more. But it’s the special effects that have made this car quite possibly the most beloved movie car of all time.ĭive Deeper: The Action-Packed History of the World's Most Famous Spy Car Without any Bond spy modifications, the Aston Martin DB5 is a work of art.
James Bond’s legacy of famous cars and far-out gadgets can be traced back from one vehicle: the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 that 007 drove in Goldfinger and Thunderball.
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