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Who is Burt Reynold's Pick for "The Bandit?"

Smokey and the Bandit ReMake

Posted March 27 2013 07:06 AM by Chris Phillip

We don't know if there will be a remake of Smokey and the Bandit.

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Gas Price in Smokey and the Bandit

Posted March 26 2013 12:00 PM by Chris Phillip

Has anybody noticed the price of gasoline, as shown in a scene of Smokey and the Bandit?

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10-44 Smokey and the Bandit Fans

Smokey and the Bandit CB Slang Dictionary

Posted February 25 2013 12:06 PM by Chris Phillip

Smokey and the Bandit sure makes talking on the CB radio look like a lot of fun. But like a pre-historic language, which only university professors now understand, the language of the citizen-band radio is close to extinction.

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Pontiac's legacy is King

Pontiac's official website still up

Posted December 28 2012 08:53 PM by Chris Phillip

GM is keeping Pontiac's official website up, despite the brand's death.

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It's signed by Burt

Autographed Smokey and the Bandit poster on eBay

Posted December 27 2012 02:02 PM by Chris Phillip

Smokey and the Bandit fans:

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Buick's not that popular, despite GM's official reason for killing Pontiac

HPP Visits China. Buick is not the most popular car.

Posted December 27 2012 09:39 AM by Chris Phillip

High Performance Pontiac recently had the golden opportunity to spend a few days in Shanghai, China, the largest city in that country.Our job: Count the number of Buicks compared to other brands and see if GM's claim that...

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Will the rumors of Ashton Kutcher being the Bandit come true?

Smokey and the Bandit remake

Posted June 22 2012 11:46 AM by Chris Phillip

This month, several Hollywood sources reported that Ashton Kutcher is in negotiations to star in a remake of Smokey and the Bandit.

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Share Your Memories

Memories of Smokey and Bandit in the Theater in 1977

Posted May 25 2012 07:23 AM by Chris Phillip

High Performance Pontiac magazine readers: Do you have a great story to tell about seeing Smokey and the Bandit for the first time 35 years ago this summer (1977).

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Event has Pontiac links to its past, Part 2

50th Anniversary of the Daytona Continentel (now 24 Hours of Daytona)

Posted January 28 2012 11:21 AM by Chris Phillip

Fireball Roberts and Marvin Panch, both already Daytona 500 winners driving Pontiacs, were participants in the 1962 Daytona Continental.

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All it takes is the highest bid to win it

Hot Rod magazine's '72 Catalina Brougham for auction on eBay

Posted January 24 2012 09:48 AM by Chris Phillip

Our sister publication Hot Rod asked us to share with our readers that its '72 Catalina Brougham road-trip car is up on eBay for auction. With the no-reserve auction ending tomorrow, you could be the highest bidder and...

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March 3, 1970

Important Dates in Pontiac History

Posted December 31 2011 09:47 PM by Chris Phillip

Pontiac takes out full-page advertisements in newspapers from California to Connecticut and all places in-between proclaiming "Pontiac announces the beginning of tomorrow."

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Part 2: 1979 Trans Am 10th Anniversary

What Would Pontiac's Famous Cars Cost in Today's Money

Posted September 22 2011 11:12 AM by Chris Phillip

1979 Trans Am 10th Anniversary 1979 Price: $10,620.00

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The Great American Disgrace

Daytona 500 Pace Car Horror: The 2012 Toyota Camry

Posted August 23 2011 11:01 AM by Chris Phillip

If you're old enough to remember the first Daytona 500 race, you might recall that a '59 Pontiac convertible paced the track, courtesy of Pontiac General Manager Bunkie Knudsen.

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Photos of Locations in Smokey and the Bandit's filming in 1976 and Now in 2011.

Smokey and the Bandit Then and Now

Posted August 12 2011 11:56 AM by Chris Phillip

Smokey and the Bandit fans, listen up.

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Did any customers try to order a Ram Air IV with twin snorkels on the hood?

1970 ½ Formula 400 Original Owners Callout

Posted February 28 2011 05:42 PM by Chris Phillip

Pontiac records show that no Formula 400s came with Ram Air IV engines ever. But that doesn’t mean customers didn’t try to have their dealers sneak the orders through to Pontiac and get them built.

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