In 2016, a car used during Smokey and the Bandit promotional duties went for a cool half-mil when the gavel came down at at B-J’s marquee Scottsdale auction. Up for auction next weekend at Barrett-Jackson's Las Vegas event are a number of vehicles from the late actor's personal collection, machines built to replicate some of his most memorable vehicular co-stars.īlack and gold second-generation Trans Ams associated with the actor have brought large money over the past few years. But when it comes to Burt Reynolds, one could argue, who the hell cares? You're bound to have a good time, and you'll perhaps grow some chest hair in the process. When is history not exactly history, but rather a facsimile thereof, authenticated by those involved in its making? Realists and cynics will assert that, largely written or rewritten by the victors, history is never quite history. The Cannonball Run –themed Chevy pickup crossed the block at $49,500.
Unsurprisingly, the 1978 Trans Am Bandit replica was the top earner, selling for $192,500, while the red 1978 Trans Am went for $88,000. UPDATE 10/1/18: Results are in for this auction.
