Burt Reynolds was larger than life. To car enthusiasts, he wasn’t just a Hollywood star—he was the guy who made the Pontiac Trans Am a legend in Smokey and the Bandit and turned cross-country racing ...

We stumbled upon Dallas Mecum lot number S316, a 1978 Trans Am that formerly belonged to the man himself, Burt Reynolds, and it brought back memories of an almost identical series of 1978 Pontiac ...

According to the listing, Reynolds drove the Trans Am on rare occasions before he sold it in 2014. The second owner restored the car while preserving the 1970s flavor of the vehicle.

YearOne’s Burt Reynolds Edition Bandit Trans Am (shown) was introduced in 2007 and is the original archetype on which Mecum Dallas lot S316 is obviously based. (Note: This is not the car being ...