With all that in mind, here is everything you should know about one of the most iconic movie cars ever seen: the Pontiac Trans Am muscle car used in the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit.

Alabama folks love “Smokey ... legendary Bandit (Burt Reynolds) with Ella Langley as runaway bride Carrie (Sally Field) as they evade the cops in a sleek Pontiac Firebird Trans Am.

The Malaise-era Firebird Trans Ams aren't as quick as their golden-era predecessors, but this drag race is still entertaining ...