Before

After

It’s been a strange mix of emotions for me the past few weeks.  I’ve really enjoyed having the Bandit, and the new video is looking AWESOME, but in the end it’s just a car.  WHAT?!?!  JUST A CAR?!?!  It’s the BANDIT!  It’s a $100,000.00 prize that I WON by making a little video!  That’s HUGE!  but, it is just a car.  I’ve always been a fan of muscle cars, but I don’t know them forward a backward.  I’ve always wanted to work on my own restoration project, but with my limited knowlege I would be working for the better part of a Decade to get it done.  Every time I drive the car I worry that something will happen to it.  What it comes down to is that I can’t afford to enjoy the car as much as I want to.

I drove it up to Scottsdale and took it to the Auction.  I drove fast, but I wasn’t in a hurry.  I enjoyed going from 80 mph to 100 mph in seconds and passing people with ease, but I wasn’t aggressive.  It was a calm drive.  I look forward to spending the next few days talking with people about the car and then seeing how what it sells for.  If you have a moment pass on the information to help get the word out about the car.  thanks.

SUNDAY the 18th Lot #836 at Aproximately 2:48PM.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Smokey and the Bandit, YearOne has teamed the star and the car together again with a modern performance makeover. The Burt Reynolds Edition Trans Am by YearOne injects supercar levels of power and grip into legendary style. The DIY Network’s Automotive show Celebrity Rides: Burt Builds a Bandit chronicled award-winning actor Burt Reynolds and the design team at YearOne Auto Restoration Company as they begin the exciting process of restoring a select fleet of limited edition Trans-Ams. DIY also created a contest for one lucky fan to have a chance to win one. Viewers were able to upload a video to explain to Burt Reynolds why they deserve to win the car. Videos were enthusiastically uploaded and viewed, surpassing a total of 55,000 in about eight weeks. In 2007, Spencer Brinkerhoff created a video Thanksgiving weekend that impressed Reynolds and won this car on offer.