That’s mainly because the ’79 model-year cars are cheaper to buy ... A limited 77-unit production run makes the Pontiac Trans Am Bandit Edition an extremely rare and valuable muscle car.
When "Smokey and the Bandit" hit theaters, Pontiac saw a sales boom, as the film featured a 1976 Pontiac Trans Am with an updated front fascia from the yet unreleased 1977 model. The Firebird ...