1979 Smokey and the Bandit Trans-Am 400 - POV TEST DRIVE

[@jjs777fzr]

People that care for cars like this and keep them in this condition get my utmost respect.

[@CaptainFALKEN]

Thanks then

[@rocket4332]

Me too

[@antonioalaniz4069]

Honestly my dream car its kinda rare for a 16 year old to want a 79 trans am considering most kids nowadays want modern cars not me lol id take a classic over modern any day especially a trans am incredible car man!

[@bloodmob3077]

I'm 19 I've had my 1978 for 5 year's

[@antonioalaniz4069]

Blood Mob damn thats cool i found a 79 not to far from where i live but i dont have the money nor the job to buy it sadly

[@FreshTillDeath56]

Antonio Alaniz For a dream car, you picked a very accessible and affordable car!

[@themalibumessiah4596]

I'm 18 got a 1979 Trans Am bandit for 5k and put 2k on fixing it works great. This is an attainable car especially if your in America or Canada

[@FreshTillDeath56]

@@themalibumessiah4596 Yeah. I can't wait to get my hands on my own. After watching movies like REDLINE and Smokey and the Bandit, I gotta get my hands on my own fun car. I initially looked over some roadsters, and settled on the Trans Am. ;)

[@jslewalite]

shifts smoooooooth like butter

[@jacobfleming565]

Wonderul channel with a great concept most other channels only go as old as mid 90s

[@CaptainFALKEN]

Only good in the 90s for America was thr Viper and 97-02 Vette

[@CaptainFALKEN]

And the 98-02 Trans Am. SVT Cobras were quick, but ugly

[@josemontano7767]

What a beauty

[@RetroClassicCar]

Thanks!

[@KrogerCulinary411]

NICE CAR!

[@RetroClassicCar]

Thank you!

[@kallo182]

Are anyone here who have one of this Firebirds? Is this really the Point of View, or is this Camera higher? Did you really see the whole Hood, while sitting in the Car oO

[@jimkirk1163]

Unless your short. The best view is a shadow of the car made when the sun is setting and your driving along .

[@mrkongsimr]

Can this car be used as a daily driver ?? Great video thank's

[@kallo182]

Everything can be used as a Daily Driver. Its just a question of Money. It is even better for a Car, to be moved regular, than standing in the Garage for weeks or months.

[@swimmer8585]

Everything can be used as a daily driver, but you want something reliable and decently fuel efficient for your daily. This is for fun

[@anthonyrawsthorne656]

Mine was a daily, until I took it off the road to rebuild. Only pain, is you need a passenger, for the drive thru, multi storey car parks etc.

[@autobusy_vlaky]

Like

[@midnightrambler8065]

I did 120 pushups before this video ended

[@smitty31560]

It's a wonder you didn't wreck driving on the wrong side.

[@markwilliams1735]

Correct side for the UK

[@anthonyrawsthorne656]

🤣🤣🤣

[@weljo2001]

The car is in great shape. I had two 79's when i was 18 &19 years old a Black one with the Oldsmobile 403 engine and a Bronze one with the Pontiac 400. The Oldsmobile engine was way faster...

[@jochache]

The 403 was not way faster. 185 HP with 2.73 gears vs the 400 with 220 rated HP (actually 260) and 3.23 gears and a 4 speed. I had the 400 and my buddy had the 403 and it was no competition at all.

[@weljo2001]

@@jochache Well i had both of them and my results were different...

[@bretz71]

weljo2001 Then the unexplained discrepancy must have been the loose nut behind the wheel on your cars. The drivers of the other 107K ‘79 Trans Ams with the T/A 6.6 and 6.6 Litre engines would beg to differ with you. As well as all of the car magazine road test reviews back in the day. Not to mention the NHRA rated the Olds 403 at 185hp and the Pontiac W72 400 at 260-280hp!

[@CaptainFALKEN]

I'm 23 and last year I had a white '79 TA with a PonTon 400 swap and I still say the olds 403 is just a dog. PONTIAC ALL THE WAY. I still have a vid of it in my "My Carz" playlist. Even everybody I've ever talked Pontiacs with at shows say the 403 was a dog in the TAs. I did meet this one guy with a '79 TA he bought on a backroad and had a 455 in it. Now, that's a beefy motor.

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

@@jochache youre trying to compare the stock 403 to a w72 400, one you could only get for a few months in 1979.

[@gunman-6646]

You're driving on the wrong side of the road.

[@ropssmith6166]

Only the real ones understand why he’s driving on the left side of the road.. lolls

[@CaptainFALKEN]

Ya know, I've had somma these cars, and I gotta say the 70s had some tacky color combinations. Looks like an SE Bandit (blk/gld).. but with RED interior... why though. That red vinyl is mint. Would be better with a silver car or maybe red decals

[@spacecatboy2962]

dude, youre on the wrong side of the road