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80GPLJ


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Watching Barrett Jackson tonite, an 80 Turbo Trans Am with only 500 miles and referred to as Bandit Edition sold for $72000 US. Too much?

-- Edited by 80GPLJ on Monday 5th of October 2009 09:43:29 PM

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Ouch. Who would have thought?

Bandit Edition 80??? Hahahahaha, I don't think so.....

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just reporting what I saw, didn't think there was any such thing in 1980

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Yes there was   not a GM build  

http://www.78ta.com/banditedition.php

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     Now, there was never a Factory "Bandit Edition" Trans Am, and everyone always asks me if their car is a True "Bandit Edition" Trans Am. I always tell them that there is no "Factory" Bandit Edition Trans Am which there wasn't. But, to be truthful, there WAS a Bandit Edition Trans Am. Below is an article from Motor Trend Magazine in June 1981 about a company called Trans Am Specialties who did make a "Bandit Edition" Trans Am. As you will se below, the cost of a Trans Am in 1981 was around $8,700 and this Bandit Edition cost around $30,000. Just to clarify one more time......... There IS NO BANDIT EDITION TRANS AM BUILT BY PONTIAC OR GM ! !


The Bandit
An object lesson in big-bore intimidation
by Kevin Smith
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN GATES
Motor Trend Magazine June, 1981

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They are too late to be calling it a Bandit in 80 I'm afraid.

Burt and Sally were old news by then I think!

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y82 special edition baised on the 73 John Players Special G.M show car, Black and gold car, ie the bandit. After the movie "Smokey & the Bandit". Was the paint scheme. The origonal car was a 6.6 400 ci with a turbo 400 auto. And yes, way too much moneywink

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So the Bandit sported a 472 cu in while the BJ car had the original 4.9L (301 Turbo). Far cry from what is being sold as an original Bandit Car! Can anyone spell "RIP OFF"


-- Edited by 80GPLJ on Monday 5th of October 2009 09:52:22 PM

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