Trucker Films (Film Guide): Smokey and the Bandit, Duel, Pontiac Firebird, Joy Ride, Convoy, Smokey and the Bandit II, Maximum Overdrive

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (films not included). Pages: 35. Chapters: Smokey and the Bandit, Duel, Pontiac Firebird, Joy Ride, Convoy, Smokey and the Bandit II, Maximum Overdrive, F.I.S.T., Smokey and the Bandit Part 3, Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead, Breakdown, Hoffa, Enos, Black Dog, Space Truckers, Ride wit Me, They Drive by Night, Kansas City Trucking Co., Dos mujeres, un camino, Roadgames, Coast to Coast, Trucks, Breaker! Breaker!, The Gang's All Here, Cowboy, Desperate, The Bandit Run, Blacktop, White Line Fever, Hell Drivers, Road Rage, Red Ball Express, Highballing to Victory, Buford T. Justice, California Straight Ahead!, High-Ballin', Trucker's Woman, Truck Stop Women. Excerpt: The Pontiac Firebird was built by the Pontiac division of General Motors between 1967 and 2002. The Firebird was introduced the same year as the automaker's platform-sharing model, the Chevrolet Camaro. This coincided with the release of the 1968 Mercury Cougar, which shared its platform with another pony car, the Ford Mustang. The vehicles were powered by various four-cylinder, six-cylinder, and V8 engines of different GM divisions. While primarily Pontiac-powered until 1977, Firebirds were built with several different engines from nearly every GM division until 1982 when GM began to discontinue engines it felt were unneeded and either spread successful designs from individual divisions among all divisions or use new engines of corporate architecture. 1969 Pontiac Trans AmThe first generation Firebirds had a characteristic Coke bottle styling. Unlike its cousin, the Chevrolet Camaro, its bumpers were integrated into the design of the front end and its rear "slit" taillights were inspired by the Pontiac GTO. Both a two-door hardtop and a convertible were offered through the 1969 model year. Originally the car was a "consolation prize" for Pontiac, who had initially wished to p...