Bill the kind of guy who smokes a cigarette in the shower.

Bill, a man who helps make one forget about life for a while.

One of the coolest cars ever in my opinion.

Bill you are a hell of a storyteller. The kind of dude you never get tired of hearing him talk.

I love his weather reports..

Burt Reynolds would be proud!!!! Thanks for another video Uncle Bill!!! I hope you are doing well sir! Love all the homage you did about how it’s a speedy car and the GD Germans got nothing to do with it!!!!!! And that’s nothing but pure and simple old fashioned communism!!! Well done fella!

It's great and increasingly rare to hear from someone who is from the era and knows what he's talking about.

I laughed at Bill's constant rant about Florida's weather...Until I moved to Italy's region close to Venezia. It fuckin sucks in the summer, No clouds nor wind, because it's literally a swamp region, all I see is billions of insects and humidity up to 80% with constant heat. It's like Florida but in Europe. Now Bill, I understand you.

While the cars in SATB look like 1977-model-year Trans Ams, they were actually the 1976 round headlight models. When filming began, the 1977 model wasn't out yet, so General Motors provided 1976 cars with front clips from the soon-to-be-released 1977 update.

Always loved this TA. I wanted one in HS but my Dad wanted the 1975 sky blue Plymouth Duster with the 225 slant six. Dad won out.

Another piece on the coolest car by the coolest car reviewer; And it's a proper 40 minute diatribe! What a wonderful Tuesdee treat. Thanks Bill!

I absolutely love the smattering of well-placed, relevant and contextual Gleeson quotes

The 1st car I can remember paying attention to as a kid, I wanted one so bad😢

I love all the Smokey and the Bandit quips. "Speedy car. Speedier than that." Also, "The goddamn Germans got nothin' to do with it!" "For the good old American life; for the money, for the glory, and for the fun... Mostly for the money." "That's nothin' but pure and simple old-fashioned communism!" Gonna go watch it again after this! Fun fact: SATB was the 2nd highest-grossing film of '77, beaten only by the first Star Wars.

Bill, I have a suspicion that this T/A is actually one of the higher horsepower "T/A 6.6" W72 400 cars. Two clues are the fuzzy chrome valve covers and the air cleaner assembly with the oval-shaped inlet. You'd have to check the block casting numbers and the numbers on the cylinder heads to make sure they are actually 6x-4 heads. If it is a real W72 car with the 4 speed, this is a pretty special Trans Am. Great review as always!

2nd generation was the best ever, and my neighbor’s father bought the Bandit 77 Trans Am when it came out. Great movie. Great car. At FSU, where Burt Reynolds’s attended (and went to every home game), they still have actors that pull up in Bandit and Buford T. Justice’s cars for the games. One of my favorite American cars ever.

Bill another great video. I was 7 or 8 Smokey and The Bandit came out. All of the kids in school thought it was the koolest car ever!! I noticed as your videos go along you must get the right amount of whiskey in you. In other words you find yourself right in the pocket. Where life is awesome 😎 thank you again for the video and remembering things of years gone by

Beautiful car. I have a 79 T/A and I love it. And the 403 is pretty strong and reliable.

I'm with you on the heat. Here in the Southern Ohio/Northeastern Kentucky region it's just as miserable. It's been around 90° every day with extreme humidity. It's been raining just long enough to get everything wet and give you hopes of cooler temperatures. But then it stops and bakes the rain off into the air so as soon as you walk outside you're covered in a sticky film. And that's before you even have a chance to start sweating. I work at a collision repair/body shop. We have big fans everywhere and the guys all have our own fans we drag around to every car we work on. An 8 hour day feels like a double. By the time I get home I am dehydrated, overheated and drained of all energy and motivation. Sorry about that. I just got home from work and I think the heat is messing with me. Keep up with all these great cars. After looking at garbage crossovers all day I need to see a real car

I loved the subtle lines included from Smokey and the Bandit. Extremely well executed! Once again great review, great story telling!

Good day Bill, I hope you are well and have lots of exciting stuff this week.

“What we’re dealing with here is a complete lack of respect for the law!”

Honey hush!! Thank you for your genuine enthusiasm and time. Your viewers love your channel. They dont go home, they dont go to eat and they don't play with themselves. It would not look nice on the highway, they can think about it, but they dont do it!!

I can't imagine how futuristic integrated bumpers would have looked in the 70's compared to everything else with massive chrome bumpers.

What a wonderful walk down memory lane. Slight correction concerning Pontiac engines, there is no small block/ big block. All Pontiac engines from 326-455 had the same physical dimensions in fact all the heads can be swapped between them. The 326-400 had 3” main journals while 421-455 used 3.25” main journals. The large mains on the bigger engines actually overlapped the rod journals allowing for incredibly strong crank shafts eliminating the need for forged steel as in the 454 Chevy. Fun engines to play with but getting rare these days. Love this channel Bill, keep them coming.

What a nice surprise! Hope you are doing well Bill! Can't wait to watch this.

Like every 70s kid I absolutely love these. In your face Americana with unapologetic kitsch bird on the hood. Form follows whimsy is much more fun than the Euro demanded way. Find a Lincoln Mark VII LSC to review. And do a long form New Edge Mustang review to bolster that tiny short review of years ago. Couple of cars that just have style to spare that deserve the Bill treatment.

Bill, Bill, Bill…. We are the same age, obviously separated at birth. The first car I bought on my own was a 1975 Formula 350 x 4speed. I loved that car. We moved from central Pa to Cape Coral Fl in ‘89 after I graduated, drove the poncho the whole way. I terrorized Ft Myers beach back in those days. Now, much like you, I reminisce about the cars of my youth and bitch about the weather in upstate SC where I’ve been since ‘94. It’s funny tho, I could have restored or bought one of these anytime, but when I think about a 200hp car that weighs 4k lbs…. Well, I think I’d rather have an AUDI SQ5 with 350hp and decent AC…. 😂 take care of yourself Sir, and keep the Covid Whiskey chilled.

I think Bill needs to add this to his permanent stable.

One of my favorite cars of all time. A friend of mine had a 77 (black & gold) and then a 79 10th anniversary edition Trans Am, both with the T/A 6.6 and 4-speed manual. Despite being down on power, the torque was amazing. You could pull away from a stop light in 4th gear without smoking the clutch. Great fun to drive and without a doubt, the best looking dashboard of any car ever, in my mind.

Good review again, Bill. Keep them coming. Great cars & were THE hot new car to own back then. My neighbor bought a trashed '79 in the early '90s dirt cheap, pulled the drivetrain out, restored the body, painted it all black & installed a tricked 455 Olds, Muncie 4-speed & 3.73 Posi traction. What a beast.

I'll never get tired of Bill telling the history of the firebird

Love the Smokey and the Bandit quotes you snuck in there

Lmao 🤣 Love it Bill Quoting Smokey and the Bandit lines 😅

Loved your lines that came from Smokey and the Bandit.I don't know how many others got it.1 Speedy car,speedier than that.2 For the money ,for the glory,for the fun,but mainly for the money.lol.That Bill,is why you have the best channel on you tube.

I owned the 1976 and 1978 Trans Am, the 76 I rebuilt from the ground up and the 78 I purchased from the original owner with 5k miles on it in 1980 for $5,000, both were black with gold, and the 78 looked just like the Smokey and The Bandit move car. One of the best cars I ever owned, but at the age of twenty, I didn't realize what I had and only a few years later sold them both.

This guy gives the best reviews not only on the car but the times.

I really appreciate the video today it's been a rough couple days here in Ludlow Vermont. Thanks for keeping my mind busy.

"Eastern European tracksuits" hahaha classic Bill

I'm so enjoying all of the Smokey & the Bandit quotes you're subtlety sneaking into your spiel (speedy car, for the money for the glory, etc)

Everyday I check for the next "BILL" video. Thanks Bill, keep it up!

I like how Bill worked in the line “speedier than that,” the line Burt Reynolds used in Smokey & the Bandit, when Bandit implies he needs more $ to get the TA.

I miss my 78 TA back in the day, thank you for showing this one Bill.

Only just found this channel. Absolutely fantastic Bill. Knowledge, humour, grumpiness and no crappy pointless music in the background.

Come for the car, stay for the commentary on Eastern European tracksuits.

Thank you, Bill, for sharing your past memories with us. You are a treasure.

These gained popularity thru the Bandit movies. If you got the Pontiac 400 4 so they were as good as it got for the era. I had a 73 & a 75. I liked the early yrs & the later yrs myself. Bill this weather is brutal up in Tampa too,c'mon November!!

I had and loved 78 Trans Am in the gold paint. Another great Bill comment "Eastern European Track suit"😅😂

There's dozens of reasons to love Bill. Drinking whiskey and water at 10 in the morning trumps them all. Never change Bill.

That connection to the mechanicals of the car is EXACTLY what i get every time I start and rev up the DOHC 4.6 V8 in my 2004 Mustang Mach 1. I see and feel it become alive. No EV will ever stir your soul like that.

I was handed down my mother’s car at 15 years of age, had a ”hardship” license in Texas. It was a 1970 1/2 Firebird Espirit with a 400 cu in engine. Great times.

Hey Bill, about time you got around to this car !! Love you anyway buddy, stay cool ! .

Bill. You are absolutely hysterical! I love the weather reports. We almost moved to FL. Thankfully we went to NC. The cars you highlight are incredible! Great stuff and great sense of humor!!

The story we remember reading on Pontiac's early SCCA Trans Am participation is as follows: When Pontiac was unable to get their own 303 engine certified and in production, they tried to pass the Chevy 302 off as a Canadian Pontiac engine. The SCCA got wind of the scam, and told Pontiac the only way they could run the '69's with that engine would be if they put a '68 front end on them... which is exactly what they did. So it's true that they didn't race them as production T/A's, but they still got them out there under the guise of an earlier model Firebird. Those Pontiac boys were pretty shrewd, and stopped at nothing to get the name out there.

Bill doesn't do the highway drives at the end anymore, I miss them.

That’s actually a w72 Pontiac 400 because it has the chrome valve covers and also the oval air induction unit… 4spd w72 in 78…so if you are a true 77/78 TA fanatic like myself.. this is the dream to own with the 4spd or no speed… great story telling Bill..true gangster 😂

I was hoping because of the Trans Am you were going to take it on the Highway haven't seen you do that in awhile, thank you Bill.

Awesome video Bill, I work in a Embassy in a rough part of the world so thanks for brightening my day with your storytelling & humor.

Bravo, Bill! You were killing me with those early smoky and the bandit references. Great job. Enjoy that vacation.

I had a 1980 turbo trans am.. I miss that car all the time... That is one beautiful car bill!

One of my favorite cars 78/79... appreciate the review Bill.

Wonderful to hear the stream of details about the history of the car, and our times, just propels you through the decades. Thank you Bill.

Nice video! I owned a 75 Formula 350 which was super comfortable and smooth to drive, and handled pretty well, nice easy steering,and was a great cruising car. Literally the nicest, most comfortable car I ever owned. I love all your videos!

Bill would have been the type of guy back in the day that could drive a stick, smoke a cigarette, hold a beer, and talk on a brick phone all at the same time 👏 dude's a legend...

We had a '77 model with a silver exterior, crushed blue velour interior, and T tops. I was 16 when my dad bought this for my mom and thought I was the coolest kid around when driving it. One of GM's best designs. Thanks for the memories, Bill!

I have a ‘77 I just dropped off at the body shop for paint. Always loved these cars…coolest cars that cruised the road.

OK Bill, you knocked it out of the park with this one. Loved it!!!!

Thank you again, Mr. Bill, you are my favorite youtube star!

Really enjoyed the video, information and production value. What an awesome car. A childhood and adult favorite.

Bill, if i can put a little balm on your heat torture, i work in a plastic injection shop in Québecistan; 90F°outside with 98% humidity today, 107F° with the humidity factor. Add at least 40F° inside the fucking shop. Hell on earth, people were dropping like flies! But at least i can end the day in AC with a cold one, watching cool videos like yours! My dad had a red one just like that, brings back a lot of memories. I saw "Back in the Future" at the drive in on the back seat of that beauty in '85, when my parents were still together. Cheers man! I miss January so much!

Love this! Keep em comin Bill! Your the best!

Great car. A very interesting weather report, I enjoy your videos even the long ones.

I have Sammy Hagar playing in my head - 'go out drivin in my 6 point 6, yea." Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I am green with envy right now watching you drive this TA.. Thank you Bill for the video..

Thanks for showcasing this car. Enjoyed the video. Also sounds like ya lost your virginity for the second time driving this car. Good memories are priceless. Happy to hear you owned one in your youth. You must have been the coolest guy around to be sure. Cheers..

I hope you’re enjoying yourself on vacation. We really miss you down to the KZfaqs. Don’t forget about us!😊

I suspect that one of the reasons GM was able to turn the primitive Nova into a surprisingly refined Cadillac Seville so quickly was all of the research and development that had gone into the suspension tuning of the Camaro and Firebird, which shared most of their chassis with both.

The 55 Chevy in Two lane blacktop is the same one in American Graffiti. It had a 454 and a 4 speed. For stopping power it had discs brakes all around.

I have to say, this one has really nice body lines. That hood is sitting pretty much perfectly. Very nice car.

This guy seems so unhappy, and I love it!!!

Great looking Firebird. The rectangular headlight arrangement and split grille looked fantastic on the 1977-78 models.

Thumbs up for the weather report. If you decide to end it all you could stop by here in SE Asia; sunny/rainy, 90-100 degrees every day and humidity 80%. Great channel Bill.

Oh for the love of God... it's been 2 weeks since a fresh piece by Bill. How can we properly kick off our weekend without our usual Friday upload?! I guess Bill overdid it with the 'free' beer at the Mecum auction. 🥴

thank you for all of the 'smokey and the bandit' references

I love how you weaved Smokey and the Bandit quotes in 😂

Good day Bill, one of your Canadian viewers who had a 1980 turbo T\A, yes it was a dog speed wise but with the WS6 package and tires there wasnt many cars that could handle like the Trans Am. Such a great all around car even today could handle very well with most cars. Great video, keep them coming

Best review yet Bill! I love 2nd gen Firebirds! My all time favorite car by far. Just awesome. God Bless America! Hallelujah and pass the ammunition!!

I once owned, at the age of 19, a absolutely beautiful silver on black 78 Z-28. No decals just the Z sticker under the the side scoops. Really miss that car. Thanks for the vids Bill and looking forward to you cooling down a bit.

Like your smokey and the Bandit testimonial, and i was 14 saw the movie at the theater. ❤ the movie, felt so proud to see the movie .

Great video Bill! I had a 1979 Formula with the 301 Pontiac engine and auto transmission. Fun car. Traded it for a 1982 T/A with a 305 Chevy engine / automatic trans. when the new gen came out. Kept that car 10 years. I currently have a 1967 Firebird convertible owned since 1971. All fun and great looking cars and always got great looks everywhere I went. I Love Pontiacs - Thanks Bill for your great reviews and please, please continue on with your fantastic work.

This is a proper Bill video!

I do love your videos. The WS6 included larger sway bars, faster steering ratio, urethane bushings, frame rail to control arm reinforcement, special valved shocks( much stiffer ), heavier springs, and much heavier steering feel compared to standard suspension cars. The skid pad number was .8 something that was very high for the era.

Hey Bill...good to see ya still hustlin bud..I used to detail for you at Auto Europa...Chris the "outback" guy😂

Another SHITTY morning, but another GREAT car review!!!!

Love the Smokey & the bandit bits Bill inserted. Bill is definitely a treasure.

Thanks for this video! I love these cars!!!!

Awesome video as always and I found what they did in Bandit 2 they installed NOS. To be honest the 4.9 turbo probably would have been near equal were it using the 4 speed manual not a 3 speed auto + 3.23 vs it's 3.08 axle ratio. It was around 1.5 seconds slower in the quarter which the transmission alone could have been to blame for. Either way both were great cars and fast in their respective era's.

I just watched that movie last week. Haven’t seen in years still loved it.

Bill, the first car I ever bought was a 1978 gold Trans Am. Yes, glorious 'Solar Gold' with the gold snowflake wheels, black interior. I bought it in Lebanon, Ohio in 1984 for $3,800. It had a 4-speed with factory Hurst shifter. The previous owner had installed a high-end Marantz stereo system. I was on top of the world every time a got in the car. It's long gone and I regret that I did not ever take a single photograph of it.

You're the man bill keep em coming

Pure class ,everyone fell in love with her when the Bandit showed up 🤠yeeehaaa, east bound and down 🎶