The most famous third-gen is ... bird was the black and gold 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am driven by Burt Reynolds in the film “Smokey and the Bandit.” This generation of cars has some ...

The now-iconic T-top also debuted during this stretch, with limited-edition black and gold 1976 Firebirds ... Pontiac introduced the third generation of the Firebird at the start of the 1980s ...