1976 Pontiac Bonneville

1976 Pontiac Bonneville in Smokey and the Bandit II, Movie, 1980

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
HWJOE ◊ 2014-02-03 14:10	1976 Grand Ville?
blue_thunder ◊ 2014-02-03 15:15	Replaces /vehicle_11170-Pontiac-Bonneville-1980.html in some crash scenes in the middle of the movie. The third little window in the C-pillar is painted over. -- Last edit: 2014-02-04 18:22:08 (antp)
Commander 57 ◊ 2014-02-03 16:37	There was no Grand Ville in 1976. 1975 was the last year. It was replaced for '76 by the "Bonneville Brougham". Believe the subject car is a Bonneville rather than a Bonneville Brougham. Looks like just "Bonneville" is written on the front fender side. -- Last edit: 2014-02-03 16:42:28
Drujon ◊ 2014-02-03 16:44	From the way the front end is sitting up high I'd say that car is sans engine.
blue_thunder ◊ 2014-02-04 12:57	After filming: http://www.flickr.com/photos/filminglocationsdetectives/4693210194/
Maddog80 ◊ 2016-04-23 21:58	1976 Bonneville. Not a Brougham.
pontiacguy77 ◊ 2018-09-26 06:06	What is the lightbar called?
149PCE ◊ 2020-02-26 15:33	In the past thumbnail, When it is upside down, the engine is orange! Could be a Chevy powered Canadian Parisienne or Possibly the factory blue Pontiac engine was replaced with an orange Chevy at some point
Baube ◊ 2020-02-26 16:20	might be.. i think a lot of pieces were replaced in that movie..
rjluna2 ◊ 2020-02-26 16:29	I remember many moons ago one of the owner in the parking lot was telling me that there was Oldsmobile with Chevrolet engine fitted in and said that it had some problem starting.