A self-proclaimed and unabashed fan of the 1977 movie Smokey and The Bandit, Chris Ryan of Ryan’s Rod & Kustom (RR&K), located in South Carolina, proudly admits to watching it upwards of 10,000 times. (Well, maybe not literally but a lot.) The idea behind building this ’78 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am was to end up with a fun shop car that could do “some really epic” burnouts. Growing up in the ’70s and ’80s Chris enjoyed the ’70s muscle car look, particularly the Trans Am body style.
It should also be noted that one of Chris’ talented staff was overheard saying, “Bullsh*t Boss, we all know where this is gonna end up.” Chris freely admits from the onset that the build began to take
