It’s not just Snowman's classic black-and-gold throwback paint scheme from Smokey & the Bandit on owner-operator John McCormick's beautiful rig that’s all behind the name. The owner-operator ...

Owner-operator Jackie Baggett sees his 1999 Western Star 4964EX as more than a work truck. It served a solemn duty as ...

In the film, the black, tan and gold-colored diesel truck - a Kenworth W900 - sports an Old West-style scene of stagecoach travelers apparently being robbed by a gun-wielding bandit on horseback. The ...

The 1977 movie "Smokey and the Bandit" is largely famous for two reasons: the Pontiac Trans Am driven by the titular Bandit, and the performances of the late Jerry Reed and Burt Reynolds as Cledus ...

GROWING up in the '80s we had some really cool, car chase films and TV programs. I spent hours watching, Cannonball Run, Convoy, Knight Rider and the A-Team. And one of my favourite films was Smokey ...

Charlie Bailey has realised a childhood dream by buying a 1985 Kenworth truck and refurbishing it to resemble a movie icon. Video / Jason Oxenham An Auckland builder has created his own ...

Mention “American big rigs” to someone not associated with the trucking industry, and odds are an image of the Kenworth W900 is going to pop into their heads. And why not? The truck is a cultural icon ...