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Originally Posted by muscle_collector
ive always assumed they took all the trans am decals off of it to avoid any kind of royalty payments????
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I can't imagine that the producers would have to pay any sort of royalty to any organization. Pontiac already paid the SCCA for the use of the Trans Am name when each car was built. Pontiac wouldn't care how the cars were presented, in fact leaving the hood bird on the car would have been great, free advertising for the new showy option.
Also, giving a discount on the purchase price of movie vehicles is pretty common. The car maker considers this practice a form of cheap advertising.
I think that it was a deliberate decision by the producers/director meant to fit the mode of transportation that would have fit Wayne's police detective character's personality. A bad ass car with a rollin' under the radar appearance.