#78 firebird movie

This particular car is one of three used in filming from 1978 to the showвЂ™s conclusion in 1980, and it comes with the documentation to prove it. Our favorite underdogs: Jim Rockford and his Sierra gold Firebird Esprit So the production team disguised the car by swapping out the hood, ditching the rear spoiler and giving it a coat of Sierra gold paint.

It was a nice bit of character building - a less-than-obvious choice that adds more depth to the fictional private eye. As we explained in our profile of the character and his car, Garner didn't think the flashier, more expensive trims would have been in keeping with Jim RockfordвЂ™s personality. Of course, Rockford didnвЂ™t drive a Firebird Formula - he drove a somewhat humbler Firebird Esprit. And one of them, a 1978 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400, is headed to Barrett-JacksonвЂ™s Scottsdale collector car auction this weekend.

#78 firebird movie

вЂњThe Rockford FilesвЂќ is one of those shows where the heroвЂ™s preferred set of wheels becomes a beloved character in its own right: James GarnerвЂ™s Jim Rockford spent a lot of screen time chasing and being chased in his Sierra gold Pontiac Firebird, and the actor/aspiring race car driver did so many of his signature J-turns in the thing that the maneuver is now known as a Rockford.ДЄs is typical with movie and TV show production, вЂњThe Rockford FilesвЂќ crew kept a stable of Pontiacs on hand for filming.