In 2011, he was working on a TV series with most of the locations he had to find in downtown Langley. One day while driving through the area, he spotted a 1978 Pontiac Firebird with a for sale sign on the windshield parked in front of a small house.
“I burst out laughing. I couldn’t believe it,” he recalls. “I’ve been a crazy huge fan of the TV series Rockford Files and always loved Jim Rockford’s Pontiac Firebird Esprit. But, at no time, was I actively looking for one.”
Actor James Garner played L.A.-based detective Jim Rockford in the series that ran from 1974 through 1980. He always drove a ‘copper mist’ Firebird Esprit which was renewed every year up to the 1978 model year.
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It’s no secret that once they make it into this world, cars have a tendency to stick around, even after official production ceased. Depending on a number of factors, a car can survive decades and sell for big bucks even long after the carmaker gave up on it. 1 photo
That’s how the pre-owned, custom, and collector markets were born. They thrive on nostalgia and people’s love for long-dead things.
Over the years, we’ve seen dead car nameplates that manage to stir such passion people often pay fortunes to get their hands on. In this category we’ve got the usual suspects, like Plymouth, Pontiac, or Mercury, but there are people who also like and miss brands such as Oldsmobile, DeLorean, or Hummer.
The First DMC DeLorean Rolled Off the Assembly Line 40 Years Ago
With a stainless-steel finish, gull-wing doors, and futuristic look, the DeLorean was perfect for this time-traveling franchise. SHARE ON: Photo by Erin Cadigan || Shutterstock.com
The first DMC-12 DeLorean sports car was produced on Jan. 21, 1981. This futuristic automobile is best known for its appearance in the
Back to The Future films. With a stainless-steel finish, gull-wing doors, and futuristic look, the DeLorean was perfect for this time-traveling franchise. But what the movies certainly don’t tell us is that the car’s financial failure turned its inventor, John DeLorean, from a highly successful automaker into a man desperate man willing to save his company by
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Although it may look like many other SEMA projects built just make a unique appearance on the show floor, this Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is a bit different. It comes with two racing seats even though the motor protrudes inside the cabin like an iceberg below the water surface. It s also capable of taking “
mom, dad, or girlfriend” out for a spin - one at a time and only if they have the proper gear, that is. 46 photos
Pontiac’s Trans Am specialty package for the Firebird has gone down in history for its timeless association with Burt Reynolds and the
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