Look up Jim Suva.He runs a blog about the Rockford cars and has been on the lookout for one of the pickups.

Is this the one that went to Jacksonville Fl?

@@roguedalek900 Evidently.

Mike rowe is a. Saint tho.

even had the license plate right

Sad that so little time was given to rock fishes car. For those that know, rockfish is one of his names.

@crazyivan2905 I agree. That's from the episodes with Isaac Hayes, I think his characters name was Gandy!

yep. one of jimmys convict friends. always called him rockfish. i was hoping someone would remember that actor other then me. great show. @@ds440RB

Back in the 70s I had a business trip - picked up the rent car, it was a bronze Firebird. Did my tech call, exited, found the first twisty gravel road, and proceeded sideways. Good times.

rt9tiger Friend of ours sister had a 75, blue w white interior, car handled like it was on rails, regular 350 automatic, we blew the transmission from all the brake revs, and holeshots, great days

I LOVE that the reverse-one-eighty is known as "the Rockford."

Learned to do a Rockford and drift corners when I was 12 years old because of Jim. '68 Ford station wagon, 390 big block. Later on a cousin bought a 6.6 Smokeybird Bandit Am. Took a while to talk her into letting us "drive it to the store". Probably should have been further than 3 blocks away before the first lighting of the tires.

jason9022 if you read about it, they needed the 400 and the front and rear sway bars from the Formula 400, for the stunt driving and J turns, which were called Rockfords, so they bought the Formula and changed the hoods, they never went above the esprit look, cause Jim couldn’t afford the Formula, and they never went above the 1978 model front end cause James Garner didn’t like the restyled front end of the 79, show went off the air in 1980

A man that worked with James Garner and the rest on the Rockford Files runs a page on Facebook...great page !

Rowe should have done a reverse 180.

Those space documentaries from SCI channel are great. His voice is perfect for narrating hehe

I thought Dirty jobs wasn't that scripted. Sure, the outlines were but many moments felt real. (all other shows, Deadliest Catch, Orange County Choppers, etc. all felt extremely scripted)

I noticed that too. Great catch!

853 OKG August of 1953 (Garner got his first acting job), OK (Oklahoma, grew up there), G (Garner). I am a huge RF fan.

Ebay sells replica plates for show only of course

@@brianwinston8627 So am I, but I NEVER knew what the numbers and letters on that iconic plate stood for - thanks for that ! :)

@@voiceofreason7856 One of my favorite phone recordings at the intro goes something like this- Hey Jim this the grocery store, your check bounced. You want me to put it with the other ones?

Magnum played a PI on Rockford named Lance White that ultimately led to him being cast in Magnum.

E Meyer forgot about that you are correct!

You have to watch the entire episode with Jay and Mike to correlate the two

A friend was visiting Los Angeles at the time the Rockford Files were being filmed. She saw one of them on a car transport being taken out to the filming site - she got a picture of it for me ! :)

That would be incredible!!

A cross between short haired Michael Bolton & Clint Eastwood

He was an opera singer before he made it big in television, that's why he has a great voice.

Jim started with a 74' and got a new one every year ending with the 78 model year.74-76 were roundies and 77-78 were square lights

Mr Meyer is correct

I think they changed something on the car, it doesn't feel right. I think maybe the auction guys got their facts mixed up... Because all the original cars and trucks were sold at the conclusion of the series to private buyers. And Garner gave his away, and when the 1990s Rockford TV Movies came around, they didn't have any of the original cars. So they had to Build/Make another '78. Which I think is this car that was auctioned off for 2 key reasons. 1. The original cars all had Demuxe Vinyl Interior, the Deluxe Seats on the 78s are much thicker because of extra foam padding and have visible horizontal lines across the front of and bottom of the seat. This one has the standard vinyl seats which are visibly skinnier, and the TV Movie car had those skinny seats. I guess Jim didn't care or didn't remember to make them correct that mistake when they rebuilt the car for the 90s movies. And 2. The original cars were repainted the same color to keep every new year consistent. So they came up with their own shade of Gold paint called Lt Topaz, which is just a darker shade of the 78 Gold Special Edition Trans Am's Solar Gold Factory paint. Because the sun at the beach in Malibu would reflect too much off the light shade of the car and blind people. This car from Barrett-Jackson was painted in a different shade that is much darker almost brown looking in some angles than the Original Firebirds that were Light Topaz, which means they probably didn't remember or couldn't find the original records of the Light Topaz Paint codes they had used in the 70s, when they were rebuilding the car in the 90s for the TV movies. Jim Suva interviewed somebody who owns 3 of the Original Rockford cars from the Series. A 76, a '77 and one of the '78s. All 3 have the Deluxe Interior with thick seats. And the correct Light topaz paint. If you look at pictures from the TV movies and the original series you can spot the difference in the shade of the paint and the seats from the 90s car and the originals. If you have an eye for detail like me of course. The 90s car is still counted as a Rockford Car because James drove it and used it. But it's not one of the Originals from the Series. 20 years earlier. It was another Formula/Esprit that was built for the Tv Movies in the 90s for him.

What is funny is one they used stock footage. Jim would leave in one Firebird , 'drive the route' in another, then arrive at the destination in the original car in the scene ! The cars would often be from different model years, too.

No they didn't. The Owner probably wouldn't allow it.

He was just paid by Ford to act like he liked Ford.. he likes Ford craftsmanship and all, but everyone with common sense knows it never was the best, just like Apple

He was.

@@dertythegrower The gospel by which we're saved. We're under Paul's ministry today. Therefore we're not under the law of the old testament. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (KJV)1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures. And that takes us back to John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that WHOSOEVER believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Ephesians 2:8-9 (KJV) 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. So it's only by GRACE that we are saved not by works. Jesus did all the work and gave us GRACE (unmerited favor) as long as we have FAITH (believe) in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ for SALVATION (trust in his blood). That's the gospel. Jesus said, Ye must be born again to enter into the kingdom.(accept Jesus as your SAVIOR)

@@JustChillin227 Okey-dokey...

Mannix used a 74 Camaro in last season which are posted here on YT

Nikola Tesla had a electric motor car design that was powered by amplified static electricity.

Lol

An Escort for Leno and Rowe in case they get accosted by Starstruck fans.

Each season, the show used three new cars: the beauty, the action, and the damaged car. After the first 1974 season, the show had to use Formula model Firebirds and strip them down to look like the earlier Espirit model, which was no longer available with the same trim after 1974. They used new cars each year between 1974 and 1978. After 78, they continued to use the 1978 model because James Garner didn't like the look of the newer versions. Being the star of the show, a racing driver, and one of the shows stunt drivers, James Garner was free to choose whatever car he wanted. Garner originally chose the Firebird over a much more expensive sports car or even a slightly more expensive Trans AM because Garner felt that his money strapped character wouldn't have paid the extra money for a more flashy vehicle. Rockford's style is what I would call "Budget Chic," meaning that his car and clothes are cheap, but they still look cool and stylish. Rockford strikes me as the type of guy who shops the discount racks in the stores to find the nicest looking, stylish, but not too stylish clothes at the most affordable prices.

The whole Rockford thing is discussed in the full show. Mike wanted a car like the Rockford one from when he was a young man. The full show is great!

Is it an on screen used Firebird?

So why do I get a electric bill every month

Because it was the 70's and safety really wasn't a thing

I think Rockford drove a '74 or '75 and then the '78. I seem to remember the older style grille.

@@davidp2888 He had a '76 in there, too.