As a regular viewer of The Rockford Files
when the show originally aired in the 1970s and I was just a little
kid, I've remained a fan since then. Every few years or so, I end up
watching episodes again via reruns on TV or the DVD collection.
While there's plenty to be written on Jim Rockford's (James Garner)
string of gold second-gen Firebirds, this blog will instead discuss the
third episode of season three entitled "The Family Hour." For Pontiac
fans, this one is unique among the others because it's a departure from
the norm-Jim chasing crooks or being chased by them while driving his
'76 (for this season) gold Firebird. In fact, the Firebird is parked for
this episode. Instead, you get a jacked up 1970 GTO, courtesy of the
bad guys.
Another legendary '70s TV auto gets its due on Hemmings.
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