1977 Rockford Firebird

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For my next trick…

I have been hinting at messing with a Firebird Trans Am to dial back down into Rockford’s ‘77 version while doing my last build.
So now this is an official build.

Jim’s been waiting…

 

 

 

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There have been other builds on here that explain all the info on why James Garner chose the lower end car vs the T/A for his working class Pi character.

This Formula/Esprit Firebird has custom sierra gold paint and a nice Pontiac v8. I like the ‘77 year of headlight cluster so this is my favourite Firebird used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Little engine work, Pontiac blue

 

 

 

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Body work was done to close in the T-tops, the side scoops and the hood scoop

 

 

 

 

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And then today October 11th, ‘25 I found some Pontiac wheels and a figure I can make into Jim Rockford at the Vancouver IPMs show

 

 

So now we are all caught up

[STU111]

I used to love watching the Rockford Files on TV. I’m following this build. 

[WillyBilly]

Great build. Love the show, and the many famous cars James Garner drove. I will be following along.

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Working on the seat cushion separations by scribing them out

 

Then I cut out the manual transmission gate and will extend the automatic a bit farther back, tapering past that circle