The Original Rockford Files Firebird

12/06/2026

Well we are delighted to say the Rockford Files Firebird and Memorabilia from Mr Garners private collection has been sold by Retro Rides Auctions in Australia. The collection is heading back to the USA to its new owner in Michigan.

20/05/2026

LIVE AUCTION May 24-June 3.
1978 Pontiac Firebird - Ex Rockford Files Car driven by James Garner including his personal Rockford memorabilia.
Shipping worldwide available

https://rrauctions.com.au/lot/169

22/04/2026

An important announcement for Rockford Files fans!
I have made the tough decision to sell the Rockford Files Firebird I purchased from Mecum Kisemmee in Feb 2015 plus my extensive Garner/Rockford original items. Respectfully they will not be separated.

Save the date! Auction will be from 17-27 May Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Shipping can be arranged globally.

The sale will be via Retro Rides Auctions via their May 2026 Auction. This will also include my collection of James Garner Memorabilia purchased at Julians Auctions including -

Entertainment Memorabilia - Collectable Award Certificates (HS CODE: 9705000090)

A certificate presented to James Garner by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for being nominated for an Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" for The Rockford Files (Roy Huggins-Public Arts Productions, 1974-80) in 1975-76; accompanied by its original folder.

A certificate presented to James Garner by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for being nominated for an Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" for The Rockford Files (Roy Huggins-Public Arts, 1974-80) in 1976-77. Included with its original folder.

A pair of certificates presented to James Garner by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for being nominated for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" in 1977-78 for the role of "Jim Rockford" in the hit series The Rockford Files (Roy Huggins-Public Arts, 1974-80), accompanied by the program for the 1977-78 Emmy Awards for Nighttime Programming.

A Western Union telegram notifying James Garner that he'd been voted Favorite Male Television Performer for the 1977 People's Choice Awards.

A group of photographs and ephemera from Garner's iconic TV series The Rockford Files (Roy Huggins-Public Arts Productions, 1974-80), for which he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1977.

In addition Mr Garners Daughter Gigi provided to me Mr Garners Original Rockford Files Spray Jacket worn by him at golf regularly, a custom coloured shirt, Rockford Tshirt and Sport Jacket said to have been worn in the 1990's movies.

More details to come. https://rrauctions.com.au/lot/169

19/01/2026

A good story on the car in Christine

In our ‘Screen Gems’ series, we’re looking back at the iconic cars that became film and television stars so instantly recognisable that you’ll know them

19/01/2026

NBC Pilot Casting 2026
Vince Vaughan as Jim Rockford?
Kaley Cuoco as Beth Davenport?
Jason Alexander as Angel Martin?
Kevin James and Dennis Becker?
Martin Sheen as James (Rocky) Rockford?

14/01/2026

Huge news!

NBC has ordered a pilot for an update on The Rockford Files, the beloved private eye series that starred James Garner. The project comes from Universal Television, which produced the original 1974-80 series, and writer Mike Daniels (NBC’s The Village, Sons of Anarchy).

A drama about U.S. marshals that counts Jenna Bush Hager as an EP also earned a pilot pickup.

31/12/2025

30/12/2025

Rockford Sunset, have a great 2026 everyone.

15/12/2025

Vale Rob Reiner. A terrible waste of life. Rip

20/11/2025

New Rockford Files book alert! I am pleased to say we provided the cover photo for this new book. So cool to see the car on the cover.

This highly anticipated examination of the cultural impact of a reimagined fan-favorite P.I. series.

This popular television show centering the cynical, fallible, and likeable private investigator Jim Rockford finally receives its due attention in this book. Combining social analysis with close televisual analysis, scholar Amanda Keeler illustrates how this 1970s series reimagined the P.I. genre through its novel characters, diverse creative team, and attention to contemporary social issues. Keeler also highlights the contributions of the show's writers including women writing in a male-dominated TV industry who left their mark on the series and fostered the unique feel that resonated with audiences throughout its time on air, in later film reunions, and beyond.

Get your copies here

https://wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814351000/