The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files was an American detective (private investigator) television drama that had its first run on the NBC television network between 1974 and 1980. The show was notable for sharp writing (often by creator Stephen J. Cannell), an agile Pontiac Firebird and for the easy charm and charisma of James Garner who starred as Jim Rockford.

Trivia

• The license plate for the Pontiac Firebird Esprit, that Garner drove in the show, was 853-OKG. Garner's says that his agent made the plate for "Oklahoma Garner" and the date he started acting, August of 1953.