Se some pictures of James Garner with a 914 captured in the TV series the Rockford Files. From Kevin Clarke's facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/kevinclarke914/med...3121&type=1

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He did a fantastic job in the movie "GRAND PRIX" a must see for all racing fans!!!
And they said that he could hold his own as a driver!!!


James Garner...RIP!!!

I used to love doing the Rockford backward donuts in the snow in my 71 Bug in Iowa parking lots!!!

Vysoc

back in the day on the R.F., his in reverse 1/2 spin to going forward was all the rage. often times with not much success. 2 porsche quotes from the show.

"what do you think i am? some secretary in a mid engine porsche?"

jim's cute attorney as he takes off in her 914, "i hope he doesn't speed shift it into 2nd gear". sure enough, he barrels out of a parking lot with a fast push to 2nd with out nary a grind.

apparently he was a very accomplished semi pro on the track.

Apparently he cut his driving teeth up on Mulholland Dr. in the hills of LA. He is mentioned early in a great thread on the bird board about the road racing that used to take place at night up there.

Mulholland Tales

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RIP

He was also a scratch golfer... very coordinated dude.

And I'm old enough to remember his tv show called Maverick.

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Great guy and actor. I always enjoyed watching his flicks.

A real class-act both on and off the screen/track. RIP. . .

Didn't his secretary on the show drive the 914 ?

RIP Jim Rockford!

It was his lawyer, Beth Davenport, that drove first a yellow one, then the '74 (which looks to be Phoenix Red) on the show.

beth davenport!! i thought i was delving into obscurity with the quotes and pull the name out of your memory bank. HIGH 5!!!

Enjoy!

those look like 3 different cars?

side stripes on one, not the others
74 style wheels on one, and what looks like maybe hubcaps on another?
black painted 74 rear bumper with tits on one, chrome bumper on the early car

brant

I stand corrected! If she was a lawyer she could afford 3! Or maybe she did 1 year leases...

Years ago, my aunt an uncle were at a BBQ in Sherman Oaks, CA. Somehow, a spark from the grill had lit a lounge chair on fire and everyone was running around trying to get the hose connected to put it out.

There was a knock on the front door, and some guy said "I was driving down the street and saw smoke, and stopped to see if you needed any help."

It was James Garner.

My favorite actor of all time. Loved him in everything because he seemed so unaffected by fame & fortune. Rockford Files was great; I loved Noah Berry Jr, who played Rocky his dad, I was madly in love with the actress that played Beth Davenport and Garner's character was perfect....plus Angel, his sometime sidekick.

Back in the day, I used to hit the bar at Paradise Cove in Malibu where they filmed the scenes at his trailer, just in case he might be around. Sure will miss him.

rita moreno. she played the hooker with a heart. one of the first women i took notice of growing in that special adolescent way. hot latina chic in west side story.

I agree with his racing philosophy...quote I have no interest in straightaway speed, but in taking a thirty mile an hour corner at 29.9999.

RIP

Ha! I'm in the process of drawing the first pic!

Awesome memories.... Yeah he was one of the last of the old school "bad ass gentleman" types. Newman and Garner were always my favorites. Unassuming, nice car guys making a living doing movies. And they sorta liked 914's! Newman was a big engine conversion guy. I want that Volvo!

Rockford Files is the first "grown up show" I watched. When we heard that "phone ringing" intro coming out of the TV room we RAN IN THERE!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pOqQ_roJ_Y


Turn up the speakers and get ready for the nostalgia to smack you in the face...(if you're old enough). A little extended opener a fan assembled.

Godspeed James.

It probably took three 914s to do the one episode !

I can hear the director now "What ! another one died ? quick, some one find me another orange 914 !"


RIP my friend I loved watching the Rockford file as a kid ! Always great cars and chase scenes!

He formed and owned the A.I.R. racing team for a couple of years in the later 60s- yeah, he could probably drive too!

Another famous 914 guy Richie Ginther did all of the fancy footwork in the cockpit of the Gran Prix racer...piloted by James G.
Film editing cut the scenes between James behind the wheel and Richie's fancy footwork (filmed at Riverside Raceway) The "F1" cars were rebodied formula vee VW powered racers, with correct v8 soundtrack dubbed in, complete with faux V8s ( props) seen in the bodywork. Real F1 racers were no doubt used in the movie, James probably in the real one in pit scenes and orbiting the racetrack here and there.
Great stuff...no green screens back then

Another poor dumb uneducated okie who made it in the big-time. First class gentleman! Born Jim Baumgarner.

I loved his Rockford files series. They look a little dated now but still enjoy them.

His part in the Great Escape is really good, along with Steve McQueen.

Dave

....I dug the "western" he made called Sledge!GREAT story about Greed.
(may he reach the golden gate's)

Remembering James Garner on the 7th anniversary of his passing. I'll probably watch a Rockford Files episode tonight to celebrate him.

Loved his Maverick character because he was such a fallible hero. He’d get beat up, snookered, lassooed…but end up slyly winning in the end. He could always pull off that ‘innocent gambler’s’ persona.

Korean War Vet too. Dang it. Another good one gone.

Yeah, just watched "Grand Prix" the other night again. His closing scene at Monza is one for the ages...

Bret and Bart Maverick.

as a kid watching Rockford I have to say I loved that Firebird

My first car was a 69 Firebird, partially because Jim Rockford drove a Firebird.

Clay

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I didn't want any more collector cars, but four years ago one popped up in Orange County California for $2,900. Couldn't pass it up.

I saw Grand Prix at the Hollywood Cinerama Dome; what a terrific racing movie.

After 7 years of runnin' on the "Big Track" with the Greatest, I bet yer givin' em a run . . .it was so like you to stop to see if you could help put out a fire . . . Gentlemen like you sure are missed, Jim.

Thank you for posting this - it seems like just yesterday that Jim passed away. I have the complete Rockford Files set and they are just as much fun to watch today as when they were made. James Gardner left us something truly special.