1973 Pontiac Firebird

1973 Pontiac Firebird in The Rockford Files, TV Series, 1974-1980 Ep. 1.09

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

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Author	Message
APS221 ◊ 2010-02-16 21:20	Thumbnail from: /vehicle_276454-Chevrolet-Nova-1974.html
car nerd ◊ 2010-08-13 05:36	How do we know this is an Esprit model?
APS221 ◊ 2010-08-13 07:27	I didn't add/identify this particular car, but my guess is that lack of scoop/intake on the hood indicates it's an Esprit. In this ad you can see the Trans Am (left) and Formula (right): -- Last edit: 2010-08-13 07:35:59
car nerd ◊ 2010-08-14 05:28	The base Firebird also lacked hood scoops. In addition what identifies this as a 1973 model versus a 1970-72? -- Last edit: 2010-08-14 05:29:47
APS221 ◊ 2010-08-14 07:58	As I mentioned, I didn't add this car. It was added by MaindrianPace in the forums. He would have to explain how he determined it is a 1973 Pontiac Firebird Esprit. If you go to the page in the first comment, you can see a high resolution vid/screen-cap. You can look and see if you think the grille is egg crate or honeycomb. Maybe he thought it looked like egg crate. You can watch the episode here: Link to "www.hulu.com" (5 min. :10 sec.) Maybe you can see why he thought it's a 1973 Pontiac Firebird Esprit.