The Rockford Files

For me, that most-desired car has always been a Pontiac Firebird Esprit, just like the one driven by Hollywood star James Garner on The Rockford Files. The series, which ran from 1974 to 1980, starred Garner as private investigator Jim Rockford, a Korean war veteran who lived in a trailer in Malibu and billed a $200-a-day minimum. Rockford had an insouciant sense of humour and avoided violence whenever possible. When a client asked Jim why he didn’t carry a gun, he replied, “Because I don’t want to shoot anybody.”