New The Firebird-Based Type K Concept Was Built Inwards 1977 Past Times Pininfarina. What Is The James Garner Connection?
The silverish K Type took a bow earlier the idiot box cameras inwards March of 1979, appearing inwards a two-part episode of The Rockford Files, “Never Send a Boy to Do a Man’s Job.”
In The Rockford Files role, the Type K has been updated amongst a 1979 Trans Am nose, every bit shown inwards the GM publicity photograph inwards a higher house amongst Garner together with journalist together with PR guru Eric Dahlquist.
The initial Type K was designed inwards 1977 past times David Holls together with Jerry Brockstein nether the direction of General Motors.
Italian automotive designer together with builder Pininfarina was afterwards commissioned to accept 2 metal-bodied Type Ks (the prototypes were built out of fiberglass) manufactured.
Painted silverish amongst blood-red interior together with golden amongst beige upholstery respectively, the twin shooting brakes sported drinking glass gullwings inwards the dorsum together with were received enthusiastically every bit they were showcased approximately the US. The reception made GM ponder a express production serial amongst a toll of $16,000 (almost triple than the 1978 Pontiac Trans Am coupe), merely it never happened.
Word has it that the gold-painted Type K was destroyed, spell the silverish car is nevertheless out in that place somewhere.
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