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Pontiac Firebird’s record sale in 2026 ‘vote of confidence’

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A 1978 Pontiac Firebird record auction price shows the classic car market is finally starting to get ‘serious’ about online sales, Australian site Retro Rides (RR) Auctions says. In May, the 1978 Firebird, which was once driven on American TV show The Rockford Files, sold for $189,000 (US$132,000), reportedly a world record for the model. The production-used car was driven by the show’s star, James Garner (dec), and had been kept at Tweed Heads
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NewsCop broke the news on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
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