Ponch's Firebird
Ponch's Firebird is actually a restore but is often a modified early 70's Pontiac Firebird that has been through a series of repairs during late 1977[1] through early 1982.[2] This car has suffered two different owners which are Niles and his Father prior to Ponch.[1][3] The car has suffered fire damaged at leased three times during those four years.[3][4][5] The car has been damaged in past by mostly criminals.[1][4][6][7][8][9] The car has been repaired several times which includes being repainted Canyon Copper every time during the time given in an auto body shop, and being through a list of small noticeable changes in styles.[3][10][11][4][12][13][14][6][15][7][16][8][17][18] The car has been totaled at leased three times during those four years.[4][15][2] The car was finally totaled beyond future repairs.[2] The cars previous history before being owned by Ponch[3] is currently unknown except that it was once owned by a psychotic traffic criminal named Niles[1] then his Dad who started it on fire, and decided to sell his sons recently repaired burnt out modified car for eighty three dollars to the highest bidder.[3] The car was once stolen by a gang of female car thieves[4], and almost had it's new set of rims stolen.[19] The car was later given a CB Radio, and turned into a unmarked police car during a period of time.[7] The car was actually turned into a demolition derby car by Jon in order to save Ponch's life.[15] Ponch finally had sold it for scrap to a junkyard in order to buy a brand new 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am which is actually a beautiful Light Blue.[20]
Niles had accidentally loss the title during his period of ownership of the car, and had put an expired California license plate which actually reads 525 CAT. The one day Niles was racing his buddy Ray on the city streets, and caught speeding on purpose by Ponch and Jon accidentally starting a small police chase. Both Niles and Ray had split up by turning down different side streets.
The speeders
and tries to turn around. As he is sideways, Jon hits the car and flies over the hood. The speeder takes off on foot as Ponch arrives at the scene of the accident to find Jon in pain.
After Ponch had out bid the tow truck driver who was cut short by only having seventy dollars, and borrow eighty three dollars from Jon finally buying the car from Nile's dad.[3] After Ponch hand taken ownership of the car, and had finally did a title search through the department of motor vehicles to find the cars loss title.
After Ponch had officially got it registered by doing a title search through the department of motor vehicles it was finally given a brand new license plate which is actually 033 PCE.[11]
In the early evening Jon had help out by driving the car with recently injured Ponch as a passenger to the Los Angeles International Airport in order pick up his sister Patti who is actually visiting from New York. The next morning Patti had borrowed the car by agreeing to give Ponch a ride to work. Ponch had to get
The one night Jon had given Ponch a surprise by placing a brand new motorcycle right next to his own car. The next morning Ponch was actually washing along with waxing his own car.[21]
After checking out the modified hot rods going down the Sunset Strip that when Ponch had decide to give Jon a ride down the main drag in his old neighborhood in order to meet Rudy at the former Smith Brothers garage.[22] Ponch had decided to give a Jon a ride to a rented house in order to meet with their only witness which is actually former cowboy actor Wayne Cato, and to have dinner with him that same night.[23] Ponch had actually brought his car to work early in the morning hoping to have a brand new burglar alarm install by Sweeney and his daughter Carol before going on duty. After suffering from first degree burns in the crotch that were cause by his former colleague named Toni Max earlier that day, and later on that afternoon he had finally gotten his new burglar alarm installed on his car hoping to finally catch her in the act. Later on that night Carol had popped the latch, and open the hood of the car unaware that Ponch was actually pretending to be asleep in the backseat hoping to catch Toni but instead caught her in the act of attempted auto theft.[24] Ponch actually ask out Earl Hogan's adopted daughter which is actually Kim Hogan, and drove his car over to her house.[25]
The Different Firebirds Used On The Show
- 1971 Pontiac Firebird Esprit[1][3][10]
- 1971 Pontiac Firebird[11][4]
- 1971 Pontiac Firebird Formula[12][13][14][6][15]
- 1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am[7][16]
- 1970 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am[8][17][19][5][18][9]
- 1970 Pontiac Firebird Esprit[8][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Episode 121: "Crack-Up"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Episode 610: "Fallout"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Episode 205: "Neighborhood Watch"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Episode 213: "Down Time"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Episode 417: "New Guy in Town"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Episode 305: "Death Watch"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Episode 322: "Thrill Show"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Episode 410: "Forty Tons of Trouble"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Episode 522: "A Threat of War"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Episode 207: "High Flyer"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Episode 212: "High Explosive"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Episode 218: "Rally 'Round the Bank"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Episode 219: "Bio-Rhythms"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Episode 221: "CHP BMX"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Episode 312: "Destruction Derby"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Episode 401: "Sick Leave"
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Episode 411: "11-99: Officer Needs Help"
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Episode 501: "Suicide Stunt"
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Episode 416: "Karate"
- ↑ Episode 603: "The Spaceman Made Me Do It"
- ↑ Episode 513: "Breaking Point"
- ↑ Episode 514: "Tiger in the Streets"
- ↑ Episode 515: "Bright Flashes"
- ↑ Episode 517: "Alarmed"
- ↑ Episode 519: "Silent Partner"