I’m Pretty Sure I Saw Rocky Balboa’s Car From “Rocky II” Parked Outside My Local O’Reilly’s Auto Parts Store

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I’m Pretty Sure I Saw Rocky Balboa’s Car From “Rocky II” Parked Outside My Local O’Reilly’s Auto Parts Store

July 13, 2012
Author: Alfredo

When I saw “Rocky II” as a little kid, I remember feeling ambivalent about his new car, a souped up 1979 Pontiac Fire Bird Trans Am (what it’s doing in a field of weeds in this picture I don’t know, but the interweb told me this was the actual real deal).

I sensed that the scrappy, humble “old Rocky” was gone, and had been replaced by a cocky guy wearing a leather hat.

But now, all these years later, it was both exhilirating and nostalgic to see this baby parked outside O’Reilly’s last week:

Unlocked, and with the windows down! NO ONE, not even Apollo Creed, Ivan Drago, or Mr. T, was gonna mess with this dude’s ride.

Screw visibility! This is a Trans Am, baby, and you’re gonna know it!

And I thought I had a big nose…

Gills. Like a shark. A mean shark. A mean, killer shark with boss rims.

Even the steering wheel is macho.

And even though I worked with fellow Offender Justin on one of the Fast movies, I thought that Nos stuff was made up. There’s actually a can of rocket fuel you stick in your car that shoots off with the flip of a switch?!? Really?!