Originally Posted By knightnfrees <<DUBLIN, Calif. - KITT, the flame-throwing, river-jumping, talking muscle car from the `80s TV show "Knight Rider," is up for sale. Restored to its debut-season glory, the modified black 1982 Pontiac Trans Am is offered at $149,995 at a Dublin auto dealership. Johnny "Vette" Verhoek of Kassabian Motors has had the car, officially called Knight Industries Two Thousand, on display for about a month. It is one of four documented "camera cars" used for close-up shots and scenes where David Hasselhoff, who played Michael Knight in the series, was behind the wheel. The car has two working video screens on the dashboard, and the cockpit features buttons that light up in green, yellow and red: ski mode, rocket boost, micro jam, silent mode, oil slick and eject. KITT isn't even street legal because of missing smog equipment and other modifications. Whoever buys the car will probably keep it in a private collection, or it may be purchased by a museum, Verhoek said.>> <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070403/ap_en_tv/tv_knight_rider_car_8" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200 70403/ap_en_tv/tv_knight_rider_car_8</a> _______________________________________ <<Most of the buttons don't do anything, Verhoek said. Nor can the car hold a conversation or drive itself.>> Nor can it do kids birthday parties or Bar-Mitzvahs! ;P
Originally Posted By BrnardM <<KITT isn't even street legal because of missing smog equipment and other modifications>> I defy any policeman to catch me as I'm driving KITT!
Originally Posted By peeaanuut I always loved the triangle sound for background music when he was trying to be all sneaky. So 80s!
Originally Posted By knightnfrees <<I defy any policeman to catch me as I'm driving KITT!>> I wouldn't worry about it. Not alot of cruisers out there that can pull 350 mph.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling I'm not ashamed to say it: I LOVE THE 80s!!! Fun, knightnfrees. Thanks.
Originally Posted By hightp Knight Ridder was one of my favorites, back in the 'olden days'. I have a picture of the car from when it was on display at Universal Studios in the mid 80's. It was a big deal when KITT was an attraction at the Philadelphia Car Show around 1985-86. They were charging $5 or so to have your picture taken by the open door. I remember being able to look in the door, from a distance, and see the TV moniters inside showing $100,000 Pyramid (which was on the air at the time). It was a cool looking setup.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Knight Ridder...newspaper company. Knight Rider...tv show. I saw Knight Rider being filmed at Universal Studios many years ago. In fact, they had a display car that actually "talked" to you.
Originally Posted By knightnfrees << In fact, they had a display car that actually "talked" to you.>> Amazingly, the car was on display at USH from 1983 - 1997. KITT 'talked' from 1983 through 1995, though. It was a fun, interactive attraction. Some good times had there.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Well, I saw it pretty early then because the last time I was at USH was either '83 or '84. Probably '83. I'm told Hasselhoff was there the day I was...but I have no recollection of seeing him. Then again, his star blossomed after Knight Rider...in his Baywatch days.
Originally Posted By knightnfrees KITT was quite popular, even in the later years. We had guests from all around the world who watched the show. There would be summers in the early 90's that would find at least a half-hour wait to see KITT. <<I'm told Hasselhoff was there the day I was>> Never had the chance to meet him. We did however have some other stars visit the car. Soleil Moon Frye (of Punky Brewster fame) and "Weird Al" Yankovic come to mind.
Originally Posted By avromark KITT was cool and he didn't even had aluminum rims, hubcaps how quaint And CRT's! It's kind of funny to think how my vehicle now has an LCD display in it, how it automatically regulates the temperature, turns on my lights (some cars even stay in their lanes, turn on their own wipers and keeps the distance from the car ahead of it, etc). If only my car was "almost invincible" like KITT was and sentient.
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger >>It's kind of funny to think how my vehicle now has an LCD display in it, how it automatically regulates the temperature, turns on my lights (some cars even stay in their lanes, turn on their own wipers and keeps the distance from the car ahead of it, etc). << Hey, my 1995 Ford pickup does that. It'll turn on the wipers and sometimes even the windshield washer any old time it feels like it... like when I'm driving down the freeway at 75 mph. I don't know if it's sentient or not, but I know swearing at it doesn't seem to help.
Originally Posted By knightnfrees <<I'd like to have one of the Deloreans from BTTF.>> I see no future in that. ;-p
Originally Posted By EdisYoda <<I'd like to have one of the Deloreans from BTTF.>> They're past their time.
