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Knight Rider Car for Sale

Posted by samzenpus on from the I-work-for-the-knight-foundation dept.

It's time to put on your leather jacket and get ready to hit Turbo Boost. The talking 1982 Pontiac Trans Am from the 80's hit Knight Rider is up for sale. No word on if it comes with David Hasslehoff but with a price tag of $149,995 I'm sure it won't be on the lot for long. I wonder how much the Knight Foundation will give me on a trade in for Magnum PI's Ferrari?

151 comments

  1. Don't do it! by ZaMoose · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a trap! As has recently been discovered, KITT is a Cylon!

    So, unless you particularly enjoy the thought of a genocidal car constantly messing with your mind and trying to take over your home planet, don't buy it.

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    1. Re:Don't do it! by afd8856 · · Score: 4, Funny

      That car does miracles, any geek with enough money should try to get it. Just take a look at this

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    2. Re:Don't do it! by jimstapleton · · Score: 2, Funny

      Given that the original BSG was supposed to take place around the 1980s...

      Were they planning a merger series? Cylon Rider?

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    3. Re:Don't do it! by BlueTrin · · Score: 1

      Um I can't imagine how much success I will have with girls waking up with that T-Shirt, going to shower with that soap driving this car ...

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    4. Re:Don't do it! by martin-boundary · · Score: 4, Funny

      Cylon Rider?
      Knight Cylon. They were going for the late night singles market.
    5. Re:Don't do it! by jimstapleton · · Score: 1

      Ahh

      Nobody wants a show staring Callie and Baltar anyway.

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    6. Re:Don't do it! by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 1

      It's a trap! As has recently been discovered, KITT is a Cylon!

      Thinkgeek.com and Slashdot are both owned by OSTG [CC]
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    7. Re:Don't do it! by ZaMoose · · Score: 1

      Are you trying to imply that I'm an OSTG shill or something? That shirt was designed by Scott Kurtz of PvP fame - I couldn't track down the originating comic in time to make a decent comment first time 'round, so sue me.

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    8. Re:Don't do it! by Idbar · · Score: 1

      Certainly, among what you call miracles, "music talent" is not included. However, the "hypnotic" feature to trap girls, might be useful for more than one here.

      Now the question is: Does KITT runs linux?

    9. Re:Don't do it! by geobeck · · Score: 1

      KITT is a Cylon!

      Oh great. Now I have stuck in my head, singing with a cylon voice...

      Jump in my car,
      I wanna take you home...
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    10. Re:Don't do it! by Chris+whatever · · Score: 1

      I would get K.A.R.R, much better when running from police

    11. Re:Don't do it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The car is for sale in Dublin, CA

      Here is the link for the dealers web site.
      http://www.myhotcars.com/used-cars.php?id=7c44e23b 5881c433255586352de178d1

    12. Re:Don't do it! by tverbeek · · Score: 1

      Given that the original BSG was supposed to take place around the 1980s...
      I think you'll find that most TV series launched in the late 1970s were supposed to take place in that general timeframe. Spooky, eh? :)
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    13. Re:Don't do it! by Apotsy · · Score: 1

      Same producer on both the original BSG and Knight Rider ... Glen A. Larson. For some reason he seemed to think of a horizonally scrolling red light as meaning ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LOL

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    14. Re:Don't do it! by ShrapnelFace · · Score: 1

      I live out here- people are going nuts about this and I think its a joke.

      Not only is Pontiac a POS, but the entire car is made up of that crappy brittle plastic that was tacky even back in the day.

      Add David HelmettHairHoff with the members only leather jacket and the shouldermuhpads, and you gto one big giant can of cheeze whiz.

  2. One car? by parasonic · · Score: 2, Informative

    For the television show, fifty or so of these cars were produced, so it wouldn't be as hard as you would think to purchase one. Then, of course, you could always build one!

    1. Re:One car? by Scutter · · Score: 5, Informative

      For the television show, fifty or so of these cars were produced, so it wouldn't be as hard as you would think to purchase one. Then, of course, you could always build one!

      FTFA: 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.

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    2. Re:One car? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      He italicized "television show" for a reason, douche.

    3. Re:One car? by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 1

      It was definitely a nice looking car for the time, I watched the pilot and I know this might have been partly intentional, but all the other cars in the pilot were just ugly. Still, it's kind of dated now, in my opinion.

    4. Re:One car? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Still, it's kind of dated now, in my opinion.
      As is your mom.
    5. Re:One car? by Dan+East · · Score: 1

      Well, if the Dukes of Hazzard could have 300+ cars, then surely Knight Rider could have at least a paltry 100!

      Through the history of the show, an estimated 309 General Lees were used. Twenty three are still known to exist in various states of repair.

      Dan East

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    6. Re:One car? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "or close-up shots and scenes where David Hasselhoff, who played Michael Knight in the series,"

      Really? That was David Hasselhoff? Wow, all this time I thought it was Ned Beatty. Thanks for clearing that up with your knowledge nugget there Captain Obvious!!

    7. Re:One car? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      ... To rule them all

    8. Re:One car? by Monkey · · Score: 1

      When I was a kid and the show was still being produced, my family went on a tour at Universal Studios. We saw all the "KITTs" parked in a row on one part of the lot. As you say, there were many of them. When I saw that, it sort of shattered the illusion in my 10 year old mind that there was only one Knight Rider.

  3. No David, and more caveats. by strredwolf · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If you check further in, you'll find out that even though it's perfectly restored, it's illegal to drive -- KITT isn't enviromentally friendly currently. Nice to tow to various conventions, though!

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    1. Re:No David, and more caveats. by BlueTrin · · Score: 3, Funny

      *Laughing my ass Hoff*

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    2. Re:No David, and more caveats. by ElephanTS · · Score: 1

      No, you must be wrong there. Didn't it run on water and get 200mpg? That's why the car is expensive - no fuel bills.

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    3. Re:No David, and more caveats. by Sqweegee · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Nothing prevents you from buying it and using it in another state or country where emissions aren't checked regularly.

    4. Re:No David, and more caveats. by C_L_Lk · · Score: 1

      Actually various states and provinces have regulations regarding collector cars, classic cars, and other special one-off items that allow you to completely bypass any and all current emission and safety requirements. If you take your Model A for a Sunday drive, it doesn't have to be equipped with safety belts, automatic windshield wipers, or even a functional front bumper - and obviously it doesn't have to meet any emissions requirements. Chances are good in most areas, at least in North America, where the buyer for this vehicle is somewhat likely to be (after all they are buing it from a San Francisco Bay Area dealership from a seller in Livermore) - a special custom car such as this, being a piece of TV memorabilia, custom built and made, and over 20 years old, you could apply and make the case for a classic or custom car status, and be allowed to drive it on the highway. Perhaps under certain restrictions, but, still wouldn't have to be "trailered only".

    5. Re:No David, and more caveats. by SomeoneGotMyNick · · Score: 1

      Not quite. Even though Devon mentioned in the pilot episode it was "Completely fuel efficient", either in the pilot or first series episode, Michael stops and fills up the tank at the pumps. He even got the gas for free because the attendant had gotten spooked after trying to puncture the impervious tires to get a quick tire sale out of the transaction.

    6. Re:No David, and more caveats. by DerekLyons · · Score: 2, Interesting

      If you check further in, you'll find out that even though it's perfectly restored, it's illegal to drive -- KITT isn't enviromentally friendly currently.

      Not quite correct. It's quite legal to drive cars of that vintage - so long as their original anti-pollution systems are intact. KITT's are not. (Which means it would not have been street legal even then.)
    7. Re:No David, and more caveats. by PPH · · Score: 3, Funny

      In the case of a Trans Am, I think they'll grandfather it in so long as the driver wears the required mullet.

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    8. Re:No David, and more caveats. by magarity · · Score: 1

      Even though Devon mentioned in the pilot episode it was "Completely fuel efficient"
       
      I hope for your sake you've made that up and didn't really know that off the top of your head.
      That aside, what the heck is 'completely' efficient? Internal combustion engines are far from 100% efficient and no matter how close you think you can get to that level it just isn't attainable if there are any gears or anything like that involved. If Knight Industries has invented a near 100% efficient car they could do a lot better things for the world with the technology than giving one lone model out to one lone guy with big 80's hair.

    9. Re:No David, and more caveats. by operagost · · Score: 1

      I'm sure what the poster meant was that the car does not meet 1982 emissions requirements. It was probably a California car, which means it would have had even more stringent requirements. They probably removed the PCV and EGR, chipped the computer, and maybe even removed the cat.

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    10. Re:No David, and more caveats. by nelsonal · · Score: 1

      It's been a while since I saw the show, but wasn't it a turbine engine? If so, then it could well have been designed to run on H2 or similar fuels but could burn gasoline in a pinch. That truck couldn't be everywhere you know.

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    11. Re:No David, and more caveats. by SomeoneGotMyNick · · Score: 1

      Even though Devon mentioned in the pilot episode it was "Completely fuel efficient"

      I hope for your sake you've made that up and didn't really know that off the top of your head. Sadly, I did know that off the top of my head. Someday, I shall show you my Geek Card.

      But, just to prove to myself that my memory isn't failing, I just now looked up the script that had that quote.

      Knight of the Phoenix Part 1 (HTML Version) (PDF Version), Page 21 of the script, you'll find Devon's quote. Text search for the word "efficient".

    12. Re:No David, and more caveats. by Kreigaffe · · Score: 1

      So what? Drive it anyway!

      Who's gonna stop you... you're IN KITT. You CANNOT BE STOPPED.

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    13. Re:No David, and more caveats. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Never mind the fuel efficiency - consider all the technology that the foundation kept for themselves instead of sharing with the world (or even selling them as products): human-level AI, near-indestructible materials for the chassis, tires and windows, incredibly small and powerful rocket engines, etc. And all they did with this was try to uphold the status quo.

    14. Re:No David, and more caveats. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      a) Knight Rider was fiction.

      b) The weird sound of KITTs engine indicated some kind of novel engine type - always sounded like a turbine to me. Anyway, shouldn't 100% efficiency always be the goal?

  4. Oh... Emm... Geee.... by porkThreeWays · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think I just got the biggest geek boner ever.

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    1. Re:Oh... Emm... Geee.... by Sazarac · · Score: 5, Funny

      I would have too, except that 25 years of coffee, cigarettes and porn at 3MB/s, means that I don't get geek boners anymore without chemical assistance.


      I can't believe that show was 25 years ago, I'm feeling really old today.

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  5. Re:DON'T BUY IT! by Eudial · · Score: 0, Redundant
    The post above:

    It's a trap! As has recently been discovered, KITT is a Cylon!

    So, unless you particularly enjoy the thought of a genocidal car constantly messing with your mind and trying to take over your home planet, don't buy it.


    Parent post:

    It's really a CYLON!


    REDUNDANCY!

    Wait... this thread is also redundant! .... that statement was also redundant! .... that statement was also redundant! .... that statement was also redundant! .... that statement was also redundant! .... that statement was also redundant! [boom]
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  6. Bah get a replica instead for far less by Lumpy · · Score: 2, Informative

    Look online the guy that makes the replicas can give you a turn key for less than $70,000 that is complete and to match the season you want.

    Paying huge $$$ for the origional from a B rated Tv show is silly unless you are trillionaire collector. That prop will not go up in price like other items out here.

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    1. Re:Bah get a replica instead for far less by edward2020 · · Score: 0, Troll

      Oh, I disagree. Just imagine the warm fuzzy feeling you'd have driving it around. And just think. We've all been in the situation where we come across some strange substance while investigating a mystery. But no more! 'Cause this car has a built in mass spectrometer (unless the H-Man kept that for himself). With this and the A-Team van, there's really no stopping you.

      On a more serious note, $70,000 is too much. What do you get, a circa 1980s trans-am with ground effects? Unless a person just has a huge amount of wealth to waste, most people could find a better use for 70K. Anyone could get a better ROI.

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    2. Re:Bah get a replica instead for far less by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      yes that is all you get. you see rich people are stupider than shit and people see them old crappy cars with some stick on ground effects for lots of money.

      glad to see you took 2 seconds to google it so you knew what you were talking about.

      I have see one of the replicas that lumpy is talking about, there are craploads of custom electronics and hand laid fiberglass and leather everywhere.

    3. Re:Bah get a replica instead for far less by Rob+the+Bold · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Paying huge $$$ for the origional from a B rated Tv show is silly unless you are trillionaire collector.

      I don't know why you'd call Knight Rider, "B rated". It's campy and cheesy in retrospect, but it wasn't cheap or unpopular.

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    4. Re:Bah get a replica instead for far less by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Paying huge $$$ for the origional [sic] from a B rated Tv show is silly unless you are trillionaire collector.

      As opposed to, say, paying $70,000 for a replica which sure ain't silly!?

      ;)

      Besides that, should you decide your decision was silly, I'm pretty sure it would be easier to re-sell the original, maybe even with a profit margin. Overall I don't think your comment makes much sense.

    5. Re:Bah get a replica instead for far less by King_TJ · · Score: 1

      And considering it's a Pontiac Trans-Am, it should, in fact, depreciate in value at a frightening pace!

    6. Re:Bah get a replica instead for far less by Deagol · · Score: 1

      Personally, I'd rather spend ~$20k and get an unmodified DMC-12. They crop up on eBay from time to time. Plus, you can order a Flux Capacitor (enter item code 18851985).

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    7. Re:Bah get a replica instead for far less by zolaar · · Score: 1

      You're not paying for the car.

      You're paying for the car's still-fresh "New Hoff" scent.

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    8. Re:Bah get a replica instead for far less by DerekLyons · · Score: 1

      Look online the guy that makes the replicas can give you a turn key for less than $70,000 that is complete and to match the season you want.

      I should not have to point out that 'replica' != 'original'.
       
       

      That prop will not go up in price like other items out here.

      I see no reason to assume that.
    9. Re:Bah get a replica instead for far less by edward2020 · · Score: 1

      So, whoever you are, are you really arguing that 70k for a Knight Rider car (whether it is fake or not) will have a good ROI?

      1. I don't believe I ever said "rich people are stupider than shit."

      2. No, I did not Google it.

      3. I really don't believe that any amount of custom electronics, fiberglass, and leather makes this a 'good investment.' For example, my Dad has some old tractors that he has restored. He's put some money and time into them. Does it mean (and remember jackass that I'm talking about ROI here) that they're worth the amount of money and time he has invested in them? No it does not.

      To close, a knight rider car is not a good investment. Not saying that you wouldn't be able to ever sell one for more, but as long as this person makes replicas why would a person pay you more?

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  7. Buy it to shoot it. by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 3, Funny

    You used to suffer all through early 1990s, when your car kept saying "A door is ajar" "A door is ajar". Well, this car is the reason why the automakers thought it would be a great idea to make the cars talk. Buy it and vent all your pent up rage on it.

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    1. Re:Buy it to shoot it. by LordSnooty · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Maybe this is a job for the smashmyipod crew - they've never failed to raise the funds yet...

    2. Re:Buy it to shoot it. by Ash-Fox · · Score: 2, Funny

      Sorry, I think only the smashmyps3 crew can afford it.

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    3. Re:Buy it to shoot it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      No point, surely everyone remembers KITT is bullet proof.

  8. Re:DON'T BUY IT! by martin-boundary · · Score: 2, Informative

    Nope. Look again: the posting times are identical... Synchronicity! Synchronicity!

  9. Re:Sheesh... by BlueTrin · · Score: 1

    I guess that the guy who will buy it has already a Ferrari Testarossa, an Aston Martin Vanguard, and all the models from the Porsche 911 and is buying the company your are working for just because he was pissed after reading your comment ...

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  10. Yes, ... by Ihlosi · · Score: 4, Funny
    So, unless you particularly enjoy the thought of a genocidal car constantly messing with your mind and trying to take over your home planet, don't buy it.

    ... get the brand-spankin'-new-looking red '58 Plymouth Fury over there instead.

    1. Re:Yes, ... by spun · · Score: 1

      The car wasn't a Fury. The Fury doesn't have rear doors. The "Hydramatic" transmission was developed by GM for Oldsmobile. The Fury uses a pushbutton transmission, not a shift lever. In the movie, they used two cars, a Belvedere and a Savoy.

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    2. Re:Yes, ... by operagost · · Score: 1

      Your comment was a little confusing. I assume you're pointing out the factual errors in the book. They did indeed use some Furys in the film, repainting them in red (Furys didn't come in red in 1958-- another mistake). King is prety well known for these kinds of goofs. He is a good writer, but he really needs to research better when writing about cars. In "Needful Things," he goofed on a few things too (like misspelling "Hurst" as "Hearst"-- and the "Tucker Talisman" was just plain weird).

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    3. Re:Yes, ... by spun · · Score: 1

      Yeah, I was pointing the factual errors in the book and the movie. Pedantic Man to the rescue! Did they use actual Furys (is that right? Or is it furies like the Erinyes?) in the movie? I really thought they only used the Belvedere and the Savoy.

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  11. What about Automan's car? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Automan's Cursor would draw up a Lamborghini Countach. Bit of an upgrade from KITT if you ask me.

  12. Re:Sheesh... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I guess that the guy who will buy it has already a Ferrari Testarossa, an Aston Martin Vanguard, and all the models from the Porsche 911 and is buying the company your are working for just because he was pissed after reading your comment ...

    Such people don't even hear about Slashdot because their time is precious.

  13. Anyone seen the show lately? by TopherC · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I used to love this show as a kid! But a couple years ago I saw an episode of it, and found it completely unwatchable. I think it was a relatively good episode, too. With the formulaic plots, cheesy dialog, and an endless supply of smug, I felt embarrassed by my early fanatical devotion.

    Has anyone else had a similar experience?

    1. Re:Anyone seen the show lately? by Billosaur · · Score: 2, Informative

      Can't watch it anymore. It may have appealed to the teenage me, but now you just wince to see David Hasselhoff bantering with the car. Of course, mind you, the car was far more intelligent than Pamela Anderson...

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    2. Re:Anyone seen the show lately? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Has anyone else had a similar experience?
      About the show or anything in general? 'Cause I had that EXACT experience with your mom.
    3. Re:Anyone seen the show lately? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I recently found a toy KITT with a large Michael Knight action at twice as high as the car he goes in to.

      you think your embarrassed.

      Only shows of this type that have aged ok are Greatest American Hero and Riptide

    4. Re:Anyone seen the show lately? by rainer_d · · Score: 1

      > Has anyone else had a similar experience?

      Bingo.
      Same thing happened with other shows (Hart to Hart, for example).
      Just google for one of the sites that collect plots for all the shows - it's a pain to even read it.
      No wonder my parents didn't want me to see it back then....

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    5. Re:Anyone seen the show lately? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Indeed - (the fanboy formerly known as Teal'c)

    6. Re:Anyone seen the show lately? by denebian+devil · · Score: 2, Funny

      With the formulaic plots, cheesy dialog, and an endless supply of smug, I felt embarrassed by my early fanatical devotion.

      Stop making fun of House! That's one of my favorite...

      Oh. You were talking about Knight Rider. Never mind!
    7. Re:Anyone seen the show lately? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Yep, home sick one day and caught an episode of The A-Team, ugh, couldn't believe I lived for that crap when I was younger. Worse yet, now their making movies of these old TV shows. Can't wait for Fantasy Island the movie..."Jess, Jess".

    8. Re:Anyone seen the show lately? by Shemmie · · Score: 1

      ...the car was far more intelligent than Pamela Anderson... .. but had much smaller bumpers than Pam.
    9. Re:Anyone seen the show lately? by SomeoneGotMyNick · · Score: 1

      That's why children aren't responsible for their actions (for the most part) until they're 18.

      That said, and I'm well over 18 now, I just finished adding all the episode DVDs to my NetFlix list. That's because I was the kid who spent his allowance on the S&H costs to get the detailed KITT schematics mailed to me.

    10. Re:Anyone seen the show lately? by rcw-home · · Score: 1

      Has anyone else had a similar experience?

      As a kid I started to notice that the big fight at the end was always exactly 52 minutes after the hour.

    11. Re:Anyone seen the show lately? by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 1

      Yeah, that happened with a lof ot 80's shows. We had lower expectations on how to be happy back then.

      As a kid, it was easy to "believe in anything" -- everything seemed magical. The alternative "reality" seemed like such a cool place to "live" until you grew up, and realized everything in the fantasy was constructed purposely.

      I think the "magic" was lost, when I found out the buildings in Westerns were only "fronts"

    12. Re:Anyone seen the show lately? by Creepy · · Score: 1

      speaking of David Hasselhoff, I predict a German buyer. If Uwe Boll did TV instead of movies, I'm sure it would be him.

      Baywatch wasn't exactly targeted towards smart people, you know - it was more targeted towards the crowd that gets off work at their blue collar job and immediately downs a 24 pack of Bud while flipping through the TV for something good to watch (e.g. none o' dat CSI in-te-lektual crap)

    13. Re:Anyone seen the show lately? by jjrockman · · Score: 1

      far more intelligent...and much less mileage too!

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    14. Re:Anyone seen the show lately? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I really HATED that car. The reason: I had just purchased a brand spanking-new Trans Am in fall '81, not knowing anything at all about the planned TV show. The car always turned a few heads because of its new design (a radical departure from previous Trans Ams). But once that TV show went on the air, I couldn't even park the car at the local shopping mall without coming out and finding a half-dozen drooling people standing around, gawking at it, peering in the windows, waiting to see if it would talk, etc. It pretty much ruined the whole experience for me. My hope was that these cars would inspire a new generation of modern, high-tech muscle cars. Instead, due to that stupid TV show, the vehicle was instantly transformed into a gimmicky, overdone pimp car. I suffered with it for about two years until the balance got paid down a bit and then I unloaded it.

      The early versions of that Trans Am were pretty lame, anyway. They didn't come anywhere close to their gas-guzzling predecessors with respect to V8 power and performance, although the handling was better. They had a phony hood scoop, phony ground effects, a silly wing on the back which actually created more drag (just for looks!), and the expensive, stylized wheel covers were always falling off (the clips that held them in place were poorly designed). The old adage is true: NEVER be one of the first people to buy a newly designed vehicle -- you'll be doing the beta-testing.

      It's funny in a way -- those cars were all the rage back in the early 80's. Everybody wanted a new Trans Am or its sibling, the '82 Camaro. But now when I see one of those cars around town, it's all dented up and devoid of its paint, usually driven by a redneck or a low-income person. Third or fourth-generation hand-me-down's, I suppose. Maybe next stop will be the car crusher in the local junk yard. Good riddance!

  14. I wonder by Capt+James+McCarthy · · Score: 4, Funny

    If KARR will buy it.

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    There are no loopholes. It's either legal or it's not.
    1. Re:I wonder by bytesex · · Score: 3, Funny

      But.. but.. KARR was destroyed ! Oh no - they must have reassembled him from that little blinking light that was left in the debris ! Oh no ! Micheal ! Come back ! We need you !

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    2. Re:I wonder by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 3, Funny

      Actually, Lore bought KARR - one evil prototype to another.

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  15. Another Hollywood illusion shattered. by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow, KITT isn't street-legal. So much for the "Foundation for Law And Government!"

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    1. Re:Another Hollywood illusion shattered. by Stonent1 · · Score: 1

      I read in the past, the reason KITT wasn't street legal was because it does not have a functional front bumper. It has a molded plastic air scoop where the bumper would be and it extends out several inches further than the regular bumper would.

  16. Famous Cars by arth1 · · Score: 1

    Don't forget the Volvo P8, in my opinion the best James Bond car ever, and which took over as dream car in my life after Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

    And to the article poster: The Ferrari wasn't Magnum P.I.'s -- it belonged to Higgins.

    1. Re:Famous Cars by rainer_d · · Score: 1

      > And to the article poster: The Ferrari wasn't Magnum P.I.'s -- it belonged to Higgins.

      ACtually, I thought that Higgins himself was only the house-keeper and the Ferrari was part of the inventory.
      [,,,checks...[
      Ah, yes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnum%2C_P.I.

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    2. Re:Famous Cars by arth1 · · Score: 1

      I stand corrected. (But your link is wrong.)

      Regards,
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    3. Re:Famous Cars by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Higgins may have been Robin Masters who was the registered owner of the estate and the car, at least according to the final episode.

    4. Re:Famous Cars by Ansonmont · · Score: 1

      Higgins is Robin Masters (see last show). Robin Masters owns the car; therefore Higgins owns the car. GP is correct, but probably inadvertantly.

      -A

    5. Re:Famous Cars by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Yes, the car belonged to Robin Masters, but as all of us Magnum fans know, Higgins WAS Robin Masters.

      The surprising thing was that it took Magnum - a private dick no less - so long to work that one out.

  17. KITT, I need ya, buddy by Dachannien · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder if the micro jammer still works.

    On everything.

  18. Hoff and other washed-up musicians/comedians by BDPrime · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    As a total aside, I was in Vegas last week, and that place is filled with washed-up actors, musicians and comedians. The Hoff is starring in the Vegas version of The Producers; meanwhile comedians like Carrot Top and Rita Rudner have resident gigs. And they want a lot of money, too, like $65 to go see Rita Rudner.

    1. Re:Hoff and other washed-up musicians/comedians by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Even washed up hacks have to eat...caviar.

  19. Magnum didn't own the car by fuliginous · · Score: 1

    It belonged to the estate.

  20. So... by Geekfather · · Score: 5, Funny

    If I buy K.I.T.T. and park it on the streets of London, do you think the car and the Big Brother cameras will argue?

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  21. More than one? by Yuioup · · Score: 1

    Didn't they, like, build a whole bunch of those cars?

    I thought there was more than one.

    Y

    1. Re:More than one? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Yes, I think there was about 4-5 built per season. But this one is one of the original 4 donated by GM to Glen Larson. Two others are in museums and the fourth is reverted to a "normal" Trans Am by some company which bought it.

    2. Re:More than one? by CrazyTalk · · Score: 1, Troll

      RTFA dude. RTFA.

  22. knight rider by fredg · · Score: 1

    man and that show sucked. the future of technology was a talking car with d. hasselhoff ( no insult intended). how embarassing.

  23. No mention of its designer... by Mick+Ohrberg · · Score: 2, Interesting

    ...Jay Ohrberg, who also designed and/or built such notable vehicles as the original cruiser for RoboCop (not the spraypainted Taurus we now know), the 100' limo, the original Bat-mobile (designed by George Barris), the Pink Panther car, and a handful other more or less practical vehicles.

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  24. KITT through the ages by ettlz · · Score: 5, Funny
    The original KITT AI:

    Michael, are you sure that's a good idea?
    Then, in 1997, came KITTY:

    Hello, Lone-Crusader-In-A-Dangerous-World! It looks like you're trying to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, and the powerless in a world of criminals who operate above the law. Would you like me to:
    • Blockade the bad guys?
    • Tell you remember your seat-belt?
    • Track down the bad guy with my hypersonic moustache-sensor?
    • Do a trick?
    Ten years later, we have KITSTA:

    The operation "Emergency Stop" requires extra privileges. Cancel, Allow?
    1. Re:KITT through the ages by PinkyGigglebrain · · Score: 1

      Come on, no one would believe KITT's AI was written by the same team who went to work for MS. He never crashed.

  25. that doesn't sound like a lot of money by Ace905 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm sort of surprised that hasselhoff himself isn't buying the car.

    I know he really hated that show near the end, and after it was canceled he started referring to his 'gigs' showing up with the car as 'the dog and pony show'. Still though, how funny would it be to throw on a leather jacket and go cruising in your old talking car?

    He might not get the babes, but what cop in his right mind would give him a speeding ticket? He's the KnightRider!

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  26. career opportunity - car pals! by Simonetta · · Score: 1

    This really is a career opportunity. Take an older car towards which males of a certain age feel an emotional affirmative bond. Add a CPU with an "Eliza" program, a speech synthesizer, a text-to-speech analyser, and add robotic interfaces to the vehicle's motion controls. Sell for ten times the price of the car and the electronics.

        It is not a good idea to assume that there is always going to be a job awaiting you and your skills. An idea like the one above provides a means to generate an income using your skills outside the 'human resources' envelope. So don't snicker at it so comtemptously.

    1. Re:career opportunity - car pals! by julesh · · Score: 1

      Add a CPU with an "Eliza" program, a speech synthesizer, a text-to-speech analyser, and add robotic interfaces to the vehicle's motion controls.

      I can see it now. "Why do you say let's so double killer delete select all?"

  27. Not fair by ady1 · · Score: 1

    But intelligence wasn't one of the HUGE reasons for pam's fame, was it?

    1. Re:Not fair by Billosaur · · Score: 5, Funny

      I thought there were two huge reasons myself...

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  28. Re:DON'T BUY IT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Times are identical. Karma repair Kitt? Michael, all my systems are redundant for reliability and safety.

  29. hmmm by LukePH · · Score: 1

    lol, I can just imagine the car working like this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUkt8yP_HhI

    1. Re:hmmm by Grimmreaper74 · · Score: 1

      That was hysterical !!!!!

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  30. YES! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    what a deal! only $149,995? the technology alone in that baby is worth a mint! i'd gladly give up my life savings... wait a second! didn't one of the nsync guys have a version of it? is it the same car?! nvm i don't want it. give it back to joey.

    1. Re:YES! by night_flyer · · Score: 1

      Yup, one of those boy band guys have one in their garage, Im sure they had more than one made

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  31. Hammer and Coop by Natrone · · Score: 1

    Ah, the old days. Relive all the craziness at once.

  32. Way back when.. by popeye44 · · Score: 1

    I used to work in a 10min quick lube. One of these up close cars was in frequently for oil changes. It looked pretty cool. Had these little cassette things that would play kitt's voice.

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  33. Its an original by imsabbel · · Score: 1

    A replique isnt.
    You might notice thats the same reason Obi wans robe from Star Wars fetched 100k$+ in an auction, even though every hobo could give you a near-identical one for $5.

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    1. Re:Its an original by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The replica of the car that was used in benchwarmers is worth far more money that one of the beat to hell 50 that were made for the tv show.

      yes that was one of those replicas that Lumpy is talking about.

  34. Replicas by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Scroll down...

    http://markscustomkits.com/

  35. Mad Max V8 Interceptor by JMandingo · · Score: 1

    I would rather build a replica of the Mad Max V8 Interceptor.

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  36. No worries about emissions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Ship it to 'my state' (No my state is NOT some 'backwater' some would like to believe)

    From my state:
    "Vehicles from model year 1996 are subject to vehicle emissions tests. Vehicles 1995 and older, not in compliance with the law as of February 1, 2007 are also subject to testing. Beginning in its fourth model year, a vehicle is inspected every two years. For example, 1997 model year vehicles were first tested in 2001, then in 2003, 2005, and every two years thereafter. 1998 vehicles were first tested in 2002, then in 2004, 2006, and every two years thereafter."

    Basically, for all intents and purposes ODBI cars are emissions exempt now (LT1 guys out here are having a ball now!)
    Testing is basically done using READY TESTING..basic scanning of the ODBII computer.
    No more 'rollers' and 'sniffers'.

    But then again.. emissions is an easy thing to deal with on an ODBII car.
    Heck.. I have heads/cam LT headers ORY 3' custom out the back..and no cats...pushing est.497 crank HP (based on calculations of the drive train with a 4000 stall). I pass emissions every time on an ODBII ready test scan. But if you 'smell' it, you'd swear it was on race gas. Nope. Just premium pump.

    So the short of it is.. California is not the center of the universe. Ship it to us. We'll have a ball with it.

    (Posted anonymously to avoid having a cadre of greenie weenies outside my home banging drums and stinkin' up the place..)

  37. For craps sakes! by NetNinja · · Score: 1

    It's a Pontiac!
    149k for a 1982 fall apart car is outrageous.

  38. Confused. by mattcasters · · Score: 2, Funny

    What a situation, loaded with mod points, but not sure at all how to moderate.
    Never happened to me before. It could go any way: Flamebait, Troll, Funny, Interesting, Overrated

    There should be a category for "WARNING: Contains link to pretty sad music video"

    Anyway, thanks for posting that link... I guess. I'm not touching your post with a 10-foot mod-pole.

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    1. Re:Confused. by mattcasters · · Score: 1

      This post was modded :

          40% Funny
          20% Offtopic
          20% Interesting

      It kinda proved my point.

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  39. Not for me. by Bill,+Shooter+of+Bul · · Score: 1

    They don't have those laws in the land on Lincoln. For a small *cough* donation to the governor's campaign, I'm sure you might be able register it here as well.

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  40. wait, wait, back up.. by loonicks · · Score: 1
    FTA:

    Most of the buttons don't do anything, Verhoek said
    Does this mean one of the buttons might do something? If I push them all but eject, and they all do nothing, should I not push eject??
    1. Re:wait, wait, back up.. by Apple+Acolyte · · Score: 1

      Turbo-boost better work or the deal's off.

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  41. I'll take the car... by hohosforbreakfast · · Score: 1

    ...without the Hoff. Thanks.

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    1. Re:I'll take the car... by AmberBlackCat · · Score: 1

      I'll take the Hoff.

  42. *yawn* by mstahl · · Score: 1

    Wake me up when I can buy a Delorean *with* flux capacitor.

  43. Ebay by i_wanna_be_a_scienti · · Score: 1

    I was watching the Jay Leno Show, and in the segment 'We found it on Ebay' they looked at a replica of this car! Its price was only 16500 though ... though noone bid on it.

  44. Windshield wipers by aurb · · Score: 1

    I wonder how much are the windshield wipers...

  45. I have it. by www.sorehands.com · · Score: 1

    I already bought it in 5 years from now.

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  46. Michelle L'Amour by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I only want one if it comes with Michelle L'Amour draped over it.

  47. Pfft... KITT who cares? by Steve--Balllmer · · Score: 0

    But can someone give me a call when "Airwolf" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airwolf is put up for sale...

  48. But what about The Voice! by Lectoid · · Score: 1

    I'd buy it if I could also get William Daniels to redo all the voice work but insert my name instead of "Micheal"

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    1. Re:But what about The Voice! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      And I'd need Patricia MacPherson waiting in the rolling 18-wheeler garage to maintain KITT. The old guy, not so much.

    2. Re:But what about The Voice! by TaoPhoenix · · Score: 1

      Since it's only your name, a hotshot with a sound editor could probably do it. Just assemble the phonemes from the stock of voice material.

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    3. Re:But what about The Voice! by Lectoid · · Score: 1

      pfft, where's the fun in that?

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  49. Replicas are a plenty by ajcrm125 · · Score: 1

    Can't imagine paying that much. KITT replicas have been around for years: http://www.knightregistries.com/

  50. This is a joke... by Orig_Club_Soda · · Score: 0

    Rather, a rip-off. There is no singular KIT car as it was junked over and over. There were several cars.

  51. MODERATORS!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    This post is STOLEN

  52. no word... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    "No word on if it comes with David Hasslehoff but"

    anyone else read that incorrectly at first?

    1. Re:no word... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      get your head checked pronto, dear

  53. TV Cars list by DarthVain · · Score: 1

    Batmobile -check General Lee -check Magnum P.I.'s Ferrai -check and KITT -check Whats next A-Team Van? "Ah pitty da fool who buys this hunk of garbage, ha ha ha ha!"

  54. Paper Delivery? by DenmaFat · · Score: 1

    I was sure it said Knight Ridder Car For Sale.

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  55. camp festival by garlicbready · · Score: 1

    how much for just the camp voice synthesizer?
    or perhaps they've now got a new camp plugin for festival?

  56. Airwolf... by MS-06FZ · · Score: 1

    But can someone give me a call when "Airwolf" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airwolf is put up for sale... Sorry to burst your bubble, but it's already been sold.
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