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Old 04-12-2018, 07:09 PM
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If they both turned sideways, as to hug each other, they would fit together like puzzle pieces. Go Mr. Feeny!
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Re: Jay Leno goes for a ride in an ORIGINAL KITT

Daniels is in his early 90's what do you expect ????

I think R.Holden is in her 60's ???

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Re: Jay Leno goes for a ride in an ORIGINAL KITT

But it's got more driving lights than a Stage VI Bro-Dozer!
Yeah....I suppose, but then take a look at the Mustang KITT (did they call it KITT?) That was like 20 or 30 yeas later, and that thing looked ridiculous. I mean it was a joke. The original KITT, to me legitimately looked like what a super car out of a TA may have looked like. It didn't look Hollywood. The inside? OMG, ridiculous.
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Re: Jay Leno goes for a ride in an ORIGINAL KITT

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Yeah....I suppose, but then take a look at the Mustang KITT (did they call it KITT?) That was like 20 or 30 yeas later, and that thing looked ridiculous. I mean it was a joke. The original KITT, to me legitimately looked like what a super car out of a TA may have looked like. It didn't look Hollywood. The inside? OMG, ridiculous.
but i think the original is so intertwined/ seemed with our youth, and enhanced with all the idealistic escapist dreaming as a child, that its difficult to look at it, even today, without at least some of that rose tint.

I think now I preferred the nose that appeared in some shots in the pilot. Let's face it, the overhangs on the thirdgen are pretty cartoonish in stock form; add the knight rider nose and its full on ridiculous.

I'll try and find a pic of the more stock nose with the scanner added
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^^^^ Never did care for that look. They actually extended the hood! You would have to relocate the safety catch for that to work or just go without one! The car in the second photo actually has a factory dashpad as well.
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