1988 FIREBIRD KITT SUPER PURSUIT
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Car: 1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
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Re: 1988 FIREBIRD KITT SUPER PURSUIT
That was the beginning of the end for that show...
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Car: 1991 Trans Am
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Re: 1988 FIREBIRD KITT SUPER PURSUIT
wonder what the coefficient of drag is with all that jazz sticking out of it
purely for posterity; I'm glad someone took the time and did a decent recreation. Bit yeah, Knight Rider was full on caricature by this stage...
purely for posterity; I'm glad someone took the time and did a decent recreation. Bit yeah, Knight Rider was full on caricature by this stage...
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Re: 1988 FIREBIRD KITT SUPER PURSUIT
...and some would say those of us with "regular" KITT replicas cut up the car. THAT car is cut up.
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Re: 1988 FIREBIRD KITT SUPER PURSUIT
I like it/ Wonder what's the price?
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Re: 1988 FIREBIRD KITT SUPER PURSUIT
Wonder if anyone ever made a KITT after the magic "C" button was pressed?
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I guess now i know what i missed by having never seen an episode of Knightrider. I wonder how many miles it has? While not to my taste I think they might be low on the estimate of what it will bring.
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Re: 1988 FIREBIRD KITT SUPER PURSUIT
like or loathe, I think its fair to say Knight Rider helped boost sales of the 3rd gen firebird at least in the first few years. Let's face it, it needed a sprinkle of hollywood to misdirect from the hp/ tq of the early cars.
Sure, we've lost a few to hack job conversions as a result, and some early third gen parts have a Knight rider tax on them, I think net though, the communities better off for it
Sure, we've lost a few to hack job conversions as a result, and some early third gen parts have a Knight rider tax on them, I think net though, the communities better off for it
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Re: 1988 FIREBIRD KITT SUPER PURSUIT
like or loathe, I think its fair to say Knight Rider helped boost sales of the 3rd gen firebird at least in the first few years. Let's face it, it needed a sprinkle of hollywood to misdirect from the hp/ tq of the early cars.
Sure, we've lost a few to hack job conversions as a result, and some early third gen parts have a Knight rider tax on them, I think net though, the communities better off for it
Sure, we've lost a few to hack job conversions as a result, and some early third gen parts have a Knight rider tax on them, I think net though, the communities better off for it
Re: 1988 FIREBIRD KITT SUPER PURSUIT
Knight Rider might have helped early on, but not nearly as much as Smoky & The Bandit helped the 78 T/A. Knight Rider enthusiasts and cloners have been a little 'off' for as long as the internet has been around. It goes beyond 80's pop culture, into a weird 'cult' appreciation. It takes a special kind of fruit cake to do something so bizarre to what is usually a unique car to begin with. Tip your 40 for the poor Firebird that gave it's life to become a fullsize reminder of a corny TV show at it's corniest.
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Re: 1988 FIREBIRD KITT SUPER PURSUIT
Knight Rider might have helped early on, but not nearly as much as Smoky & The Bandit helped the 78 T/A. Knight Rider enthusiasts and cloners have been a little 'off' for as long as the internet has been around. It goes beyond 80's pop culture, into a weird 'cult' appreciation. It takes a special kind of fruit cake to do something so bizarre to what is usually a unique car to begin with. Tip your 40 for the poor Firebird that gave it's life to become a fullsize reminder of a corny TV show at it's corniest.
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Re: 1988 FIREBIRD KITT SUPER PURSUIT
El Paso has had many display camaros and trans ams for show over the years. Most of these were confiscated via drug busts.
I am still looking for both 92 B4C 5 speed camaros they had patrolling I10 and US54 on the mid 90s.
I am still looking for both 92 B4C 5 speed camaros they had patrolling I10 and US54 on the mid 90s.
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