KITT For Sale? What?
Well, folks, due to so many emails about our KITT replica from the hit TV Show Knight Rider, we have decided that if you wanted to buy it, then money talks. We want to inform the KR community that this Replica is of the highest accuracy standards out there that have ever been built. Please keep in mind this KITT Replica was built with all brand-new parts left over from the show, and there will never be another built like this. To quash all the internet rumors, this KITT Replica is the most accurate that has ever been built, and we have all the proof, so don’t believe everything you read on the internet without facts. The cost to make this Replica was $165K with all the goodies.
So let’s break down the car. It is a 1982 Pontiac Trans Am with around 40,000 orginal miles, but the car was completely rebuilt from the ground up with no expense spared. We will post the links to view all our photos and videos to our YouTube channel as we built KITT.
KITT was ripped down to the bare bones and rebuilt with every available high-performance part. The paint job is the correct color, black paint from the show, and the car didn’t have any filler in any body panels. It had one rust spot under the trunk, which was fixed, and the paint job took 7 months as no expense was spared.
The heartbeat of KITT is a custom 383 Chevy Stroker with over 550HP mated to a custom 700HP 700R4 Transmission with an 8.8 Rear end. Keep in mind just that alone was a cost of over $25,000. The Suspension is all Spohn, the Braking system is Baer, and this KITT Replica stops on a dime. If you take the time to look at all the pictures, you will see this is truly a masterpiece of art, and no one in the world has done this before.
So you want to know about some of the original parts? First, the Pilot/Season 1 License Plate is on the rear end. No one else in the world has that plate, and to own an orginal show plate is about $7500.00 – $10,000.00 depending on the condition and what car it was on during filming.
Next, let’s go to the windshield. During the filming of “Knight Rider,” a clear windshield was installed and used at all times. The glass is 100% clear, and the rearview mirror mount is attached and viewable in front of the upper console. The windshield was brand new leftover stock from the show, and had the mirror mount in tack and no tint. If found, these windshields are $5000 if you can get one from someone who owns them. We only know of a few left in stock that is brand new.
Next, let’s talk about the Rear Tailight blackout. This is one that no one has got correct unless you have one from the show. Ours is copied from an original and is 100% the same color, cut, and mounted the same way as during the show’s filming.
Next, let’s talk about the Front Bumper & Fog Lights: This bumper has been molded from an original and is 100% the exact shape, size, and weight for that perfect screen-accurate look. As you see, the turn signal blackouts don’t sit flush with the hood line, as this is the correct way KITT looked. The Fog Lights are brand new old stock and placed precisely the same way they did in the show.
So what goes with a killer front bumper and fog lights? How about KITT’s original Scanner? It has been a secret for a long time and will stay hidden as we have sworn to keep this a secret, but the new owner would get to see the magic. Right? No one has made the Scanner correctly because no one has the information on the original Scanner and all the functions. The scanner is built exactly to spec in size, weight, bulbs, and features.
So what about the TVs, you say? We are using the original black & white CRT TVs as these are new old stock televisions – the same ones used in the series! They are connected to HD media players and allow us to watch whatever media we want! One of the TVs also doubles as the display for our front camera.
Next, let’s talk about the interior of the KITT. The correct color of the seats is called doeskin. We got lucky here. We purchased the last 10 yards of original 1982 material to make our replica stand out. Unless you have a brand new or hardly used 1982 Trans Am, finding original seat material is impossible.
Now let’s get to some of the goodies like the electronics. KITT’s lower console was molded from an original console from the show, and all the buttons are leftover from the show and are brand new old stock. These are the same buttons used during the show’s run. Our upper console is another original piece duplicated from the original to show accuracy. The buttons down to the black screw heads are 100% the same way the pilot car had. How about the dash and steering wheel, you say? All we can say is look at the photos and watch the Youtube Videos. See for yourself that no detail is missed, no matter how small they are!
Well, do you want to see more of KITT? Then check out the links below.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KITTSTILLROCKS
Photo Gallery: https://www.kittstillrocks.com/knight-rider-pilot-season-kitt-replica-build/
Premium Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3xgOW6v
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kittstillrocks/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/kittstillrocks
This is just scratching the surface of this build, which has taken 4 years to be completed. Please remember that every part was brand new, either from the show or OEM from GM. For example, the Taillights and T-Tops were new old stock and had never used before. The list goes on and on and on and on…, well you get the point, and we hope this sheds some light on why the cost of this build is so much.
If you have the money, then we have the KITT Replica for you, so please click here and contact us to discuss this incredible build and if not enjoy all the photos from your childhood.
We understand this KITT replica is out of many people’s budget, and that’s OK, but please, for the love of monkeys, stop emailing asking if you can buy it on a pizza and beer budget, lol. If you are a serious buyer, then maybe, just maybe, well, money talks.
Till next time keep your scanner peeled for more photos and videos of the world’s most expensive accurate Pilot/Season 1 KITT from the hit TV Show Knight Rider.
