I came across this article about the Volo Museum in Chicago. Does anyone know the story of their KITT? Is he a real screen used KITT or just a replica?
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=317021
Volo Museum's KITT
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Re: Volo Museum's KITT
Well in the event that it is an actual screen-used car (which I doubt), it's full of refurbished parts. I Googled some pictures of it and can see the dashboard has a glossy finish from Mark's Custom Kits.
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It could be the real thing, they get their Star Cars straight from George Barris or Universal studios. Non of their cars are replicas they are usually the real deal.
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Re: Volo Museum's KITT
The car is indeed a Mark Custom "Replica", top to bottom.
Nothing about the car is or was screen used.
It is a replica Mark made from an 1983 Recaro Trans Am.
The Volo Museum is the same place "greeknight" got his Jack Sessums miniature model.
Nothing about the car is or was screen used.
It is a replica Mark made from an 1983 Recaro Trans Am.
The Volo Museum is the same place "greeknight" got his Jack Sessums miniature model.
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most of Volo's cars are replicas claiming to be real.
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Re: Volo Museum's KITT
its marks old kitt there was something baout it on another knight rider site and it has the glossy dash and some sort of extra buttons i was told that were only on marks kitt.they do have some real stuff but this is and some other stuff is fake
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Re: Volo Museum's KITT
the volo museum claim to have a screen used car meaning the model car that my friend purchase from them!before my friend purchase it...volo musuem had it exposed in front of the george barris car!
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100% correct.stelios_z28 wrote:the volo museum claim to have a screen used car meaning the model car that my friend purchase from them!before my friend purchase it...volo musuem had it exposed in front of the george barris car!
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Re: Volo Museum's KITT
I go up to the museum all the time. I used to think all the cars were real however I'm starting to have my doubts now. By the way, in that article it states that the Mach % is from the movie Speed Racer, I can tell you from seeing it in person it's not, although I don't think the museum is trying to pass it off as that. I think the newspaper got it wrong. I'm wondering if it was a stunt car or something and they restored it using newer parts. The article does state they restore movie cars. They have documentaion on display. I really don't know.
