check out this interview CNN did with george barris..
http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/1 ... rris.cars/
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I saw the Interview-It was Great. George Barris is an American Icon and an American Original.
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Yeah, great article, except that Michael Scheffe was responsible for KITT's design and George Barris only deserves credit for the SPM car, right?
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*Ed McMahon voice*KFCreator wrote:Yeah, great article, except that Michael Scheffe was responsible for KITT's design and George Barris only deserves credit for the SPM car, right?
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Re: George Barris: King of TV's custom cars - CNN
Looks like there's a bit of debate going on in the article's comments section regarding the Black Beauty from The Green Hornet, and who really created it.
Knight Rider is hardly mentioned in the audio clip. The article does briefly mention K.I.T.T., but only in the context of saying that America is in love with the automobile. So, once again, another instance where it's implied Barris created K.I.T.T., but not actually said. And that's how these misrepresentations have mostly skated under the radar all these years. Nevertheless, I'd let this one slide since he did work on versions of K.I.T.T.
But really, for me, the interest comes in which cars are properly credited and which aren't, not the man's legacy of the cars he is actually responsible for, unfortunately...
Knight Rider is hardly mentioned in the audio clip. The article does briefly mention K.I.T.T., but only in the context of saying that America is in love with the automobile. So, once again, another instance where it's implied Barris created K.I.T.T., but not actually said. And that's how these misrepresentations have mostly skated under the radar all these years. Nevertheless, I'd let this one slide since he did work on versions of K.I.T.T.
But really, for me, the interest comes in which cars are properly credited and which aren't, not the man's legacy of the cars he is actually responsible for, unfortunately...
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LoL good ole' George taking FULL credit for KITT
What a disrespect "Spit in the face" to Mike Scheffe a really nice >modest< down to earth guy
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What a disrespect "Spit in the face" to Mike Scheffe a really nice >modest< down to earth guy
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George has been doing this crap for years. It's really sad.
Scheffe on the other hand is the man!
Scheffe on the other hand is the man!
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