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Local Newspaper Knight Rider Article

Post by Joe Huth » Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:14 pm

One of my local newspapers had a nice little article on Knight Rider last year regarding the location of the screen used cars.

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Post by Knight Racer » Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:50 pm

I know these machines aren';t human but its nice to know Airwolf went out as a hero on an ambulance run trying to save the lifes of children.I could have sworn that I saw airwolf being flown by Murdock on the A-teams 5th season intro.

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Post by Kal-el4 » Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:07 am

Airwolf had a silver bottom Jack, like karr

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Post by Knight Racer » Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:26 am

Stef,cars and other vehicles can undergo cosmetic changes when appearing in other tv shows and movies.Look at kift and how many times its been changed over the years such as the chips movie and some tazmanian devil appearence,and even a cop cruiser.I'm not sure if season 5 of the a-team was after airwolf was already off the air or not.

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Post by Matthew » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:32 am

From what I can remember, the helicopter used for the Redwolf (which was rented for the episode Airwolf II) was the one reused in the A-Team episode Judgement Day. As a side note, stock footage of Airwolf appeared in the episode of SeaQuest DSV guest starring William Shatner. It was shown destroying a luxury compound thanks to various editing techniques. :good:

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Post by mtnjak » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:44 am

Well, I know at least where one of the KITT cars is located. When my wife and I took an anniversary trip to Gatlinburg, TN a few years ago we dropped by the Star Cars museum. After looking at this photo again (and I didn't remember this from any photos we took while we were there) the fog lights look a little odd. It's almost as though the bumper is missing some trim pieces in that area.

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Post by msKEN » Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:41 pm

I've been to that very same star car museum in Gatlinburg TN. That car is a custom done by Code One Auto.

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Post by Michael Pajaro » Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:47 pm

Here's the question I have for you Joe: How accurate is the article? There must be SOMETHING in there that makes the historian in you cringe a bit?
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Post by mtnjak » Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:19 pm

Wow, I'd thought it was an original. A close look at it in person seeing how faded and worn the interior is you'd think it'd be about 30 years old by now. Was it a custom from the 80s?

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Post by James Sonny Crockett » Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:40 pm

I don't never like Airwolf.. Cause this series did something politics content and etc.
But Knight Rider that for series so was different!
Michael Knight a Hero! Airwolf was so suck series..
This series not popular as much as Knight Rider..
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Post by Knight Racer » Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:03 pm

I agree it was no knight rider but airwolf was a pretty good show all its own.A top secret helicopter is stollen at a test area by some terrorist.When its recovered its used in missions that the government can't be associated with in exchange for information leading to the recovery of a prisoner of war that the government gave up on.Just so happens to be the new choppers pilot's brother.

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Post by Lurch Knight » Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:02 am

doesn't The Hoff still own one of the original K.I.T.T.'s? I remember he showed up as the guest host on Monday Night Raw a few years ago & drove out in K.I.T.T. (might not have been his though)
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Post by Knight Racer » Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:32 am

I remember reading David's was in storage and restored for the Gumball 3000 event.

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Post by Lurch Knight » Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:56 pm

Ahh that's terrible slappin all those stickers on KITT... stupid sponsors and their money.

LOL, they actually let the "Jackass" guys drive KITT???
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Post by Knight Racer » Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:32 pm

Actually I was going through my clips and I have one of David saying after Knight Ridera woman was telling David about how much his music was a hit in austria so David had a replica made and flew down there.He had that in storage and had it restored for the Gumball 3000.He doesn't own a screen used kitt.Maybe the 2 he was given while married to Catherine during the shows run but that's all.

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Post by Amir » Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:27 pm

I know the Keswick museum closed down a while back. Don't know what happened to the car... Sold off I guess.

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