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David
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by David » Thu Dec 04, 2014 3:57 pm
Apologies if this has been posted before, but today I stumbled upon one of the best articles I've ever read on how the Pontiac / Knight Rider hook-up actually happened back when Glen A Larson (RIP) created the series.
If you have a serious Pilot / Pilot car fetish like myself, you have GOT to read this! Some of the pictures alone left my jaw on the floor...
http://www.hotrod.com/cars/featured/140 ... fidential/
http://www.hotrod.com/features/history/ ... -am-part-2
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OKC KNIGHT
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by OKC KNIGHT » Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:28 pm
The story with pics is in the April/May issue of HIgh performance Pontiac Magazine
IMO,Joe Huth/AJ did a great job sharing the story
Was lucky to score a few copies from Barnes and noble !!
Dave
Specializing in 1982-1992 Firebird/Trans Am Parts since 2002 and the ONLY seller of High Quality KITT Taillight blackouts
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KITTfan
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by KITTfan » Fri Dec 05, 2014 1:05 am
Fantastic story! It never ceases to amaze me how many things went on behind the scenes & clicked together perfectly to make Knight Rider a hit show
The '82 Trans-Am was The Perfect choice for KITT and glad it happened that way even that one boss at Pontiac didn't approve it at first.
I can't imagine what I'd think about the 1982-1992 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am today if there was no Knight Rider. Sure the Trans-Am looks very cool even as itself but I don't think I'd know much about it if KITT didn't make it famous as the Trans-Am was very expensive car here in Finland and thus it's very rare.
Very interesting to see those early versions of the front nose and the dash mockup!
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kitt34
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by kitt34 » Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:14 pm
KITTfan wrote:Fantastic story! It never ceases to amaze me how many things went on behind the scenes & clicked together perfectly to make Knight Rider a hit show
The '82 Trans-Am was The Perfect choice for KITT and glad it happened that way even that one boss at Pontiac didn't approve it at first.
I can't imagine what I'd think about the 1982-1992 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am today if there was no Knight Rider. Sure the Trans-Am looks very cool even as itself but I don't think I'd know much about it if KITT didn't make it famous as the Trans-Am was very expensive car here in Finland and thus it's very rare.
Very interesting to see those early versions of the front nose and the dash mockup!
I Know that's right.
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by krrdr2010 » Thu Dec 18, 2014 5:13 pm
