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First General Lee, now Kitt..Ertel Crome Version 1:16scale.

Post by MIKEMAC » Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:44 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ERTL-1-18-KNIGHT-RI ... dZViewItem


I have seen the General Lee many times in pure silver chrome, now check out Kitt with the limited edition series. And why does Karr have a "RED" scanner instead of "Yellow". All the ones I see for sale are all in red, it's kitt with a differnt color, that's stupid, why even come out with karr if yuor not going to make it right!
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Post by MIKEMAC » Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:45 pm

here is another version

http://cgi.ebay.com/KNIGHT-RIDER-KITT-D ... dZViewItem
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Post by Lost Knight » Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:11 pm

What the hell? If they're going to tamper with the model at all, I'd rather they make it more accurate instead of painting it chrome. Can't say I care for it much, though. It also looks silly having the whole car chrome and the side fender vents black... :roll:

Anyway, nice find, MIKEMAC.
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Post by TurbomanKnight » Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:21 pm

The seller of the First car was the guy I bought my KITT from. The Seller is a jerkoff when it comes to shipping.
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Post by Michael Pajaro » Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:02 pm

It sounds to me that this is simply the regular ERTL car which somebody bought, painted it chrome, and stuck it back in the box. If it was an officially-released product, I would think the box would say something like "limited chrome edition!". Unless I'm just missing it.
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Post by PBH » Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:19 pm

None of the chromed edition cars (General Lee, Starsky & Hutch Gran Torino, Blues Brothers Dodge, Speed Racer Mach 5) had anything different on the box that I've noticed.

Still, I agree in the belief that it is a customization. Especially considering that none of us heard of this earlier and we're not seeing more of these around... especially on eBay.
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Post by TurbomanKnight » Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:30 pm

TurbomanKnight wrote:The seller of the First car was the guy I bought my KITT from. The Seller is a jerkoff when it comes to shipping.
Oh Yeah, a few of us experienced the same. I reccomend buying from someone else.
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Post by pewter 02ws6 » Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:22 am

guys these are legit cars from ertl. if you do a search on ebay, you will see there are a bunch listed from various sellers. the reason why these cars are chrome is because these are "chase cars" . they are produced in very low numbers. ertl does this with every or almost every car they release. the box will not be any different that the normal version, only the car.

the good thing is that you have a chance of finding one of these cars at your local retailer that sells the ertl 1:18 cars. yes, even on the shelf at wal mart and it won't cost you a penny more than the regular version. you are going to pay an arm and a leg anywhere else,especially ebay. the reason you see so many on there is because all of the sellers that have them listed know that they are rare and that they always bring in top dollar. i've seen chrome versions of the general lee go for nearly $500 when they first hit ebay. i was surprised to see "buy it now" prices so low for this version of kitt.
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Post by pewter 02ws6 » Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:27 am

PBH wrote:Still, I agree in the belief that it is a customization. Especially considering that none of us heard of this earlier and we're not seeing more of these around... especially on eBay.
i just checked ebay and there are at least 18 listed from about 6 different sellers. :whistle:
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Post by andy-kitt » Tue Nov 08, 2005 1:58 pm

I don't mind the chrome for something different, but for them to paint the fender vents when they should be body colour goes to show they've done no research.
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Post by Michael Pajaro » Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:00 pm

I don't see myself as a collector for collecting's sake (i.e. not about to spend a ton of money on eBay) but I'll take a look at a hobby shop that has had other Ertl collectables to at least get a look. Thanks for the info - I didn't know these existed.
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Post by andy-kitt » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:13 am

shows they ripping us off though, look how much cheaper starsky & hutch is

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Post by andy-kitt » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:19 am

sorry, sent wrong one LOL

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Post by Lost Knight » Wed Nov 09, 2005 3:12 pm

The Gran Torino looks so much nicer than K.I.T.T. in chrome, I have to say. I even like it better than its original red & white colors.
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Post by andy-kitt » Wed Nov 09, 2005 3:51 pm

grab a bargain then as the guys not spelt it right LOL, it won't get many hits
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Post by Lost Knight » Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:50 pm

andy-kitt wrote:grab a bargain then as the guys not spelt it right LOL, it won't get many hits
I heard about that...apparently sellers who spell the names of their items wrong don't get many or any bids.
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Post by andy-kitt » Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:04 am

Thats because people can't find their items unless they use "view sellers other items"
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