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Car owners poses for a photo during a gathering of auto enthusiasts in Urayasu, an eastern suburb of Tokyo. AFP
They don’t make ‘em like they used to: Tokyo’s car collectors revel in classics
Mon, 8 February 2021
Fast and furious they aren’t, but for a group of Japanese retro car enthusiasts, the sleek lines and high shine of their old-school models hold a much more special charm.
A loose club of fans rolls up most weekends in central Tokyo to show off their Cadillacs, Chevrolets and other modern classic vehicles from the mid to late 20th century.
Fast and furious they aren't, but for a group of Japanese retro car enthusiasts the sleek lines and high shine of their old-school models hold a much more special charm. That's what's really charming about them."
You Can Own David Hasselhoff’s ‘Knight Rider’ Car
For a child of the 1980s, there is no cooler TV car than KITT short for Knight Industries Two Thousand from
Knight Rider. The show ran for four action-packed seasons on NBC in the early ’80s, and starred David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, KITT’s driver and an agent of the secret group FLAG. Hasselhoff might have gotten top billing, but everyone watched
Knight Rider for KITT. (I certainly did.) He had a massive assortment of gadgets (including a flame thrower, telephone comlink, and even an olfactory sensor) plus a chatty artificial intelligence, voiced by William Daniels.
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David Hasselhoff is auctioning off his personal K.I.T.T. car, a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am styled after the iconic car used in his 1980s television series “Knight Rider.”
The vehicle is similar to the K.I.T.T. car used by his character Michael Knight, but it was not used in television production, according to the auction site. Unfortunately, this version of the car does not talk.
“The sleek, black K.I.T.T. car is fully functional with the brilliantly colorful illuminated dash and console that would be immediately identifiable to Knight Rider fans,” according to Diligent Auctions, which is handling the sale.