Does the Convertible KITT Still Exist? See the Car that ALMOST Became Knight Rider's Rag Top!
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- We break down the convertible KITT seen in Knight Rider's final season. In this video, we will uncover the history of the convertible cars, reveal to you the Trans Am that almost became the official convertible KITT, show you never before seen design files, photographs from the build AND...reveal where these vehicles are today! It's time to go topless with the History of the Convertible KITT.
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Just saw the convertible at Dezerland YESTERDAY, and the tour guide told me many details of the story you just relayed. He credited THIS CHANNEL, so kudos!
Nice to know he is watching!!
Well at least one of the convertible KITTs survived. Have to admit, I do actually prefer convertible than SPM. Pity it didn't appear as often as SPM. Though given the choice, I'd take KITT in normal mode as he always appeared any day.
I have a convertible Kitt replica for sale
Unfortunately, I can’t agree with you. I prefer super pursuit mode. Why because in the previous video about the super pursuit mode car they made it a point to point out that people hated it because it was a rip off of the transformers when in actuality, when you think about it convertible, kit was the one that was a rip off of the transformers. as well, it was possible to make a Trans Am a convertible. Where did the fiberglass cover come from after the top went down into the trunk? Apparently comes out of thin air, which is more of a rip off of the transformers than the super pursuit mode ever was.
@@cia1209 Fair enough, we don't have to agree on everything. I honestly think they're both a bit over the top and neither make much sense. Hence why I'd take normal KITT any day. But I personally choose convertible given the choice regardless.
So I'm not crazy, there IS a gold KITT convertible out there!! 😂 I remember seeing a picture of it a few years ago but was damned if I could find it again. Thanks for posting this. The convertible was my favourite 4th season car and most likely always will be.
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Can you please do a whole story on Goliath. That would be absolutely incredible. I want to know all about it, where it came from, who built it, where it is now. Thank you.
When I built my convertible Kitt.. all I ever heard was kitt was never a convertible... thanks for this episode
I absolutely loved KITT’s Super Pursuit Mode. Even though the convertible mode was a neat feature, I didn’t car for it too much since it didn’t help Micheal or KITT fight crime. The convertible mode was just for Micheal’s leisurely pleasure. Now I did like how they made the transformation from hard top to convertible. They really did a fantastic job making it look believable. It’s a total shame that so many of these KITT cars were destroyed after the show’s cancellation. Regardless of the fact that a bunch of these Trans Am’s were from that Pontiac train derailment, these vehicles should’ve been put on display somewhere.
I vividly remember that car in Miami and always wondered if it was the real one or a replica. Thanks for all your hard work!
Hands down my favorite show of the 80's. And I love learning about where these cars came from and where they are now.
I even rocked a Knight Rider watch as a kid.
You've gotta be "Kitten" me!🐈
Years ago when I was researching making a KITT car, I remember people making functional SPS cars. Really cool what modern tech can do.
Wow! Another great ep! As a kid I thought the convertible KITT was silly but in hind sight it was neat because you couldn't get a factory Firebird convertible until 1991. The gold KITTEN is a gem! I saw a few 1989 ASC converibles that the owners swore were factory but they just didn't know. I never knew about R Stayman (however you spell it)
Just a wealth of knowledge for hard core Knight Rider fans like myself, THANK YOU!
I actually met someone who has a replica of the Convertible KITT! It was so awesome!! 😃
Convertible mode was awesome! I wish that show had at least made it to a 5th season. What really happened at the end of the series? Did they know at the beginning of the fourth season that it was the end? Maybe you can do a video breakdown on how and why it ended the way it did (at the appropriate time of course). I know you guys are doing episode breakdown videos right now and currently covering season 2 episodes so maybe you can do that when you get to season 4. Thanks!
Have always wanted to own a KITT of my own, but never had the opportunity with family. Even the convertible would be a Jem to have, especially being that it's original to the show!!!
Lol the next one you guys should showcase is RC's dirt bike! 🤭
Answered my question I had whether they were ASC cars, or factory convertibles, which they didn't have all years. This story is even better. The gold one is both hideous and awesome at the same time. Love the line lock trivia. Also didn't know the convertible glass thing was real. They never show the full sequence uncut... that I can remember.
Loved the car where you could drop the top... He did not seem so shut in a car all the time..... Besides It gives Kitt a "I am so bad ass!" kind of personally....This was GREAT... I thank you...
I was lucky enough to see the convertible KITT when it was at the Cars Of The Stars museum in Scotland. It was positioned across from James Bond's Aston Martin from Goldfinger, the car from The Saint, and randomly a police car from Robocop. No photography allowed in the museum unfortunately. They had a second museum in Keswick in England as well, all owned by a retired dentist called Peter Nelson I think his name was. They also had scripts and a KITT voice modulator from another car. However, they also just had a standard KITT in great condition and a fairly beat up A-Team van delivered outside so I did manage to get a few photos of those. This was in 2004 I think, before I owned a digital camera, but I'm happy to try scan the photos and send them if you like👍
Imagine if only one car could do both things!
My Suggestion for a video is talk about why the 2008 Knight Rider Reboot Failed
No Hoff and no William Daniels.
It wasn't a reboot, it was a continuation.
@@knightad33 You are right man!
I own a 93 240SX vert. It is like the half sized version of this KITT vert. Life is good.
One thing I want to know what happened to was the soundstage KARR voice box
KITT and B.A. Baracus would get along very well, both hate flying.
Interesting story of the Barris "Kitten". Thanks!
great video , but here's something you can look into , though out the course of the show often we'd see the truck driving and not see a driver , especially in season 4 where rc was made the driver but when we know the truck was driving we see rc in the trailer , so the question to look in to that would solve this and i think would make sense is , did or was the semi supposed to have another kitt style automation in it ?
Might I suggest putting out some info on The Juggernaut machine,
aka " KITT Killer".😡 That was one imposing and intimidating machine.
I read somewhere the vehicle was built for the film " Space Hunter, Adventures In The Forbidden Zone" If I m recalling right, Molly Ringwald and Richard "Bull" Moll were in it.
Just a thought.
Ya I'd like to know more bout this idea
You guys have such a great network of KR contacts, you find these odd gems like K.I.T.T.E.N. You have so much documentation. I think I remember seeing you go through Gian's things and pulling out a director's book of one of the episodes. Besides your regular "Not a Director's Cut" of that episode, it might be neat to see a separate video just on his notes for that episode.
We will do that! Great idea!
@@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial after watching this and finding out that the barris modified convertible is at dezerland auto museum in orlando, since I live only 1/2 hour or so away from the location, I'm now planning to head out there to check it out. Would you like for me to snap a few pictures and send them to you via instagram as an update to its current status and condition?
@@supramike67 that would be a great idea. Thankyou in advance
@@supramike67 its 10-15-2022. It looks like the museum merged and now has 3 or 4 "KITTS" for sale. Including a convertible. I'm wondering if this is a different car, or if they converted the gold hooptie back to black. By the picture, its a terrible paint job though. I'm in Florida also, I'm debating on calling and seeing what the status of the cars is, and if available to view in the museum.
you guy's are like the shea's of knight rider. (shea's are back to the future mega fans who own several screen used deloreans including the part III one plus A LOT of great stuff)
keep up the awesome work!
Great video. I love how much KR history you guys are bringing to us. It's so refreshing to find something positive and good on the internet, especially when it comes to KR. Thanks!
Good stuff as always! I pass by Barris’ shop almost every week and I recall about twenty or so years ago, he use to have a replica KITT in his showroom. I believe he has a bat mobile and the Munster Mobile in there now with some other custom cars.
I'd like to see some info on some of the bad guy cars used such as the Dagger DX (a barris owned ferrari 308 in gold almost like KATT), the drone Thunderbirds, the custom made killer cars (one Plymouth one dodge LOL) etc.
Yeah, great idea.
Ji
Yaaay! Glad to see the driver wasn't destroyed. Always thought it was so cool. :) Agree with earlier comment. It should go to you next and get a working dash. Thanks for the info guys, great work!
This is so amazing.Barris's gold car is amazing.I liked KITT as a convertible.
At 5:20 it looks like the spoiler might be missing. This is seen at the beginning of Knight Racer when Michael is driving with the top down at the beginning of the episode talking to Devon.
Another great video! Thank you!
Also can you do a video if KITT really had automatic doors? & trunk etc? if so how did they accomplish that?
Always been curious about that.
The Convertible Roof - It was first added to the show’s fourth season, by pressing the “C” button on KITT’s dash, Michael could bring the top down and KITT became a convertible. First used in Episode 70, “Knight of the Juggernaut, Part II.”
Everyone is familiar with the term, "Jump the shark." I propose adding a phrase to our lexicon, that being, "Went Super Pursuit Mode", as this feature (and the convertible mode) were features that took KITT and "Knight Rider" away from the core of what they had been. We could add "Went convertible" but a convertible car is a common thing that could apply to dozens of shows and not in a bad way.
As a kid I loved the show and would make sure I was showered and in my PJs, ready to watch when the new ones aired.
I was always just as excited the entire time but on rewatching (many times over the years) it did get a little goofy toward the end but it's still my favorite show, hands down.
Just watch the intro, have not watched the video yet. And all that’s racing through my head is please don’t be crushed, please don’t be crushed, please don’t be crushed
Ok I can breath just a little again.
Episode on sound FX and where they got the material from .. info on sky mode or oil slick..
It's a bit mind blowing that they made a "working" convertible process. I just thought it was people lifting up a roof and then pushing a cover over the back seats. And yes it probably was not too dissimilar BUT the thought that they went through a theoretical way of doing it .. wow! My grainy VHS copy barely shows the rear window in place during the first C mode.
I remember watching Knight Rider in its initial run, about how every season KITT would change somehow, i.e. the voicebox light, one TV instead of two, the flip-up lights that never flipped up anymore, Bonnie then April then Bonnie, new gadgets depending on that week's story, the bizarre introduction of RC3, KITT gets destroyed by Goliath, KITT gets destroyed by the acid pit, the convertible top, Super Pursuit Mode . . . ALL THIS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY for a car that is basically a crime lab on wheels for a private detective who drives it. Isn't that what Michael really is? A private detective?
And obviously, we the audience never knew what was going on behind the scenes to bring all this wonder to the small screen. Seeing KITT become a convertible was utter magic, and going into SPM was the most exciting thing on television. Just how did newbie RC3 and the street gang not only rebuild KITT (without any prior knowledge of FLAG and the Knight Foundation) but added a convertible option? Where did that roof go, anyway?
No matter, this was Knight Rider, the coolest show on TV. And over thirty years later, we still enjoy watching it and picking it apart.
The Wrong Crowd, i think that was the episode... From convertible to SPM mode with THAT music. God i like that transformation, watched 1000000 times already 😊
Woow! "kitten" looks cool!
Ironically before evening seeing this I know of a Replica convertible KITT for Sale. I have the listing saved. Just money is stopping me from dropping the hammer on that deal. But a man can dream. 😅
Man. That KITTEN was a sight to behold. A mother could love it and all that…
I live in Chicago and this episode of yours brought back an old memory. I had the day off and a girlfriend and I got on my motorcycle and rode down to Buckingham Fountain. Since I had a motorcycle stolen just a few months earlier I had a Heavy Duty Steel Cable Lock. We parked just west of the fountain and walked around and then ended up at the beach for a few hours. When we got back my Bike was gone and I was very upset. So, I noticed a Cop and we walked over and I told him my bike was stolen. He asked what it was and when I told him he started laughing. I started to get mad at his insensitively and he realized I was getting mad. He said it was towed and he asked us to walk with him. It seems that it was interfering with their filming so they used a forklift and straps and moved it behind some bushes. There were no signs about any filming. My girl and I had a great day at the Lakefront and now a story to tell.
Great video, I can't believe the convertible was once in the UK and not so long ago (kinda) how did I miss that gutted.
How about a vid tracking down the surviving props from the series? I think I saw some years back, that the season 3/4 chemical analyzer is in private hands 💫🎥
Joe thank you for sharing your wonderful videos I love hearing about the history of KITT I am from South Africa
Great information as usual! I was never a fan of the Super Pursuit Mode, but the convertible mode was nice. I wonder why it was necessary to build two convertibles? Convertible mode wasn’t even used all that much except for some slow “money shot” drive-bys-usually when Michael and KITT are relaxing, chit-chatting a bit. I don’t recall it ever being used in a chase scene, etc. It seems like one convertible car would have been sufficient. But I guess they had a reason.
AUTOFORM also made a convertible Trans Am at the time, with a ragtop, then Pontiac sold it in the dealerships. I own a 84 convertible that’s Black and Gold. It’s only a 2 seater like Michael’s and has very little storage. It is very rare but the newer Factory convertibles were a little more practical with an electric top and back seats.
Since you asked for questions/ideas...
Other than audio work, was Bill Daniels involved with the show in any way? Was he ever on set, etc?
Always liked him and am a huge "1776" fan.
Thanks from another PA resident.
I really enjoy your videos.
It does not surprise me that Straman did the Kitt car Trans-Am conversion to convertible. Based in Orange County California, Straman was the one you would send any car back then to be converted into a convertible. Especially high end cars. When Ferrari introduced the Testarossa convertible option, they did not actually build the car as a convertible. They would give you a conversion kit, then the Ferrari would be sent to Straman, who would do the $80,000.00 modification to your Testarossa. Straman was the go to company back then for the convertible transformation, no matter what car you drove.
Goliath. Would like to know what happend to it. I know you had said it doesnt exist anymore, but would like to know what exactly happend.
Thanks guys, I really enjoyed this one! Now get the convertible KITT and retrofit it with a sticker dash. I'd say that looked 1000 better than the custom LED dash. :-)
Amazing work! Excellent Information l never knew about 😸KITTEN. Amazing!
Convertible KITT was the show’s “Jump The Shark” moment.
Damn, That was very informative. You guys are Knight Rider Private Eyes, They way you get all of this information. Keep up the great work, a lot of this; I didn’t know.😁👍
I dont think I ever seen a convertible episode. Nice piece of history. Thank you
Barris provided a lot of the dream cars of my childhood and young adulthood.
Got a feeling St. Peter gets a little irked with George leaving burnouts on the streets of gold.
Another great knight rider history nugget. Thank you for this brief history.
Another fantastic video. When I was a child I didn't think much of convertible Kit as the thing I loved most about the car was he was bullet proof and you would be safe inside. When the Hoff drove around with his mighty head of hair blowing in the wind I thought he was too vulnerable to outside attacks. And Garth could have jumped in-you know he had form for jumping into moving vehicles and stealing them. So it seemed a stupid addition to Kit's special features. However, it is still interesting that they did it.
Yeah, if it was the “newer” series they’d have come up with some bs about passive laser “roof” protection or whatever.
HI Happy to see that one the car's is still around., Imagine if they tried that convertible car Today , It would all be CGI , thanks For the video
I love it.. the convertible KITT was already my fave!! Maybe an episode on David and stunts and behind the scenes as well as the other characters!
Could the white functioning mock up car be one of the cars that was given to the Fall Guy?
Same thing crossed my mind.
What would be a real trick is building a driveable KITT with fully functional convertible and SPM mechanics.
1/2 your air brakes are on the roof
I never really understood where that huge cover in the back was supposed to come from. Lol
Remember on Team Knight Rider, there was a vehicle contraption that changed into two separate motorcycles? To change into the motorcycles, the whole thing would simply disappear into thin air. 🤣
Nanobots obviously.
@@MegaToronto1 I try to forget Team Knight Rider ever happened.
@@davidjames1389 The funniest thing was on TKR, they said anyone looking into Michael Knight's past could go to prison for treason, but on the rebooted series, Michael Jr. just casually told his new co-workers that Michael Knight's real last name was Long and he was a cop. Like "Dude! That's classified information!" 😂
@@MegaToronto1 ahh your talking about Plato and Kat yes never understood how they converted either lol
Kudos to you knight rider historians I've always wanted to know what happened to the convertible kitt of season 4 and love the barris custom gold kitten trans am wow
I got to sit in the convertible KITT when it was in the UK, at a car museum in the lake district. Along with a screen used General Lee. Sat in 2 legends I won't forget it 😊
Awesome information and video!
A few weeks ago, a lawyer was arrested in Canada for facilitating the sale of movie and TV cars, that were supposed to be destroyed. It has to do with California law defining them as not road worthy. The cars were sold in US and Canada. There is a public interest that some cars be preserved due to cultural or historic importance. I think about this when you talk about the train wreck cars.
I always thought Kitt's Roof took a Design from the Chevy SSR, A Hardtop Convertible
This was so interesting to watch! Love this channel, the content is brilliant. Thank you!
Thank you for keeping Knight rider alive it makes me love the show even more it is really interesting the final all the stuff that happened when filming this excellent show
Absolutely amazing details about these cars and another great video, Joe. I would love to learn more about how the dash evolved over the show - and it could be great with a mineature-or-real-turbo boost compilation/quiz.
I love your channel, makes me feel like a kid again! Thank You 😎
The truck used as Goliath
yeah be nice to hear what came of that, if it survived after the season 2, ( IE not dismantled and returned to standard)
Great video I love watching these, and always learning something new about knight rider 👍
Another grand slam homer!! You always give info that even those of us who have read about this for years did not know.I had never seen the Gold custom 84 Trans Am that Mr. Barris built.I have a nice book on Barris customs which shows spm kitt under construction and shows one of the blind drive seats.interesting that there were no pics of the gold 84.The construction plans were really a treat to see and thanks for sharing them!!Your video's are always a must see!!!
KITTEN?! Holy crap that was a shock. Great video! Next time I'm in Orlando I will surely make a pit stop to check it out. They keep it next to the tinted stunt version of the Knight 4000.
8:24 Cars of the Stars museum. One time during the early 2000s, we went to a car museum that had many TV/movie cars and vehicles. I can't remember what the museum was actually called as it was such a long time ago. Plus we weren't allowed to take photos. But now I'm wondering if it was Cars of the Stars. Cuz it had KITT there, although it wasn't convertible KITT as it had the full roof. And I remember it had the Season 3-4 dash. I always thought it may have been the actual Season 3-4 hero car. But after watching your videos, I'm not sure if it was anymore and may have just been a perfect replica of the Season 3-4 hero car.
I know a lot of people look down on it, but would there be a possibility of doing a video about the Mustang KITT or just a short video about that series of Knight Rider in general?
Yeah, that gold TA 'vert was a standout at George's place. He was afraid to drive it anywhere for fear of a rock chip in the paint.
Tubby (Roy Johnson) was an interesting 'character', and sad in the end. For decades he refused to use any kind of filter or breathing apparatus when painting cars, and his severe health issues caused by years of inhalation of the old-style harsh paint materials that Barris' insisted on eventually killed him. He had a '60s Cadillac with over 1000 car nameplates on the exterior, and had lived in Barris' back shop for decades. Cool old guy, if not exactly 'admirable' for a few reasons.
Oh, the stories I heard....
I love the additional details you always provide! Keep them coming!
Thanks! I worked with Barris' off and on for a few years, knew a little too much about one of my childhood icons. I do have a lot of stories ... Email me, rickr442@gmail.com and let's set a time for a phone conversation. In the meantime, keep up the good work!
Just noticed at 0:09 the gold stripes on the trailer are not continuous but broken up at the angle. Wonder if that was always like that, never see much close ups. The gold KITTEN sure looks good, would have been neat to see it built into a functional KITT.
Thanks for the awesome video...
There was an error in my name... it’s Steve J Landry. I tried to fix this mistake after I registered.. correct spelling is Landry.
We will fix it for next time!
KITTEN is the best thing I've seen all day, I love it! How had I never heard of it before?
I remember getting the chance to see the convertible at cars of the stars in keswick when I was younger. It was there with a replica of the t top kitt. Stunning car. The convertible was just remarkable.
An idea for the next video? What about the fate of the Juggernaut and of the yellow prototype hovercraft seen in season four?
Yeah, that's a great idea.
@@FirstDan2000 Thank you. Another idea could be finding out how the transforming radio from "Kinght of the drones" worked.
Ha, that was the prototype for SPM. If they could make a radio transform, they would have a go at making a kitt car transform .
Not a lot of people know that. (cos I just made it up.)
I would also love to hear more on The Juggernaut, or who actually built it!
I know it was built on a 1982 Dodge Power Ram 4x4 for the movie Spacehunter: Adventures In The Forbidden Zone. The vehicle was called The Scrambler in that film.
Knight Rider acquired it and modified the appearance for the season 4 two part pilot. Last I heard, it used to be displayed outside a rental car place in Valencia, CA. They scrapped the vehicle after it was completely rusted out.
@@tupelogreg Thank you. I guess I'll have to get that novie.
Awesome how you guys find out all this information and pictures.
7:30 iconic photograph. Convertible KITT looked good.
Thanks, been waiting for this one!
Great video and research.
Well done guys.
The conversion mechanism just blew my mind. Before I used to think that the rear window was doing what it actually did. Then I thought that the fiberglass cover would just be a retractible peace, able to extend itself. But I was struggling to realize how the roof would hide. I thought it would rotate 180º, then the rear window would also stay hidden (above it) and that cover would just extend. But now that I see this, amazing.
As for the episodes, I think 8 is good enough (I thought it was less). KITT was mainly an action car, so probably wouldn't be a good move to have the convertible in more episodes... Well just like back almost two decades ago, I'm gonna start to think about convertibles again and if there's a way to actually do an even better and real KITT conversion style. Very sad that the Firebird is dead.
Yeah, I always wanted to see some action/stunt scene with the top down, but then Michael jumps in and the top goes up as they’re driving away. Anyway, that clearly wasn’t happening with a not-actual convertible that had a not-actual V8, lol! Plus, they must have trailered that car separately (with no roof) - and had to be extra careful with it...
That's right. Unique car. Always have to be more careful. It exists. Great to all of us.
Great videos!
Thank You so much for all Your hard work!
I loved Knight Rider when I was younger. I was able to go to the GM assembly plant many times to see Both the Firedbird-Trans Am and Camero-Z28 and the variations thereof made. The front of the factory was used in the first part of Mr. Mom as well I believe.
Was supposed to be Detroit in the film. On one of my tours of the factory, there was a guy there from Florida. He told me that he had been to the other plant in Florida. I didn't realize there was another plant until he told me. He said that the Van Nuys plant only made
T-Top cars. Where the Florida factory-made all of the Hard Top or Solid Roof cars. From what I could see looking around the Van Nuys plant, It seemed to be true. I also remember the first episode of Miami Vice and several other episodes, all hard hardtop cars. No
T-Tops! I don't know if that had to do with the differences in climate conditions in different parts of America. The Van Nuys Plant was also was Part of GM Canada " Canada Group " For what reason I never really understood. The sign in front of the factory was in red as opposed to the normal blue for the American factories. The factory is no longer there.
So sad to know GM is now unfortunately owned by the CCP. No longer American.
The permanent convertible car was on display at the Volo Auto Museum in Volo Illinois for a while within the last 5 years. That's where I last saw it.
That would have been a replica, and not the screen used car. It hasn't left Florida since it arrived back in the USA about 10 years ago.
Great Work Buddy 👍👍 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸
Barris is legendary, his vehicles are part of film and television history. Although so much effort and work for only 8 episodes seems unfortunate and even more so being the last season. By the way, K.I.T.T.E.N. would have been the girlfriend of K.I.T.T. ;)
I've often wondered about the flame painted KITT in the car show episode
I'd love to see you give some more attention to the original nose they used in the presentation film; we see it off and on in the finished pilot episode, it makes its way into stock footage of KITT driving, and shows up in a ton of early publicity photos, yet it's still kind of a mystery.