Is Knight Rider's KITT REALLY Built from the First 82 Trans Ams Off the Assembly Line? Real or Myth?
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- For DECADES, it's been said that the cars used for Knight Rider's Pilot were the first Trans Ams off the assembly line. Is that true? Let's find out!
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I used to work on a show produced by Glen Larson called “NightMan”, circa 1997. I was on the special effects crew, where we did the pyrotechnic, flying/rigging, and prop effects on its first season in San Diego, CA.
One thing to understand about Glen Larson was that he liked to tell “fish stories” (to put it lightly). Any show he put up had to have the first copies of something, whether it be cars, electronics, or debuts of actors or musical acts.
Example- Larson used to claim he got the prototypes of the Plymouth Prowler cars as driven by the lead character for our show. He would even go so far as to claim the cars would need to be delivered to car shows from time to time during our production run as they were “on loan” from Chrysler Corporation, who made the cars.
This didn’t make sense though as BOTH cars were pretty much wrecked by the time we ended production that first season (this due to stunt driving mishaps and stuff). I can imagine the second season was worse when they moved the show to Canada for the second season, where the show’s quality suffered immensely. I can also imagine those Prowlers would have been handled much more gingerly if they were indeed first copies or even prototypes on loan from Chrysler as he had claimed.
Larson’s claims about the Firebirds (and even the Prowlers in he show I was on) were probably more a matter of Hollywood eye-wash than anything. Something to stir up interest and hype for his projects, as well as his playing the part of salesman, which most producers do in order to get their projects on television or theaters. Anything to get and keep his name out there, I guess…
I remember NightMan
Very interesting.
hmm did you ever hear about James Garners story about his confrontation with him, where he got cross with him about apparently ripping off Rockford file episodes for knight rider, do you know if theirs any truth to that?
@@kavinskysmith4094 I had always understood that Knight Rider was actually a reimagining of “Have Gun, Will Travel” (right down to the knight chess piece on the FLAG semi truck) with elements of “My Mother The Car” added in, but I can’t confirm either way. I wouldn’t be surprised if Garner felt Larson stole from The Rockford Files, as elements of that show seem to be present in KR too.
Larson is well-known for recycling, reusing, and “borrowing” ideas from other shows with just enough changes to avoid lawsuits, though. He did it with Battlestar Galactica (borrowed from Star Wars, right down to the VFX crew), and BJ And The Bear (taken from Smokey And The Bandit), and other shows.
NightMan itself was itself a kind of Batman rip off, especially with the fact the character belonged to Marvel Comics. So you could consider that show to be a rip off of a rip off, of sorts.
@@blue.5058 and another rip off actually, given what some fans of the shadow have said, where batman ripped off the shadow and repurposed him to be a non lethal viglante that always let the bad guys live
which made him far more marketable to kids, hence his longevity into the modern era, have gun will travel though, that I havent seen that but I know that is a gene roddebery production
so he rips off star wars and star trek's creators all in one go in some way or another, go figure lol
You've got to admit . That black and gold paint scheme is sweet. I've had 1 black
T/A and it was hard to keep clean.. Another great video.
I have had 2 black firebirds, one was a 92 and the other a 99. Didn't own them at the same time tho. But yes, very hard to keep clean, especially living in the desert like Phoenix. I now have a black 2019 Camaro and just washed it the other day, but we have been having some wind and it's already dusty. They look great when clean, but a pain to keep clean.
@@markraimo1283 I had a black '99 also. Loved that car (especially after a wash hehe).
This channel exceeds everything else. Fabulous analysis and detective work, Joe. Next up: How many KITT-cars were used?
I think that question is easily answered...
Maybe Larson meant he secured the first three cars that came off the assembly line after Vista Group requested them. Meaning they weren’t put on a waiting list. As he said, he got the cars that were commited to dealers in Florida.
This right here
Exactly what I thought.
I thought it might’ve been the first three of that day, but that wouldn’t work if they run the factory 24 hours a day, which I don’t know if they did. Your thought makes much more sense.
I think it's more like, bullshit and exaggeration are the most common garnishes for anecdotes
Pontiac capitalized off Knight Rider popularity. Despite the fact they requested the car not be called a TransAm or Firebird
For those that may be unaware, most vehicles have the month and day of manufacture printed on a tag of some sort on the door or engine compartment.
Loved the Filmation homage. Now how about this: "Hey pisanos, it's the Knight Rider Historians Super Show!"
Thank you for saving our childhood memories, seeing this made cry remembering watching this with my father. The 11 yr old in me thanks you, the 50 yr old me is glad you are there.
Is the interview from Glen A. Larson shown in this video the very first mention of that myth?
Because I'm wondering if it's possible what he meant by "we got the first three off the assembly line" was not "we got the first three [cars that ever came] off the assembly line", but rather "we got the first three [cars for the show] off the assembly line"? Meaning he may have just been trying to say that the first cars they used for filming came directly from the plant, as opposed to the later cars used in the show that were procured in different ways (e.g. train derailment).
Then some people might have misunderstood that and repeated what they thought he meant, thus starting the myth.
I think you are right! Osmo A. Wiio's laws of communication: "If communication can fail, it will. If communication cannot fail, it still most usually fails. If communication seems to succeed in the intended way, there's a misunderstanding. If you are content with your message, communication certainly fails."
Good point, I'm thinking that's what he meant by first 3 off the line
Awesome as always. Very cool that two of the three survive. Must be awesome to be able to say you own one of them. Appreciate all the KR historians do.
First off the assembly line urban legend probably started with a GM exec throwing out a little extra PR Larson's way once KR had made the 80s TA as big an automotive cultural icon as Burt made the 77 TA. Either that or Larson was getting in touch with his inner fisherman and spinning a bit of a KR tall tale.
Yup, I’m one of the many who believed they were the first off the line. I believed it mainly because I didn’t pay attention to the part where Larson said he wrote the script in 1982. The cars used in the series were closer to being the first three 1983 Trans Am’s than being the first three 1982 models lol.
thank you for changing the outro :)
I think what Glenn did mean is that the he got the first 3 following cars that were getting ready from the assembly production line which were for normal sale and was mistaken with the very first 3 cars ever made. Although he did not specifically said the very first 3 cars that were produced.
I don't think so. Joe said somewhere that although the VINs of these three cars fall within a specific number sequence, they are not sequential (meaning one right after the other: bam bam bam).
Glenn may have been meaning, the 1st 3 of a certain spec off the production line, Sometimes those don't follow in order in production line either.
10:26. Behind Devon. A truck with no sleeper and a semi with a lot of gold paint. Stories please.
OH, we certainly have a story for that...and we will be sharing it soon, so stay with us! Thanks for watching...
Back in ‘82 I was 8 years old and I remember someone a couple miles away from my house had a TA just like the one at 2:06.
Excellent document as always guys! Keep ’em coming!
Super awesome job historians. I was impressed with the series but you guys put it to a hole new level of enjoyment to the series Thank you. Look forward to more of your digging up info on exactly how they put it all together to make the series.
My question is how many base models were converted to resemble the trans am threw all the series?
Great video Joe & AJ!! Even though you have spoken to some of the individuals, what would be great is if you can show an interview episode by episode with every remaining guest star during the entire series that featured on Knight Rider. Even with the main cast!!
It's not really a "mystery" but one thing that always kind of bugged me in a tiny way.....why was it that when they were always underway in the semi that they almost never were seated or never saw the trailer moving around as it they hit a speed bump or went up a hill or the driver had to slow down fast and everyone in the back had to hold onto something solid? That always kind of bugged me that they always had scenes in the semi that never showed any movement....it was like a little cocoon or time capsule more so than a moving trailer. Did that ever bother you?
Excellent point, I'd never thought of that.
There's a bloopers reel showing Michael, Bonnie and Devon wobbling around inside the semi. I think it was shown in one of the historians recent episodes.
Very nice cool that you guys have the remaining archives from the visa group documenting the first trans ams that were picked up at the very start before knight rider aired
Awesome vid, as usual! Now show us what they had inside the scanner control boxes!!!
Just ran across your channel and subscribed! I recently bought the complete series on DVD. I also just bought the JADA toys diecast K.A.R.R. where you insert your finger through a hole in the plastic cover and push on the door and it activates the strobing light on the nose. I'm going to look on Amazon and see if I can find a matching K.I.T.T.
Superb research as always Joe. Always impressive stuff!
Excellent vid !!!!
Great video. It's also good to see the difference between the stock TA, the earlier Jon Ford one, and the Michael S one too.
I would really like to see the "original pilot presentation".... With all your call sheets and things, do you have each bit that was used by Glen to sell it?
Another great episode. Thanks for the great work.
Glad you enjoyed it
Random observation: I'm amazed that the GM publicity department didn't remove and reorient the hubcaps in the product photo shown at the 2:10 mark. Making all the Pontiac logos point down would have been attention to detail.
Nice catch. If you look at 6:10 it was done for that photo.
It looks very good in that gold colour.....awesome.
No matter what angle I look at it from, it still looks like a very beautiful car. I wish I could have bought one, even if it had been the basic one.
Your research and investigative work is commendable
Joe, I must always say that you are one of the most awesome subscribers ever born to deliver things that are all about everyone's most favorite series, including mine. And also, my mind is completely😮blown! I had no idea that KITT was this fantastic car to be built by an '82 TA! Once again, thank you Joe!👍 Oh, yeah and one other KRH mystery: Behind the scenes of the Episode Commentaries?
I love edndijg music
What's "TM" stand for?
@@jdtractorman7445 I'm not sure
@@jdtractorman7445 Sorry, not TM. I goofed. I mean TA meaning Trans Am.
The depth of your knowledge rivals that of Lake Tahoe. Very impressive.
Have you done a deep dive on the mansion that was FLAGG headquarters? I know it was up for sale for a minute. It has special events (weddings and such) and was the home of some old time film guy....I think....
That's one location that deserves your expertise.
Great idea!
I've worked in dealerships. Dealing with sales people is like dealing with politicians. When Glen said he needed the cars, somebody probably said "I'll get you the first three off the assembly line!" (They'll say anything to make a sale), Probably meaning the first three that they could get their hands on. Glen probably mistook that for being the first three ever created. So he went with that. Ironically I really didn't care for the new F bodies when they came out, but then Knight Rider came along and that all changed lol. Great detective work once again my friend. Looking forward to the next video. 👍
Thanks Joe!!👍👍 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸
HI, I don't know if I commented on your page before. Your info is correct. As manufacturers tend to bring out their new models in the fall of the prior to the designated year model. In this case the firebirds especially the Trans am had some issues getting up to speed and out the door as you note. High Performance Pontiac Magazine did a 2 issue story on the Knight Rider cars and it lines up with a lot that you said in the video. Manufactures had liaisons in California to help get their products on the screen. Glen L. embellished his story. By the time they wanted/needed the T/A's they were in high demand as all the dealers were screaming for them and allocations were tight. They finally went back and forth and the studio people you mentioned were told be here at a certain time and you can get your 3 cars. The rest of the article goes into validate that George Barris's name never came up with the design of the Knight rider car, maybe a little change later on? The big reveal in this article was that the Knight Rider show actually help reinvigorate Pontiac as they were close to shutting down. You might be able to get those magazines out their archives?
Amazing details- thank you!!!
Love learning the history of these cars used in Knight Rider.
Still looking good Kitt
Good thing someone recorded the VIN of those cars or we'd still be guessing today.
Well from my limited knowledge of car manuracturing the very first car off the assembly line is usually taken to the QC dpt, and taken apart again just to make sure everything is as it should be.
Yeah that would have been last production prototypes, also the very early cars, would have gone on forecourts of the dealers 1st, for display units etc , for people to look over, test drive and order one if needed.
@@procta2343 Yes the Press models I had one of them it had the complete option pack, largest engine, and tuned, Sigh that was a lovely car, It could out accelerate a Ford cosworth.
The first cars on the assembly line are called Pilot cars. It gives line workers time to dial in their tasks and know how long is needed for that. These were esp helpful with an all-new 3rd gen F body and the extra months needed. These cars do not get a VIN and may get destroyed later after use.
@@dogwalker666 i make car parts for Nissan, and i have been on three new lines, for Nissan's new cars, and i tell you what, the 1st cars that are going to the dealer show rooms, have the very, very best parts, no marks or anything on them. But as soon as main production kicks off, you will get a shock on what crap gets sent through, that was not passable before.
@@procta2343 I have seen the Nissan production line I know what your saying, When the whole Dashboard is held in with 1 selftapper (Juke) you know they no longer care about quality.
I wonder if you did a video on all the cars destroyed on the show and all the ones that survived. Awesome videos by the way.
Can you confirm? I've heard years ago that a 1981 custom trans am was considered for kitt, it was in an old muscle car classifieds ad from the mid 00s but can't find it anymore? The 81 t/a was red
Nope, just a rumor
Q. What was the TransAm KITT in the pilot for the new 2012 KR series. It was in the garage next to the mustang KIIT. It could be seen in the pilot film it was a TPI (Tuned Port Injection). But to my knowledge none of the old KITT's were TPI cars.
This is a good one. I hope they discuss this one day.
Seem to recall in a interview that Glen Larson did, that he considered the 1982 Datsun 280zx 2+2. Not sure if that's true but I'm glad they chose the TA.
Hello guys! Always writing from Italy, I wish to add this comment because today I found a small article (with one b/w picture only) reading one of the old car magazines I have in my collection. The name of the magazine is "Autosprint" that was (or better, "is" because it's still available today) focused on Formula One and Rallies but sometimes there were pages about production cars and news from all the world too.
On this issue, November 30 1982, they wrote these words (I wish I can post the scan of the article but here is not possible lol).
"Mr William Houghlund, General Motors vice president, giving the keys of THE FIRST FIREBIRD TRANSAM (black and white with white ubcaps and the words "Official Pace Car Daytona 500") to Mr. Bill France Jr., International Speedway Corporation and Nascar President.
This Transam will be the new pace car, from next February 20, when the Nascar Championship will begin on the Daytona Speedway.
GM has already built 2500 of these cars (I think they mean Transam) that will be avalaible on the market during 1983."
Well, this was the news on this magazine dated November 30, 1982. Is it possible that the first Transam went out of the production line as a Pace Car?
Thanks for this,it's so fascinating. There is a lot about these cars that I didn't know.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Was that a PURPLE Firebird with matching PURPLE wheel covers? Super COOL!! Why can't they just reproduce some of the coolest cars from the past? With modern engines and technology? I will never understand...
Anyway, I always wondered how many color combos there were especially with wheel covers involved, though it seems that T/A covers were always BLACK? Having color matched wheels had to be pretty rare back then as it is now, and people probably thought it was ugly, but I sure don't remember seeing any, but I also don't remember seeing any bowling ball hubcaps at all growing up in the midwest, and I would have remembered, trust me... I only saw various other model years / ones with different wheels.
BTW, It's too bad the Recaro edition gold turbo cast wheels underneath the covers weren't more common as they match the rest of the gold so well, imagine how KITT would have looked with gold turbo casts? I feel like the wheels on the SPM car were dipped in chrome because they are very shiny! Wonder if anybody has done that...?
Would a white Firebird with white covers look like acid pit KITT? The white covers from the '83 pace car were always pretty sweet too as they were a different wheel altogether right? Concealed fins...
As a translator, I think there is a bit of wishful thinking involved when interpeting the line "we got the first three off the assembly line" into "first three that had left the assembly line". I understood this line more in the sense of "first three (of the whole lot of cars) they got for filming".
Larsen was a story teller - it makes for a better story that they were the first 3 off the assembly line. When In doubt, print the legend. However, the truth will set you free. Great work on this channel.
Great video. You know, I guess there's a mystery needing solving: why the Hell is Adrianne Margeaux named Adrianne St.Clair in the credits of "Goliath returns"??? Isn't that the greatest KR mystery ever? 😁😁😁😁
Fascinating. Still think the Firebird looks stylish to this day me. 👌
I remember hearing him say it in the commentary for the pilot.
Thank you joe for setting the record straight if at all possible can you please go deeper into how you found the flag mobile unit I am watching from South Africa
Weird question, in the Season 4 episode Out Of The Woods, it looks like there are a couple of Dukes Of Hazzard filming areas. Looks like the later seasons Duke Farm and looks like the saw mill is possibly the Boar's Nest.
Listening to the music at the end, is there a kind of complete Knight Rider soundtrack with all this music available somewhere?
When I started driving in 85 I wanted my parents to buy me a new Trans-Am but it wouldn't do it. I'm not complaining about the car I ended up with because it was actually a pretty nice car and even in the end in 88 I ended up with a Dodge Ramcharger in 89 I ended up with a Chrysler Fifth Avenue
“Who cares about such trivial minutiae!?” (I do!!) Joe, great detective work, as usual! 👍
Were the VIN's sequential on the three cars? If not how far apart are they from one another?
I love this channel. You guys don't keep secrets about the vehicles you own that were used in the show,
But I do have one question..
Are you guys under any stipulations from NBC Universal while owning the cars?
I hope I did not miss it (and I hope that you historians also read this comment - as you receive many comments each time): is the often mentioned „Pre-Pilot“ which was shot to promote Knight Rider to Universal existing? Or is it stored in an archive respectively not available to the public due to contracts / copyright?
We have yet to find a copy of the Pilot Presentation...hopefully one day!
Let me add to how it may not have necessarily been a lie after the information in this video was presented. Let’s say the Trans Ams were made in April of 1982 just for the sake of the argument. Maybe the first 3 were the same color both in the interior and exterior. My family had a 1982, 1884, 1987 and 2, 1989 Camaros and/or Trans Ams and black with tan interior was the #1 most popular build followed I believe by red with tan interior.
With the gentlemen in the video who wrote the pilot, he may not have been lying. When the order was placed for the 3 cars and a tight deadline to acquire them was needed, GM maybe authorized the first 3 Trans Ams built that month to go to the studio since they met the criteria. And someone then may have in turn told the pilot writer that they were given the first 3 off the assembly line meaning the first 3 that were currently being built, but not the actual first 3 ever made. But because a general statement was made, the pilots writer may have assumed that it was the first 3 ever made. And sometimes auto manufacturers will keep the first 5 or 10 for a period of time for advertising or whatever and then later on will sell them to a dealership. So the information received to the pilots author could have been very likely in reality but ended up not being. The important detail of them possibly being the first 3 off of the assembly line of the current ones being built may have simply had the one minor detail left out. So more than likely, it wasn’t necessarily a lie but it also wasn’t the truth of what he may have believed or been told.
Glen Larson ALWAYS had the first, best, biggest, fastest EVERYTHING! Whether he REALLY did or not. Just ask him…
I don't think it was an honest mistake - I believe that Glen was told these were the first ones off the production line. It could have been a metaphor while a couple of guys are BS'ing around. 'Hey dude, you just got the first 3 Firebirds off the line'. It sounds good so it probably stuck. That said, NICE WORK tracking down all of this information!!
I would imagine that Firebird, Trans Am, and Camaro sequence numbers are all comingled. The first Trans Ams likely didn't have a low numbered VIN. At Ford, for example, VIN'S below a certain number are preproduction cars, that are supposed to be rounded up and destroyed and/or otherwise disposed of. These engineering mules and "press cars" have production details that may be quite a bit different from series production cars, and the manufacturers don't want them outside their grasp, for lots of reasons. The story of Mustang VIN 1 comes to mind: a Canadian airline pilot finangled it out of a dealer in Newfoundland the day before Mustangs were officially on sale. The dealership realized the error on Monday morning, and tried to correct it. Ford Motor Company later intervened, but Canadian law made the sale legal and final. Ford got the car back around 1967 by offering the owner Mustang VIN 1 million, built to his specs. The only option he didn't check the box on was the K code engine, which didn't carry the 3 year/36000 mile manufacturers warranty 😉
Bonjour,
J'ai appris que Don Johnson avait fait un screen test pour Knight Rider... Avez-vous la possibilité de le trouver et de la diffuser à terme? Merci. J'en profite également pour vous féliciter du travail que vous fournissez à chaque podcast. Bravo.
Hello. I'm a subscriber of your channel, and I'm from Brazil. I'm also a fan (to a lesser extent compared to you and other fans) of the Knight Rider series. Although I don't speak English (that's why I'm using Google translator), I use UA-cam's automatic subtitle system and with translation into Brazilian Portuguese to try to understand your speech in your videos. As I understand it, there was the Firebird model before the Trans AM model. This has always been my question: Was the model used in the series a Pontiac Firebird, Firebird Trans AM, or just Trans AM? I ask this due to the fact that, for years, several videos and articles (usually in Brazilian Portuguese) about the series diverge on the model. Some say it was a Firebird, others Firebird Trans AM, or simply Trans AM. Thank you for your attention, and thank you for your work and dedication in rescuing facts from a series that marked the lives of many people.
Did Larson ever consider the all new '82 Camero or was set on the T/A from the beginning? I've heard the 280z was possibly considered for KITT at one point from your episode commentaries
The Trans Am was very futuristic and was perfect for 1982
Good question.
I believe the 82 Trans Am was a much better looking car than the Camaro, though.
@@michaeljordan6008 Yes it was more futuristic. I had a 1985 Trans Am and have a 2002 Camaro Z28. I prefer the Camaro
Ok so what order was the 3 KITT's made in production then?
How about that, cool stuff. Thanks for the information, I find it most helpful. Thanks for sharing.
I have a question was the smokey and the bandit 3 trans am ,used on in the knight rider tv show ?
Love your videos i watch knight rider when I was a kid back then i didn't know about the knight rider cats until I watched and subscribe to your channel love it
Thanks so much!
Your welcome keep it up about knight rider cars and videos
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To The Knight Rider Historians,
I couldn't help noticing the address on the sign of Vista Group, but I was wondering if the company located in the same area as the dam and the drive in movie theater from S1 episode of Knightmares , S3 Halloween Knight, and S4 Redemption of a Champion .
I wish you would do a segment on both The Greystone Mansion and The Arden Villa.
You make a solid case. Sounds like it’s a fun story to say it was the first three cars, what’s the harm?, who could’ve predicted the future with the Internet and so much interest in the show.🤪 my dad was a blabbermouth just like that, you can never believe anything he said.
The trailer to the semi mystery keep looking for the video saying you found it any updates on the first semi
I think this is more a case of we grabbed the first three of that day, like he wasnt wrong, but he was wrong at the same time.
I know you guys get more into what happened to the physical props and people involved but could you recommend somewhere I can find lore on how KITT works within the fictional realm of the show?
I'm sure Garthe has been paroled after thirty eight years. He and Adrianne are probably running an Auto Zone in Billings, Montana now.
Get in the zone...it is your destiny.
@@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial I've moved this display of catalytic converters to the front isle. Piece by piece. Piece be Piece. All for you. All for you....
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can you post the video interview you did with Glenn for us to see ?
What about the t-top option. Was that available at the start of production?
Notice that the firebird’s you show have PMD seats..
Hey! Have you found the knight rider soundtrack for 2nd -4th season?
The privately-owned on the west coast car is the Season 1-2 Hero Car?
I wonder, how many jumps the stunt cars survived before getting destroyed? That could make for a fun video.
Please find out if there were ever plans for a Knight Rider A-Team crossover and the intended series finale of Knight Rider, thank you!!! 💯✌🏿🤙🏿
interesting video
Well if it were first that would be amazing.
Are those 3 vins sequential? Maybe Glenn meant that very morning April 2nd he took possession of those 3 T/As at that plant. Maybe......Lol
Wow, the Trans Ams were picked up the day after I was born.
Hey Joe.. here's something that might be of interest. This product is only sold in the United Kingdom though if my facts are correct. On the UA-cam channel called World of Wayne, he is currently building a 1:18 scale Knight Rider K.I.T.T..
Hope to hear your thoughts on this.
Correction on my part. It's 1:8 scale. This K.I.T.T. is a big compared to a 1:24 model kit.
Knight Rider turns 40 on Sept 26th when Knight of the Phoenix first aired!
Please do a video about knight rider soundtrack! Ive been looking for those awesome universal cover songs for years without any luck...
I feel like that quote could have been, the first 3 TAs ever built, or the first 3 TAs we made into KITT.
Maybe a communication breakdown? They were the first 3 off that line THAT DAY, and there was a simple misunderstanding. Just a guess.....
Let me play Devil's Advocate... Maybe he meant by the first three off the assembly line oh, maybe he meant the first three available off the assembly line at that time, rather than going to their dealership that ordered them as he stated, not meaning they were the very very first ever built, just the first available.
Do you own the original presentation pilot for NBC?
Also Smokey and the bandit 3 had the 80s firebird before KR !!!!!
You need to do something great for the 40th anniversary of the pilot, which going by what you stated its practically a matter of weeks away. Hard to believe that the show turns 40 this year.
You are the FBI of Knight Rider. Great!
You went 4K, nice! I would like to have the soundtrack from don peake, is this available? I can just find the stu phillips soundtrack.
Check out the Kitt Still Rocks website. They have a lot of Don Peake soundtracks.
Did you know… that when the GM Van Nuys assembly plant was razed, I think late ‘80s-early ‘90a, that the property was purchased and developed by MAGNUM PROPERTIES, a company owned by Tom Selleck, his brother and his dad?
Ha! No we didnt....how ironic!
Yep. That property now holds a complex of businesses called ‘The Plant’. Good bowling alley included.
So, would i be correct to say that of the first Trans Am off the assembly line would have VIN's of
500001, 500002, 500003. ?
Correct, although chances are those first ones were promo units that were never sold to the public