Officially Licensed Knight Rider KITT Tour Car - First Public Appearance in YEARS!

In 1983, six KITT tour cars were built, all officially licensed by Universal Studios to tour malls, World of Wheels shows and more throughout the world. Today, one of those six heads out in public for the first time in 15 years! Discover exclusive Knight Rider content at / knightriderhistorians or click ❤️‍ Thanks under the vid to keep this channel in full pursuit mode 💥
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[@markthintie5132]

I am 51 years old and i still Love this car.

[@user-ww5qj7oj4r]

Hey I,m 52 years old & lived in Baltimore MD in 43 years since the age of 9 moving from the Twin Cities Mpls St.Paul Mn after the first 7 years of my life & I still love Knight Rider.

[@markbassett642]

I sat in the other replica he has - I had the same reaction as these guys - so very emotional to be in that car after 30 years! Keep up the good work Knights of NZ!

[@kevinknight2795]

He’s in great shape, but I think it might be time for a deep detail of that paint, and maybe ceramic coating.

[@antonischatzianestiadis5776]

Todays replicas are far better than most car used in the series .

[@crushingvanessa3277]

Beautiful, glad it's preserved so well.

[@mystisith3984]

Still the most beautiful ride in the whole world. 🤩

[@heatherhopfinger3942]

I love the sound of that door slam pure quality right there truth

[@electricjoy272]

He's looking good!

[@filipohman7277]

Awesome 👍👍👍👍 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮

[@gregwoody75]

My nerves couldn't handle so many people getting in and out and slamming their knees on the switchpods!!!

[@jdmccormick2275]

Wonderful! So long in storage, so deserves to be shown. Those tires! 🖤

[@chevyDboyMike]

Has two trans ams. Coolest guy on the block.

[@JesseJamesKITT]

Awesome video Greg!

[@NZMOPAR]

so I sat in that car in the 80s in New Zealand cool

[@passionateerrors]

CONGRATS LADS!

[@vijayantgovender2045]

Thank you joe for sharing this very interesting video watching from South Africa

[@houseofno]

I have never seen a car with a season 3/4 nose with a season 1/2 interior with leather seats. Very unique. Thank you for sharing.

[@Velal07]

There's one in Orlando, Florida in the Dezerland Auto Museum. The one there has cloth seats and if you do the guided tour, you may get the chance to seat in it, my son and I had that chance. It's actually a season 4 front fascia. The different fascias were pilot presentation, pilot/season 1, seasons 2 & 3 and season 4.

[@tug1345]

Rather than washing the car with water you should try some of the waterless wax polish you can buy now , certainly cut down on the leaky roof problem and polish is better than just water

[@melvinjensen978]

Amazing car

[@TheRealMrCods]

Would loved to have been there for this as its just over the pond. Joe I cant believe it has been 35 years since I sat in your K.I.T.T. 💖

[@Velal07]

I find it interesting that the touring cars had season 4 front fascias with season 1/2 interior

[@Slidinsidewayz2009]

To be honest, it's almost a 1/2 nose that's had the cutouts removed. The 3/4 nose is much squarer and uglier in my opinion. Not to mention smoother, of course. And rubber, as it turns out. Give me the earlier one any day.

[@Velal07]

@@Slidinsidewayz2009in season 1 and 2 the cars had different fascias and seasons 3 and 4. The cars in seasons 2 and 3 had the same fascia. In Season 1 the cars fascias had inserts. In seasons 2 & 3 the cars fascia had simulated inserts and in season 4 the cars fascias were smooth.

[@mrjsv4935]

Cool event and interesting history with this KITT :)

[@banditone7896]

Somewhere exists a picture of me sitting in KITT at an Autorama in Houston in the early 80s. I remember it having two screens like this one. It would be funny to have a then/now picture.

[@Brazbit]

The first time I came across a tour car (in this case a General Lee replica) as a kid I was furious and refused to go anywhere near it. I thought it was insulting that people were trying to steal the identity of a well-known vehicle and cash in on that fame. I was maybe 5 at the time and was convinced such things should be illegal. No one had explained any of this to me, Identity theft was not even a known term back in the early 80s but one glance at the probably nearly perfect replica, and I knew it had to be fake, why would the real thing be at a public market in the middle of no-where, and the people involved should be ashamed of themselves. Later, as a teen, I had the chance to sit in a KITT "Replica" and reluctantly did so as the person I was with desperately wanted to do so. In that case I found out nearly 30 years later, on this channel no less, that what I thought was a cheap knock-off, given the shabby condition it was in was in fact an actual screen used KITT. I am glad it is now in your collection. I still am iffy about third-party promotional replicas, but love fan made replicas. Actual screen used vehicles are amazing, especially when in the hands of such great stewards that not only keep the real things in prime condition but use them to educate and keep the spirit of the vehicles alive.

[@Wheelmandb]

I still have the Polaroid picture of me in a show car from back in Feb 15, 1986. At the St. Paul Civic Center in MN. I believe they had a ballgame playing on one of the TV screens. Don’t know if it was this one though. On a side note, I also got to see the replacement ZZ Top Eliminator ( lol ), since the original had been stolen months before, and the General Lee was on site also. This was an interesting vid, it’s nice to see that the visitors had time to enjoy their experience for a bit; not just a get in, look at the camera, get out so the next person can go type of thing.

[@mackmcmillan9905]

I watched KR and A-Team as well as Hee-Haw with my Great Grandparents... I wouldn't trade being an 80s kid for ANYTHING.

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

This car was owned by Jay Ohrberg’s son Nye back when it toured the USA. Nye used to drive this and the season 1 coyote x from hardcastle and McCormick here in the quad cities to all the local car shows when it wasn’t on your. I’ve sat in that car

[@BrianKitching-wv5nh]

What a beautiful car,i had the pleasure of driving a KITT replica in 2018 here in the UK, its an experience i will never forget.Your car looks in great shape considering its time wrapped in storage.Obe thing i noticed ,what was wrong with the voice box?It isn't the three vertical lines we all recognise?Thankyou to the Knight Rider Historians for uploading this great video.

[@MrJeep75]

I started watching when i was about 10, k.i.t.t vs k.a.r.r was i believe was the first one i watched, 3rd season i was hooked

[@davematthews8512]

There's a chance I sat in this car at Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast QLD. I have a faded official polaroid sitting in KITT. I remember it like it was yesterday.

[@kennybacchus-tt1fc]

Officially. Licensed. Its. Kitt

[@wildfire19861987]

I see some railroad signal parts in that garage 😀. And the Ace Attorney fan in me spotted a Franziska Von Karma cosplayer at the show.

[@briank.8925]

KITT would've been bumping Juice Newton or Laura Branigan, not Depeche Mode or Tears For Fears! [Yes I know the music was in the show arena, not the KITT display.]

[@JimBuffalo]

Awesome I've always liked Kitt.she still look in good shape.Knightrider?

[@knighriderredux]

Amazing to have two KITT's. I'd personally make one KARR, but that's me :)

[@KnightRider46]

You can really hear that Pontiac build quality when you shut the doors and the trunk. Sounds nothing like a Golf 😅

[@herrlippsgartenbahn6093]

One of those cars must've been the one that visited Finland . It had ugly ad stickers all over and the scanner had a glitch, which was a huge disappointment atta time.

[@HerrDark]

I wonder which tour car was at the Clearview Mall in Butler back in the '80s

[@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial]

It was a manual transmission one, still MIA today.

[@scroatworx2339]

is this the car that travelled to and was displayed in midland plaza, midland, perth, western australia?

[@cm-ek4ci]

How are those tires that nice being that old?😊

[@CJMarketman]

17:01 GMA Radio Television Arts - Channel 7 😁

[@anthonyditore3390]

When are you going to do more on the model car kit

[@anthonyditore3390]

Why do scammers try to screw with you even on here

[@theskig]

Excuse me I'm from Italy I'can't understand what the guy's saying from 19:29. He's got a strong accent, the background music is quite high and I miss everything. Can somebody give me a quick recap? Was he in the show? Or helped? Or met somebody connected? Or just remembers the car on display when child? Thanks.

[@Slidinsidewayz2009]

You need to slow that scanner down a bit. It's too excited looking. KITT was always laid back, unless he was in a hurry.

[@svenik20]

that paint chip on the driver door :( ....

[@banshee6k]

I will love KITT and KR until my dying day but it really hit me recently how my iPhone is so much more powerful than KITT and so much of his tech is actually obsolete by today's standards. I know I'm calling for hate but that's just my observation.

[@leandrocardosoyt]

So, this car can't drive on the streets?

[@briank.8925]

Not registered he said. The digital display isn't a readout of the instrument cluster he said.

[@shetho1]

Couldn't you make that car Road legal at least you can use it and show it off going down the road

[@matthiasmartin1975]

Nonfunctional bits make me sad.

[@mikel.7968]

Nice KITT but hardly “official.” Leather seats? Incorrect season nose/bumper? Devon Miles and Wilton Knight rolling in their graves.

[@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial]

It is most definitely "official". That doesn't mean it matches what you see on screen, but Universal Studios did provide a license for this car to be built.

[@mikel.7968]

@@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial gotcha. Thanks for clearing it up.