Long before streaming platforms like Netflix came along, many of us only had local TV stations to be keep us entertained. One of the more memorable shows of the past was Knight Rider, where we followed the adventures of Michael Knight and his trusty, “OG smart car,” KITT, in taking on some baddies.
There was plenty to like about Knight Industries Two Thousand, from the iconic red front-mounted scanner bar, to its artificial intelligence, armour plating, rocket boosters, weapons, and a host of other features. For most kids that have watched the show, KITT was the best car in the world and owning one would be the dream.
Of course, there’s certainly no shortage of Pontiac Trans Am-based replicas around, but if you want one that was personally owned by The Hoff himself, have we got news for you. On January 3, Knight Rider star David Hasselhoff announced the start of “The Hoff Auction,” where several personal items accumulated by the actor for more than 40 years would go up for bidding.
This includes Hasselhoff’s personal KITT aka the Knight Rider car, which was initially listed by LiveAuctioneers with an estimated price of USD175,000-USD300,000 (RM701,575-RM1,202,700). According to the listing, this is a fully-functional KITT car, with a full conversion so it absolutely looks the part, although don’t expect missiles to be fire out from the doors.
Currently, the car is located in the United Kingdom, so the winning bidder will have to cough up extra to have it delivered. As a bonus, Hasselhoff will personally deliver the car if the winning bid exceeds 25% of the reserve price. At the time of writing, the leading bid stands at USD975,000 (RM3,908,775), but there’s still 18 days to go to prove you’re the biggest fan of them all.
Bidding is open now in the Hoff auction, everything goes! Go to https://t.co/i9vRAc2aeM#DavidHasselhoff #TheHoff #TheHoffAuction #Auction #LiveAuction #Bidding #LiveAuctioneers #DiligentEstateSales #SpongeBob #KnightRider #MichaelKnight #KITT #Baywatch #MitchBuchannon pic.twitter.com/DK5OI0cW2Z
— David Hasselhoff (@DavidHasselhoff) January 2, 2021
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Meanwhile in Malaysia we have our own Saga Aeroback Knight.
For most kids that watched the KITT in Baywatch,
Kesian those in America, times are certainly worse there when an iconic star has to sell his icon that made him famous. Here at least no stars has to sell their prized rides. Syukurr…..
Wow.. really good RV car!
this Knightrider based on the Pontiac Firebird. watching back to back series with Airwolf & MacGyver on tv3 during prime time… those good old days. Malaysia owsem in the 90s… till 2004.
Can we have KITT to cakap Bahasa Malayu, if the winning bidder import the car to Malaysia.
hehehehe
The KITT has a speedo digital meter and my civic turbo has that too.
You mean like speedo that he wears in Baywatch?
Believe or not but there’s actually a unit here from the sitcom with all the conversions in PJ.
It was NOT a sitcom…
I went to one of the themed parks in the US in Dec 1983, maybe Universal Studios? Sat in KITT, maybe replica or something, I don’t know.
So it asked me where I was from, and I said Malaysia. A few seconds later the Malaysian map came on screen. Impressed me the 14 year old then for sure.
I was 5 in 1984 and I sat in KITT at Veteran’s Auditorium here in Dea Moinea Iowa and got my picture taken in the car. Im now almost 42 years old and I’ve owned an 83, 86, 98 Trans Ams. 1 red 83 I painted black and the 86 and 98 were both black and named KITT. They talked thanksnto the viper alarms. Now days I rock newer Corvette…latest one is a convertible….my love for cars came from KITT and Knight Rider. Thanks David aka Michael Knight! I still rock the theme song from time to time with the top and windows up!! One man can make a difference!! Lol!!