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I was at Valley Gas Speed Shop in Newbury, Berks this morning, collecting some box section for my Pop chassis. Always grab the chance to see what they've got in the workshop. Sat in the corner today was this- a faithful replica of KITT, (Knight Industries Two Thousand), automotive side kick of curly permed & perma tanned Michael Hasitoff in 80s crime series Knight Rider. "A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist". Like most TV cars, you either love it or hate it. Maybe it depends on whether it was your era or not. What was cool when you were a teenager tends to stick with you over the years. Yeah, I know the high tech Trans Am was silly & tacky, but still weird to see it lurking in the shadows in the corner of the workshop. A faithful copy, from the red lights set into the bonnet, to the gadget laden interior. I'd be really diasppointed if it didn't have a recording of KITT's voice or the rocket boost button didn't work. Sorry about the fuzzy pics -probably some kind of photo jamming device.  |
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« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2008, 07:10:51 PM » |
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Yuk! Give me the Green Hornets car anyday whatever it was.
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« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2008, 07:53:48 PM » |
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Oh! I was in love with Kit!
Wasn't bothered about his sidekick...............
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« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2008, 08:38:25 PM » |
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I always though he sounded a bit gay (Kitt, that is).
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« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2008, 10:37:25 PM » |
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The Green Hornet?! God, how old are you man! Actually it was a 1966 Chrysler Imperial which was rebuilt by Dean Jefferies at a cost of $50,000 It had a built-in TV camera that saw 4 miles ahead; rockets front and rear; it could spread ice over the road; it had knock-out gas up front & a smoke machine in the rear. It also had brushes to sweep away tyre tracks. The series only ran for one year from '66 to '67. The basic plot was that Britt Reid was given a newspaper empire on condition that he did good in the World. He was supposedly distantly related to the Lone Ranger, which inspired him to don a mask & fight injustice. In real life, The Lone Ranger & The Green Hornet were created by the same guy, so I guess they were sort of related. Van Williams played Brett & his faithful martial arts chauffeur was a certain Mr Bruce Lee. His character was called Kato -hence Inspector Closeau's oriental man servant, (played by Bert Kwong), having the same name. -Manky, sad TV anorak.  |
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« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2008, 06:56:46 AM » |
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"Manky, sad TV anorak." you said it!
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« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2008, 07:55:24 AM » |
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« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2008, 12:14:16 PM » |
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« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2008, 06:24:50 PM » |
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« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2008, 06:26:25 PM » |
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and this
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« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2008, 09:56:08 PM » |
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ok,best real car has got to be from the film bullit with steve mc queen in the mustang. best fantasy car has got to be the batmobile in batman begins,which is basiclly some type of big army personal carrier sprayed mat black.just what ya need for shoping at asda
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« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2008, 06:52:12 AM » |
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Its got to be the Silver Hornet for me!
In this film we get a glimpse of Clouseau's special car, the "Silver Hornet". The name of the car is a reference to the 'Green Hornet' character/TV show, much like Cato's name. It is obvious that the car is in fact a Citroën 2CV with some added features such as plastic wings on each side. The "Silver Hornet" is quite useless as it breaks down whenever it is used.
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« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2008, 10:08:49 AM » |
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Sounds like most of the vehicles I've owned.  |
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« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2008, 10:27:58 AM » |
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what about lady Penelope`s pink car in Thunderbirds ARE GO the only car other than a Rolls Royce allowed to have the silver lady on the front and why Rolls Royce never put it into production is beyond me just think of all the kids talking DADDY into buying one  |
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« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2008, 11:48:20 AM » |
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Na! That was naff pink, would have looked much better in matt black an' made into a pickup!
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