Knight Rider Fan Creates the Most Accurate Replica K.I.T.T. Car

Chris Blasius from Olmsted Falls, Ohio, Spent over 2.5 years, 2000 hours & $50,000 dollars building the most accurate restoration of a Knight Rider KITT replica Car.

I asked Chris What was the motivation that drove you to do all that work. he said “I told my parents at the age of 6, that I will own KITT someday. I actually begged them to buy me a new 82 trans am, and save it for me, until I could drive, because they were still new then. They said I would grow out of it... but I never did.”

Chris’s ultimate dream for the car, would be to have a picture taken with David Hasselhoff with the car and himself, and to put that has his Facebook profile picture forever.

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CAR INFO

• ENGINE - This car has a low miles,165-hp 305-cubic-inch V-8 engine, equipped with General Motors’ short-lived Cross-Fire injection, which is believed to be the correct engine based on Season 2 episode 1

• FRONT BUMBER - Chris begged his buddy Marc Brown for about a year, to mold a one off bumper for him from scratch. He finally agreed to do it. It took him another year to sculpt it. Marc perfected all the angles of the original bumper by taking pictures of his sculpted bumper and overlaying them in photoshop until every angle was perfect. It’s so perfect, he has actually created a business this year making Knight Rider bumpers for other replica enthusiasts

• TYRES - Chris even used original Goodyear Eagle GT Tires, which is something most people would never notice but they were the actual tires KITT used

• REAR WINDOW - The back glass was the hardest part to find. Why it’s so special is, because its 100 percent clear (no tint) and no defrost lines which KITT didn’t have. It took Chris about 4 years to find the back glass alone

• DASHBOARD ELECTRONICS - Chris approached a company in Italy called ZA Electronica, who amazingly enough specialize in Knight Rider Dashboard Electronics, as it’s his passion also. The company not only makes all the electronics & wiring you need, but also with modern aluminium fascia overlays for the dash. But all these custom electronics & parts came at a hefty price of $3000 Dollars

• PAINT - The car was then painted in a black single stage DuPont paint, to match the original. The the paint job on this car, cost $12,000 Dollars to get it perfect

• TV SCREENS - The Two TV's in the car dashboard run from two separate SD card readers, and with a flick of a switch, becomes a rear and front view camera

• RED SCANNING LIGHT - The iconic red scanning light at the front of the car uses 8 halogen bulbs and the driver can control the speed

• NOS PARTS - Chris tried to use NOS Parts where ever possible for originality, NOS PARTS = merchandise being offered for sale which was manufactured long ago but that has never been used.

• BUILD TIME - Approx 2000 hours over 2.5 years, but extra time taken to source hard to find parts like rear window

• BUILD COST - Approx $50,000 Dollars

• MINIMUM SELL PRICE - $100,000 Dollars

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CREDIT LINKS

► Knight Rider Chris Blasius Youtube =    / crispy86ta  

► Chris's Vlog Responce to the video -    • Video  

► Facebook.com/kittblasius

► instagram @ therealchrisblasius

► ZA Electronica Italy = http://www.zaelettronica.com/ZA_elett...

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► Wonder World Twitter -   / wonderworld_ytc  

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