Original KITT Trans-Am for Sale on EBay

Posted: 2007-12-20 18:43:01

Filed Under: TV News

GREENWICH, Conn. (Dec. 20) - An original KITT - the talking car that helped David Hasselhoff escape bad guys on the '80s TV series "Knight Rider" - is up for sale on eBay.

The black 1984 Pontiac Trans Am is being sold to satisfy the debts of a slain real estate developer, whose killing last year is unsolved. Boats, cars and other items owned by car aficionado Andrew Kissel already have been sold after creditors claimed he owed $30 million.

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One of the original Trans-Ams used in 'Knight Rider' as KITT is being auctioned on eBay.

One bid - for the $20,000 minimum - had been posted on eBay as of Thursday.

"I'm a little surprised because it is a unique car," said attorney Patrick R. Gil, administrator of Kissel's estate. "My understanding is that there were only four of them made specifically for the television series. I expected some 'Knight Rider' lovers to jump on it."

Another original KITT was put up for sale by a California auto dealer in April. The 1982 Trans Am was fully restored and had documentation as one of the four "camera cars" used for close-ups and scenes where Hasselhoff, who played Michael Knight, was behind the wheel.

That car sold in July for about $100,000, down from the asking price of $149,995, said dealer Johnny "Vette" Verhoek of Kassabian Motors in Dublin, Calif., in a telephone interview Thursday. He declined to identify the buyer.

Kissel apparently bought his KITT from an auction house for $69,000 in 2005. The online auction site says pictures are available of the car to verify its authenticity.

Kissel was found dead in his Greenwich mansion in April 2006 just days before he was to plead guilty in a multimillion-dollar real estate fraud case. His brother, Robert Kissel, died three years ago in Hong Kong when his wife fed him a strawberry milkshake laced with poison and bludgeoned him to death with a statue.

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2007-12-20 18:04:16

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kdavis0816 07:54:17 AM Dec 24 2007

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there's EBAY and EBAY MOTORS. Did any of you check both before your comments?

hducharme6 10:40:18 PM Dec 23 2007

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here the item number for ebay 150197637632

gidad1 10:27:05 PM Dec 23 2007

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Could not find on e-bay

awmares 10:07:00 PM Dec 23 2007

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Heh AOL, how about giving us an item number on Ebay so we know what the h--- you're talking about.

swlasvegas 09:20:00 PM Dec 23 2007

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I just saw the tv commercial for the new Night Rider. Could this be what it is all about?

swlasvegas 09:18:00 PM Dec 23 2007

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I just saw the tv commercial for the new Night Rider. Is it possible this is why this is coming up?

phjubritt 08:55:00 PM Dec 23 2007

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The Baron
Who is Ron paul tell me so I can wake up????????

mmanozzi 08:48:49 PM Dec 23 2007

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As long as it doesn't talk!!!!!!!!!!!!

sandy23320 08:17:12 PM Dec 23 2007

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I couldn't find KITT on ebay either.

jmnascarnut 08:01:13 PM Dec 23 2007

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Yeah, no kidding. Is NOT ANYWHERE ON EBAY!! Nice, AOL, real nice. Hurting for stories so you gotta create some trash cuz your real writers are off on holiday?