Knight Rider Car Up for Sale on eBay

By Alexander Toldt
19:07, December 22nd 2007
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Knight Rider Car Up for Sale on eBay

The famous black Pontiac Trans Am that helped David Hasselhoff escape enemies on the popular 1980s series Knight Rider is currently up for sale on eBay. The car was made in 1984 and it was a real estate developer’s property until last year, when the man was killed.

Despite developer Andrew Kissel’s killing hasn’t been yet solve, his creditors claimed he had owed them no less than $30 million. Thus Kissel’s boats, cars and other valuable items, including the popular Knight Rider car, were put up for sale to satisfy the late car aficionado’s debts.

However, the popular “talking” KITT seems not to have too many (rich) fans, as only one bid – for the $20,000 minimum – had been posted on eBay as of Thursday. Even late Andrew Kissel’s attorney, Patrick R. Gil, was surprised by this fact. “I’m a little surprised because it is a unique car,” said Gil, who is also the 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,” added Patrick R. Gil.

Another original KITT was put up for sale back in April by a California auto dealer. The car had been previously fully restored and had documentation as one of the four “camera cars” used for close-ups where young David Hasselhoff, who played Michael Knight, was behind the wheel. According to its former owner, the 1982 car sold in July for no less than $100,000, down from the initial price of $149,995.

Andrew Kissel was found dead in April 2006 just a few days before he was to plead guilty in a multimillion-dollar real estate fraud case. He seems to have bought his KITT in 2005, for $69,000.



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