Awesome car, just found 2 at Meijers. I lover Knight Rider... This car is the best of the 3 so far, it's the most accurate...Bowling ball wheels, or wheel covers as they were back then, were cool for the time period...Thanks Race Grooves!
@mikeymercado1873
6 жыл бұрын
how! amazing! memories to my ears! in my childhood;-)
@20JK10
11 жыл бұрын
I'm a huge fan of Knight Rider and have all four seasons of dvd. The mainline version is what got me in to actual collecting of HW. The wheels on the Retro version are very close to the oem Pontiac wheels that came on 82-83 Trans Ams, known as the "bowling ball" hubcaps on the turbine wheels. Real bowling-ball caps are rare and expensive, as most of them fell off the wheels during regular driving.
@racegrooves
11 жыл бұрын
Another company has the license to do the General Lee. I believe that we will be seeing the Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am and the BTTF Delorean though.
@joshwashere
11 жыл бұрын
I also liked to watch Rockford Files when I was a teen - back in the late 90s. At that time, the local ABC station (Portland, OR) aired reruns in syndication on Saturdays. I also remember watching a reunion movie that aired on CBS around the same time. Another 70s show I liked to watch back then was CHiPs. I especially enjoyed the car chases in both shows!
@diecastdaddy
11 жыл бұрын
Great video , nice presentation. Always very informative and entertaining. Looking forward to lots of other awesome videos in 2013 ! Thank you racegrooves, Happy new year !
@TotoysUniverse
11 жыл бұрын
Originally, KITT doesn't have the sun/moon roof during the first few episodes of Knight Rider. The new entertainment series KITT is almost TV accurate. The wheel caps, sun/moon roof and front scanner are all present! it only lacks color brightness on the scanner. Thanks for sharing Mark! and a happy new year to you and your family! :)
@racegrooves
11 жыл бұрын
Yes, KITT was very popular here too. I don't recall finding any in the stores.
@hobbydiecast
11 жыл бұрын
Love the knight rider, thanks for sharing I need the matchbox version trying to track it down. Thanks Mark
@chrisperlaky8715
6 жыл бұрын
As a kid, the "Knight Rider" on the side was unacceptable. That version was only good for K.I.T.T.'s acid treatment from "Junk Yard Dog."
@mrSenCTVT
11 жыл бұрын
I had to make my own SDCC exclusive look alike KITT...the red light I had to repaint to have it stand out more and I got a set of real riders off two separate cars...I'm digging that matchbox version though...I'm now working on detailing the ECTO-1...so far it's looking kinda cool...another great comparison video mark...happy new year...
@20JK10
11 жыл бұрын
There were also two main versions of KITT on the show. The more common t-top version that appeared 95% of the time, and a convertible version that appeared later on in season four. Trivia: In the first season, people in the show referred to the car as a "black Trans Am". Pontiac complained due to overwhelming demand at dealers for Knight Riders, so they changed it "black t-top". And you wonder why GM went under...
@Bluehotwheels
11 жыл бұрын
Hey mark you make me remember that i always sit in the front of my tv waiting knight rider to start with holding my k.i.t.t when i was 6 but i remember him as a shelby super snake
@BuschWhackerReviews
11 жыл бұрын
i cant wait to find this entertainment series these look great! ive always wanted the rubber tires on the hollywood cars
@racegrooves
11 жыл бұрын
Congrats!
@joshwashere
11 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year, Mark! Matchbox's KITT was one of the better Star Cars, even if it was just a recolor of their standard 80s Firebird casting. That entertainment KITT looks great and I'll have to get one when I see it on the pegs. I'm also looking forward to adding the Smokey and the Bandit '77 Firebird and Rockford Files Hot Bird to my Firebird collection.
@racegrooves
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sharing your opinion and info!
@racegrooves
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave!
@racegrooves
11 жыл бұрын
I don't recall them being removable.
@DavesDiecast
11 жыл бұрын
Great video Mark....I really enjoyed this...good information.
@austingomez9630
5 жыл бұрын
Kitt vs christine vs herby the punch buggy who would win?
@racegrooves
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Congrats on finding the Ecto!
@mascareroelmexicano
11 жыл бұрын
The hot wheels with rubber tires this ones, the tires are xtremely accurate, because on the series it uses cups over the rings, so its is as it most be, the regular version, isnt, and even the matchbox. On older toys, big cars off plastics that were sold, my brother haved one and it was as it, with nice cup covers fully nice and clean.
@racegrooves
11 жыл бұрын
LOL! My daughter made me a crochette Zombie! I will have to show it in a future video =)
@racegrooves
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info!
@ZombieFBody
11 жыл бұрын
In canon KITT was always a T-top but some stunt models were hardtops, my ammunition for having a hardtop replica, do the improved structual integrity for jumps and what not. The light bar on the Mattel version is actually pretty accurate if the lights aren't on. The 1986 Camaro IROC rims on the basic HW version killed me! Also, the card art on that seemed to show 1995 chrome Z-28 rims! The SDCC version was abysmal, IMO, the car was great but it's the same as the Entertainment version.
@pinkiepie9604
8 жыл бұрын
there are 4 different versions the standard version, matchbox's, matel's knight Rider, and the Japanese version which it the most authentic
@acbpandafromROBLOX
11 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the presentation of the Entertainment one. SWEET CAR!
@racegrooves
11 жыл бұрын
Sorry, I am not familiar with any KITT models in a Mustang Cobra casting.
@ZombieFBody
11 жыл бұрын
Yup, it was designed for the outer fins to channel air around the wheel when in motion and the center cap was made smooth to help air pass over it. In light of the less powerful engines available due to the gas crunch of the mid 70s, Pontiac put a ton of work into the car's aerodynamics. For it's day it was the most aerodynamic car GM had ever made, I believe it still ranks in the top 5 of all time.
@BramCollier
11 жыл бұрын
My favorite is the matchbox. HAPPY New Year!!!
@heathkinn
11 жыл бұрын
I CANT WAIT TO FIND THESE MSELF....looks like winners to me....i dont have a pepboys...hope there at other stores......
@j.cun777
11 жыл бұрын
I just got K.A.R.R today for 4.99 awesome buy
@ars0453
5 жыл бұрын
Be happy
@ars0453
5 жыл бұрын
I congratulate you
@AppleWHYFI
11 жыл бұрын
Happy new year RaceGrooves !
@DanielS2001
4 жыл бұрын
3:45 - To be fair, the tooling of the Hotwheels KITT actually matches the car seen in the show, especially with how the front bumper is. So, it's more screen accurate than the Matchbox one.
@CrackerJaxx70
11 жыл бұрын
The helicopter ya mentioned, at the begining, was probably "Magnum P.I."...Great Video!!!
@KRCompanion
11 жыл бұрын
KITT always had t-tops in the series (only the two hour pilot was considered a tv "movie"), the only time you didn't see them was when they used a insert shot with a hardtop stunt car. The accurate version of KITT should include t-tops which is something Hot Wheels has done right.
@madviperspencer5764
11 жыл бұрын
Blessings to you and your family for the new year may 2013 bring you joy and prosperity.
@pikachuisverycute07
11 жыл бұрын
The KN show I'm familiar with is the one where KITT is a Mustang. I don't remember it that much, but I liked it.
@jmstanza
11 жыл бұрын
Great presentation sir! Still hoping I come across one
@racegrooves
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info and have a great 2013!
@Hotshotmech38
11 жыл бұрын
The entertainment version is the most authentic, I use to pass by a Pontiac Firebird (K.I.T.T.) that was made up to look like a knight rider car, it had dish wheels just like the show.
@FredPilarczyk
11 жыл бұрын
On that entertainment version those are the original wheels. Great car!
@samace22
11 жыл бұрын
Nice Video Race Grooves Congrats.
@Diecastcomix
11 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!! Havent found any entertainment cars yet, still looking. But Mark and HotWheelsFreak99 I did get one of the Power Rangers cars!! Very awesome car! Cant wait for the rest to come out! Thanks for this great compare vid.
@seannthegamer832
5 жыл бұрын
Love knight rider old series and the 2008 series
@rique476
11 жыл бұрын
happy new year..... i got to get me most of the entertainment cars
@ckdiddy13
11 жыл бұрын
Very cool! I'm glad that I found one!
@MyAztecs
11 жыл бұрын
awesome cars where did u purchased these cars i been looking all over for the collection ...
@miragexl007
11 жыл бұрын
cool. thanks. Iove the retro cars from my time. Just found ecto-1 by chance glancing at cars and learned about the entertainment series (ya, a little late but not a big toy car collector, just transformers/heman/BTTF) nice video.
@ZombieFBody
11 жыл бұрын
Been on the look out for KARR for ages. Only Pontiac I can find is Jeanies Fiero from Ferris Bueller! Too many rabid HW collectors in my area and I'm more a real car guy but these are nice replicas of the real thing. My parts hunter knows the Hoff's ex-wife so I'm hopping to get my Entertainment KITT signed here soon!
@MrTrailer123
11 жыл бұрын
were could i find these 2013 Retro Entertainment vehicles at? great video and info...
@sirmugman
11 жыл бұрын
can i have the box then that kitt came out of? also, what hve you done to your tumb? got a red mark on it, kitts are hard to find in the UK, i found mine but the a team van you can't find that for love nor money!
@crownvic765
11 жыл бұрын
Great video hope to find these myself
@tortoisetom1
11 жыл бұрын
Awesome piece!Great review!
@SunchippStudio
11 жыл бұрын
On the one with the rubber wheels, that is the kind of rims K.I.T.T. had in the show. If you look at a real picture of him, it looks like the hubcaps are too small for the rims. :P
@gertman2001
11 жыл бұрын
Found them all Monday night @ a Meijer in Rochester hills mi. Got the last Mystery Machine!!
@mr2nr
11 жыл бұрын
Mark the wheels are still not perfect. The best KITT looking 1/64th wheels to date are the T/A Firebird wheels on Johnny Lightning/Tomy cars. If you want your KITTS to be the best they can be find the Johnny Lightning T/A turbocast wheels and do some custom swaps on the Entertainment series :) I have no idea why Mattel couldn't master this when they got all the universal rights lol. BTW Pepboys is the first store to get the entertainment series.
@grafzeppelin3060
11 жыл бұрын
could you please sometime do a video to show your SDCC Knight Rider? theres a few videos on youtube the the quality isn't very good, thank you.
@ericmcginnis2097
6 жыл бұрын
The retro ent. Model has more realistic rims and the matchbox versioln didnt have t-tops = no ejection seat not accurate!
@KRCompanion
11 жыл бұрын
Having written a book on Knight Rider called The Knight Rider Companion and having created several depictions of the Knight 2000, I can tell you that the Entertainment which should actually be called "Retro" version of KITT is the most accurate to the show - however the wheels are incorrect. Only the 84 Trans Am by Johnny Lightning seems to have properly captured the bowling ball hubcaps and turbocast rims as they appeared on the series in a model which actually wasn't released as KITT.
@marshbjuneb22
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info! 5 dollars each? I've been thinking the entertainment cars were 19.99 for some reason. lol
@AllisonRichardsonSquared
11 жыл бұрын
I looked at the pepboys autopart store for kitt, no luck!:( ;( I just can't find it anywhere unless, it's at toys r us!
@MyAztecs
11 жыл бұрын
i have to check that place out and c wat i find thanks!
@TheNerflover787
11 жыл бұрын
I do believe that those are the same wheels on the entertainment K.I.T.T. As the T.V. K.I.T.T.
@VikingArelius
11 жыл бұрын
I got an original TwinMill (from the Boulevard collection) at FredMeyer just today.
@racegrooves
11 жыл бұрын
@FadeToBlack982 I have been watching tge Rockford Files lately :) It is on DirecTV Channel 20. Some Channel called ME (Memorable Entertainment?) When I was a teenager, I liked to watch that show!
@legovaro
11 жыл бұрын
I love this series, I wish Mattel sell this in Spain...
@michaelmerlino3204
11 жыл бұрын
Will the Entertainment Packs be coming International? It will be disappointing for us International Collectors if they dont.
@marx4538
7 жыл бұрын
Knight Rider text on doors is not needed, and scanner on Matchbox is bad.
@ars0453
5 жыл бұрын
Me too Talking about it
@KRCompanion
11 жыл бұрын
If you track down the Japanese Charawheels KITT and KARR, Their wheels are much more accurate, however for some odd reason are inverted. The silver should be black and the black silver. I don't understand why it is so hard for Hot Wheels to capture the proper likeness of KITT but I will give them credit for their Retro release which is nothing more than a re-issue of the San Diego Comic Con Exclusive. The scanners on the Japanese KITT looked better.
@ZombieFBody
11 жыл бұрын
Shelby Collectibles made a 1:64 GT-500KR Mustang in the double black coloring. That's the closest your going to get to the 3000 KITT I believe. No licensed 2008 KR products were ever made to my knowledge.
@izharismail
11 жыл бұрын
The knight3000 was a shelly mustang cobra gt500kr ....knight 2000 says its made in malaysia, but i m from malaysia i haven't found one i said ONE in kuala lumpur yet!
@imranbecks
11 жыл бұрын
I have both the SDCC 2012 KITT and the retro entertainment KITT. They are both the same cars from the painted interior to the rubber tires.. That matchbox KITT looks really half hearted. Poor attempt from Matchbox, they could've done better. Both the Hot Wheels KITT are still the best ones made so far, especially the retro entertainment KITT!
@KRCompanion
11 жыл бұрын
It seems we fans inform these companions on how to make a show accurate KITT and these companies don't really care to listen when they can save a buck and that's really unfortunate. That's why we don't have accurate releases. You can bet that their KARR will also contain the wrong two tone silver paint scheme as they never seem to bother to put it over the wheel wells like the corvette paint job that inspired it. I guess this is as good as it gets and for 30 years later, I'll take it.
@briancolwell7847
11 жыл бұрын
can i buy the entertainment series now 2013 that is one cool diecast happy new year racegrooves.
@HwCraze2
11 жыл бұрын
I like them all but I've not seen the older movies just the newer ones with the mustang shelby GT500, they should bring that out at K.I.T.T 2
@HbombPictures
11 жыл бұрын
Do the T top windows come off?
@diecastdude88
11 жыл бұрын
The sound of sirens in your video and then you hear voices??? Sounds like a Knight Rider mystery to me. And hey? What happened to the crocheted monkey that i think may have been bumped off in a earlier video???? Great video by the way..
@cordellgreen4481
10 жыл бұрын
Did anyone happen to come across K.I.T.T.'s brother? Sort of speak, of which I had found. K.A.R.R. So I have both in the Entertainment ones. Wish I could put a picture in.
@imranbecks
11 жыл бұрын
The Matchbox KITT looks more like a stock Pontiac Trans Am with the firebird logo at the back and a different nose area. Just get rid of the Knight Rider words and the painted red scanner and you have a stock Pontiac Firebird Trans Am without a clear t-top...
@racegrooves
11 жыл бұрын
@ronpruiett48 I have very few large scale pieces.
@KRCompanion
11 жыл бұрын
I think Hot Wheels could have tried harder to make a better looking scanner but like with many of their entertainment releases, they opt for the cheapest way possible and cut corners in the process. The interior details are also not show accurate on any of their KITT releases (1/64) but at least the Retro version is black. Their gullwings (steering wheels) are also wrong. For the scale though, it's still a decent release and far better looking than the cheaper $1.00 edition.
@Hummer2SUT
11 жыл бұрын
The MB Version got Another Bumper, it doesn't Have The Space for The Scanner, and The T-Tops are Missing, Just a Basic Firebird, in The HW Version The Scanner was more Visible in some Cars, and in The Retro Version, it got that Ugly Rims that I Call The Pressure Cooker Cap, Painted Silver and Black Over, KITT Had Standard Rims w/Hubcaps that were Original from Pontiac, Brendon Told Me Something About The Dashboards, are They The Same in The Basic & Retro Versions...?
@bryanadamsrocks100
11 жыл бұрын
Very nice model Would be nice to see a general lee, a bandit trans am, a herbie, an eleanor from gone in 60 seconds, a bttf delorean dmc-12 and the cars from the fast and the furious movie series
@Reidasminiaturas
4 жыл бұрын
very nice 😄👍🇧🇷👍👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@polio4
11 жыл бұрын
Another KITT from Mattel, is the japanese Charawheels series.
@racegrooves
11 жыл бұрын
Hello!
@HotWheelsFreak99
11 жыл бұрын
did you know about the power ranger 20th anniversary how heels cars they look cool i was goin to pick one up but i wanted to wait
@ZombieFBody
11 жыл бұрын
I'm not really a "HW guy," but I think the entertainment KITT ranks as one of the most accurate toy replicas of the Knight 2000, really well done. Do you have the Action-Pack Team Knight Rider cars? I'm thinking of tracking them down next. I see Dante all the time on eBay, some times the Attack Beast and Trek pack, but Domino seems the rarest.
@seanbeza5950
11 жыл бұрын
pretty cool car!
@carloshooter3
10 жыл бұрын
i have but the super pursuit mode :) entertainment
@thefatmanslim1749
10 жыл бұрын
I Have KITT Retro and SPM Retro KARR Really Expensive One
@ajmelamud
11 жыл бұрын
where did u get the KITT
@Diecastandlego
11 жыл бұрын
i love rubber tires!
@Bluehotwheels
11 жыл бұрын
I like the entertaiment version better because it has a little bit more details on it and for the real one now it's a gt500 super snake
@Fiilme
11 жыл бұрын
NICE!
@MasterMario765
11 жыл бұрын
Theres a Ralphs by my school, i could pass by and check but i'm not ready to pay a high price xD
@TotoysUniverse
11 жыл бұрын
Oh...sorry, my bad :( thanks for the info as well :)
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