Hi I'm Celeste Vonna Shuffield and THIS is MY car it took me 5 years to complete and alot of money to be more precise about $65,000 on parts and create engine and $5,000 for the car. The vehicle had over 178K miles.
It was completely redone from the ground up.
Including a new out of the crate 350 V-8 and all accessories.
The engine only has less than 500 miles on it.
It starts up strong, and has all the power of the car on the show.
It will effortlessly leave a strip of rubber on the road.
Many times it will scratch when switching to 2nd even when you are not getting on it!
There is a small powered PA speaker mounted under the nose controlled by
a MP3 player that plays the "scanning" sound of "whoosh whoosh" in a loop.
Every once in a while KITT will say a phrase or two.
These run from the second battery so you can leave them on while parked
and not have to worry about starting the car if the battery runs low.
The License plate is a Legal plate so I can Drive it on the streets and the TRACK
T-TOPS can be removed in seconds for the feel of a convertible. Removing the T-TOPS at a car show is an easy way to allow access to view the inside. Overhead console, none of these buttons are wired to activate anything(yet) but are all lighted. There is a hidden forward and rear video camera, with radar and laser jammer for stealthing the vehicle. The Screens do work and the function for the cameras and well as to identify which tire is running low.
Underneath the dash (not shown in the photos) is a PA amplifier that leads to an outside
speaker under the hood, this can be connected to any sort of audio player...
I have an MP3 player that loops the sound effects of the scanner and KITT talking.
You can leave the scanner light and sound effects on for display. Center console, features the electric window controls, switches for the fog lights, scanner, etc....
Q: Does this car talk?
A: Yes, there are several programed voice responses that can be activated by secret buttons.
I will include a CD of Knight Rider soundtracks, KITT phrases and software that will let you
add voice activation using a computer in the car.
Certain hidded buttons will trigger phrases like,
"I am the voice of the Knight Industries 2000 micro processor, K, I, T, T, for easy refference, but you can call me KITT".
and,
"I am the property of the Foundation For Law and Government".
You can add many more later.
Functioning gauges for tachometer, spedometer, odometer, water temp, oil pressure,
rich / lean, and others....however some of the gauges need to be calibrated for road use.
The gauges light up and cycle for display use.
Hood badge.
This is a one of a kind custom made decal that covers the "GTA" hood badge.
The pop-up headlights are legally required for driving, but the fog lights are sufficient.
The headlights go up and down quickly and in time with each other.
* Many Firebirds have had problems with these lights, these work perfectly.
This conversion kit is from
DIAMONDBACK AUTOMOTIVE, NJ.
Watch THIS VIDEO to learn more about it.
These guys are no longer in business, but there are lots of other KITT makers
out there that sell finished turn-key cars for an average of $35K-$50K.
