Bar under KITT's nose
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Bar under KITT's nose
I just bought myself a small present, a two DVD set called The Best of Knight Rider. It has Knight of the Phoenix, Trust Doesn't Rust, Soul Survivor, Knightmares and A Good Knights Work on it. No extra features unfortunately However, not ever being able to watch any KR episodes in such great detail previously, I paid great attention to small things that showed up with great clarity. ( I like little details ) The bar arrangement under KITT's nose was interesting. It seems to possibly be an A-frame towing bar or maybe even a camera mount. Anyone seen it in use in a how-to or bloopers movie?
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The bar has been spotted many times before, but I've never seen it in a bloopers video. It's certainly not used in the infamous bloopers dvd that's out there.
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Re: Bar under KITT's nose
aussieknight wrote:The bar arrangement under KITT's nose was interesting. It seems to possibly be an A-frame towing bar or maybe even a camera mount. Anyone seen it in use in a how-to or bloopers movie?
Thats the bar for the Leaf Springs. You can see that bar in KvsK when KITT and KARR are battling.
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Thats for the suspension.
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No, actually it's not. Trans Am's do not have leaf spring suspension, they have coil springs. They're not trucks, you know. The frame I am talking about is an addition fitted for the series. I originally thought it was just to keep the nose from scraping, but now I see it is a little more specific than that. Anyone else?
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Probably something for the skid plate. Do you have any screen shots of KITT Vs KARR?
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Don't need em. Here's a shot from KOTP, with the bar arrangement fairly visible under the nose:
As is here, in TDR:
Oh, and while we're at it, have a look here and see what sort of running gear a Trans Am has. Dented sump & all. Oh, sans bars though.
As is here, in TDR:
Oh, and while we're at it, have a look here and see what sort of running gear a Trans Am has. Dented sump & all. Oh, sans bars though.
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I thought maybe you guys were talking about an air dam, which is needed on some cars (especially V8 engines which some Trans Ams had) to help deflect the air upwards in an effort to provide extra cooling for the engine. However, my car also has an air dam and it's only a 4 cyl. oddly enough. But in the picture above, KITT doesn't seem to have an air dam where would one expect one to be.
I also noticed something else. They do shots like these and then they put out the K.I.T.T. KITT - which shows diagrams of the underside to have things like an electromagentic field generator (large tourus coil object), rocket launchers, etc. and obviously the actual cars in the shows didn't have such things shown on the bottoms of them. Not even a skit plate to protect the gas tank and exhaust system! Looks like your normal stock T/A underneath.
I also noticed something else. They do shots like these and then they put out the K.I.T.T. KITT - which shows diagrams of the underside to have things like an electromagentic field generator (large tourus coil object), rocket launchers, etc. and obviously the actual cars in the shows didn't have such things shown on the bottoms of them. Not even a skit plate to protect the gas tank and exhaust system! Looks like your normal stock T/A underneath.
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It can be a platform to connect the car to some lines to tow the car or an tow bar can be used. Also, do think it was probably used for Auto Cruising?
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Actually AussieKnight, cars can have leaf springs too, I think it just depends on the age though. My friend's '72 Charger has 'em in the back instead of coil springs, they're just not as large as a truck's would be.
And my little Pontiac Sunbird 4 cylinder has an airdam too I thought all cars had one though, weird, well, ya learn somethin' new everyday eh?
Has anyone compared this bar to an original Trans Ams or are we just assuming it was only on KITT? 'Cuz if was only on KITT I'd say it was a camera mount or a way of supporting the custom nose but if it was on all Trans Ams, then I'd suggest towing or something more functional like that.
And my little Pontiac Sunbird 4 cylinder has an airdam too I thought all cars had one though, weird, well, ya learn somethin' new everyday eh?
Has anyone compared this bar to an original Trans Ams or are we just assuming it was only on KITT? 'Cuz if was only on KITT I'd say it was a camera mount or a way of supporting the custom nose but if it was on all Trans Ams, then I'd suggest towing or something more functional like that.
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Thank you 'Cheryl' I am more than aware that some old clunkers had rear leaf springs Been a LOOOONG time since any had FRONT leaf springs but Yeah, I've wondered if it was a camera mount or towing mount for something like an A-frame. With that sort of setup you can pull any car just like a trailer. Oh, hang on, you guys call caravans trailers, don't cha? Hmmmm. Here, this is a trailer down here, being towed by the ubiquitous ute:
But anyway, does anyone here have some pics of production with a camera mounted on top of KITT? I've seen them before, but I'm buggered if I can remember where.
But anyway, does anyone here have some pics of production with a camera mounted on top of KITT? I've seen them before, but I'm buggered if I can remember where.
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Hey! Thats half a pickup truck! I seen this guy in New York who had a old Volkswagen Beetle as a trailer. It was hilarious. Yeah, old cars do have leaf springs! Now they have coil overs and dampers on the new cars. Im pretty old school with cars. I'll prefer to drive a 1985-1989 Toyota 4Runner than to drive a new car. The 1986.5-1993.5 Toyota Supra was a great car. If you would like to know how one looks check out my avatar. That was my old man's. Them Australians have some pretty bad ass cars down there. Do they still make Holden's and Oxfords?
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FuzzieDice wrote:aussieknight - That looks like an El Camino pulling that trailer?
To my knowledge I think the red car is a Vauxhaul.
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Sorry guys. Ford Falcon ute. 4.1 litre 6 cyl, most likely an auto. Good for towing nearly 2 tons. Good fun to throw around, too. Yes, we still have Holdens, in fact you guys have been getting one of our cars called a Monaro here, but apparently a GTO over there. Can't you guys remember how to build fast cars over there?
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As for the Oxford. I drove a 62 Morris Oxford. But they died with BMC YEARS ago.
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As for the Oxford. I drove a 62 Morris Oxford. But they died with BMC YEARS ago.
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Nup! Either an XF or XG. The XD/XE was the predecessor to the XF, and was a lot squarer. The rear bumpers indicate to me it's an XG. Same engine as the EF Falcon.
It's quite possible that the bars were indeed used to tow the car while filming so that the actors could concentrate on acting. Hope someone comes up with some pics soon, Joe or Ritchie! ;-P
It's quite possible that the bars were indeed used to tow the car while filming so that the actors could concentrate on acting. Hope someone comes up with some pics soon, Joe or Ritchie! ;-P
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Yo Aussieknight,
Pontiac is a division of General Motors. WHich came out of the good ol' U.S. of A. So you've been getting one of our cars. Those Morris Oxfords are bad ass!
Pontiac is a division of General Motors. WHich came out of the good ol' U.S. of A. So you've been getting one of our cars. Those Morris Oxfords are bad ass!
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