How many cars in Graimans garage?

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How many cars in Graimans garage?

Post by 2nddaniel2011 » Sat Nov 19, 2011 3:57 pm

Did I really see THREE cars in Dr. Graimans garage in the 2008 garagedoor pilot?
A dismantled 1985 pontiac trans-am, A 2005 Mustang, and a car under a cover.
Anyone else notice this? :shock:

I wish my garage was this big.

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Re: How many cars in Graimans garage?

Post by Knight Racer » Sat Nov 19, 2011 6:06 pm

Someone else made this a long time ago.

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Re: How many cars in Graimans garage?

Post by 2nddaniel2011 » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:22 am

Thats excellent. No amount of dvd pausing would get it as clear as this.
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Re: How many cars in Graimans garage?

Post by kitt1 » Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:41 pm

That KITT in the foreground is a Joyride 1:18 diecast made by ERTL.

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Re: How many cars in Graimans garage?

Post by Knight Racer » Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:31 pm

Wait,universal is STILL using miniatures?I thought in this day and age everyone using CGI,How can you be sure thats an miniature?

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Re: How many cars in Graimans garage?

Post by kitt1 » Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:49 pm

The majority of that garage is CGI. They originally shot that in the 2 car garage of the house. Then they decided it needed to be bigger and they CGI'd the 1:18 miniature next to the other Firebird because they felt that the fans would want to see the original KITT.

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Knight Racer wrote:Wait,universal is STILL using miniatures?I thought in this day and age everyone using CGI,How can you be sure thats an miniature?

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Re: How many cars in Graimans garage?

Post by Knight Racer » Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:14 pm

I'm starting to think that you're right about that.I remember 1 guy said they bought the trans am in the garage so that might be the one under the tarp.I also remember someone on this forum saying they loaned there stearing wheel,hood,dashboard,ands rear bumper for that shot.

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Re: How many cars in Graimans garage?

Post by Matthew » Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:24 am

If I remember correctly, Rob Louisell provided the production team with the parts that were used in that scene. This is why they were of the specifications seen in Knight of the Phoenix, and not The Scent of Roses, as he couldn’t complete the latter model's parts in the timeframe required. :good:

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Re: How many cars in Graimans garage?

Post by kitt1 » Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:07 pm

You are correct. And I provided the California KNIGHT license plate. As well as the one seen in KICKIN' IT OLD SCHOOL.

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Re: How many cars in Graimans garage?

Post by Michael Pajaro » Tue Nov 22, 2011 8:09 pm

Didn't Don Colie also provide some goodies like the steering wheel or some hubcaps?
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Re: How many cars in Graimans garage?

Post by KITT 2000/3000 » Thu Nov 24, 2011 12:08 pm

Besides the fact that Graiman was never mentioned in the original series, in the garage there was also a 5.7 TPI V8 which was not available in the 1982 Trans Am. But, how did he get KITT in his garage, unless, after Knight Industries and the Foundation was shut down, he took KITT and put it in his garage and then used the original KITT in the development of KARR and then the new KITT. I would guess the other car that is covered was used for parts for the original KITT.

That photo is great showing the entire garage. Every time I try to pause the DVD to see the entire garage, I can only see a quick outline of the garage.

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