The Donor Car
The donor car, used for my K.I.T.T.-replica is a 1988 Pontiac Firebird Targa.
- first registered in September 1988
- V6 2,8 with 136 HP
- manual gear shift with 5 gears
- new tires Goodyear 215/65/15M+S on 15" standard Firebird-rims (black)
- 2 stainless steel exhaust pipes
- inside: red velours
- central door locking
- power windows
- rear roller blind
- Targa-roofs with bag
- height-adjustable steering wheel
- 130.084 miles
- unleaded fuel
- new alternator
At the moment of sale, the last owner already had made the following K.I.T.T.-conversions:
- Knight Rider frontbumper 4th season (original frontbumper included)
- original Knight Rider-mirrors (manually adjustable from inside the car)
- Knight Rider rearspoiler
- black taillights
But there still was a lot to do (ordered by priority):
- connect front lights + signals
- front licence plate adjustment
- exchange black taillights
- scannerlight
- stereo system
- remove rust and dents
- new exhaust system
- exchange some parts (cowl-induction-hood, rearbumper, fenders)
- complete new paint-job
- 3rd-season-dashboard
- overhead and lower console
- tan interieur with PMD-seats