![]() are: the grey paint on the lower part of the car, the yellow scanner and the yellow voice modulator. 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am “K.A.R.R.” 1/18 ERTL He had also repainted the lower part of the body in grey. had two appearances on the TV show one in the first season when the exterior was identical to K.I.T.T.’s and one in the third season, when the scanner light had faded from red to yellow, due to a two years in salt water. This is the later bumper that completely covers the original parking lights of the Firebird. The original parking lights were covered by tinted plastic, letting the light shine through when switched on. had a slightly different front bumper than in the following seasons: the fog lamp part was covered with black laths, making the fog lamps visible only when switched on. According to the dashboard, this is supposed to replicate the car of the first two seasons. There were three fog lamps per side in the first two seasons and only two fog lamps per side in the final two seasons. never had turn signals in the front bumper. has two fog lamps per side plus additional turn signals. 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am “K.I.T.T.” 1/18 ERTL Press the big blue button on the opposite side and it’ll stay on till you press it again. Press the small black button on the left side just in front of the rear wheel and the scanner light will stay on for 20 seconds. The scanner light even works and is powered by four coin cells located in the fuel tank. ![]() The front bumper with the integrated red scanner light has the correct shape. On the exterior, the changes to the production model were surprisingly small, but all the more iconic. were based on the Recaro Edition Trans Am with the PMD (Pontiac Motor Division) seats. Exterior 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am “K.I.T.T.” & “K.A.R.R.” 1/18 ERTL got its power from a turbine, but the actual engine was the Crossfire-injected LU5 305 cu in (5.0 L) V8 with a whopping 165 hp, coupled to the TH-200c automatic 3-speed transmission, that came with the Trans Am only – A rather modest power output for today’s standards, but then it was in 1982. 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans AmĮngine wise, the third generation Firebird came with a plethora of inline 4, V6 and V8 engines, going from 151 cu in (2.5 L) all the way up to 350 cu in (5.7 L). The Trans Am, which was the top model of the range, was the perfect car to choose for a TV series that was about the car of the future, the “Knight Industries Two Thousand”, commonly known as “K.I.T.T.”. Every exterior element of this car was designed to be sleek and aerodynamically efficient. This generation was designed in the wind tunnel. It was a drastic change in terms of technology and styling: electronically controlled retractable headlamps flush-mounted side glass, a glass rear hatchback, just to name a few. In 1982, Pontiac launched the completely redesigned third generation of the Firebird model. History of the car 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am “K.I.T.T.” 1/18 ERTL and K.A.R.R., compare them to the original Firebird Trans Am they are based on, and continue with the 1/25 and 1/64 scale models in part 2. I’ll start with the more recent 1/18 K.I.T.T. The iconic automobiles of the 80’s TV series “ Knight Rider”. Under the hood, Pontiac installed a 2.5-liter engine for the base model and V-8s for the rest of the range.In this article I’m presenting a series of four ERTL model cars of the 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am “ K.I.T.T.” and his evil twin “ K.A.R.R.”. The car featured power-adjustable front seats on the upper trim levels, while a folding bench was standard for the rear passengers. Depending on the trim level, the center console sported the automatic gear-selector or the gear-stick for the manual gearbox. Its dashboard was straight, with a center stack for the radio and the air-conditioning unit. Inside, the Firebird featured large, round dials on the instrument panel. Inside, it wasn't that high-tech, futuristic cabin such as the one from the Night Rider. Its greenhouse was extended in the back with a huge, curved rear window. From its sides, the raked windshield was typical for a sports car. When the headlights were shut, they left a small gap. Its narrow front end with a plastic, wrapped-around bumper featured fog lights as an option. The pop-up headlights were something that everybody craved for, and the Firebird had them. But that didn't mean that the carmakers couldn't make them look hot, such as the 1982 Firebird. At the beginning of the '80s, the former glorious muscle cars were stripped by their big V-8 engines due to pollution regulations, and their powers were down to two-digits figures. It was the car from the Night Rider movie, and that "KITT" made it famous worldwide. Pontiac introduced the Firebird Trans-Am in 1982 as a 1983 model and shared most of its components with the Chevrolet Camaro but styled differently.
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