I am the Knight Industries Three Thousand. You may call me “K.I.T.T.”

Knight Rider. Hasselhoff. Michael Knight. KITT. All you have to do is read those six words, and you probably have a certain catchy electronic theme song resonating in your heads right now. If you are reading this in Germany, it’s even more likely.

I can remember living in Vienna in 1990, and you could flip the channels (some of them German) from hour to hour and catch Knight Rider on multiple channels (this was pre-cable, or at least in my grandfather’s apartment it was pre-cable)—one channel would show it at 3pm, then another one would show it at 4pm, and so on…. you could make it all the way to dinnertime no problemo, and since there were only about six channels to begin with, it was often the best thing on. The Germans sure do love their Knight Rider.....

David Hasselhoff is auctioning off KITT, it’s actually true. The starting price is $15,000, and after 8 bids the current price is $27,500 (as of late Sunday night).

From the Julien’s Live website:
 

Americans have had a long-running love affair with the automobile, and in 1982, David Hasselhoff drove into our hearts as Michael Knight in an artificially intelligent, indestructible supercar fashioned out of a 1982 Pontiac Trans Am named KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand). Fans created this KITT car and gifted it to Hasselhoff. This is not your standard 1986 Firebird. Inside and out she is fashioned after the beloved icon, including KITT’s distinct exterior lighting and scissor doors. Her custom interior features w-style yoke steering wheel and an elaborate digital dash and console. She is rear wheel drive and powered by a 5.0 liter V-8 engine with automatic transmission. She is programmed to speak with over 4,000 sound bites from the classic television show Knight Rider. The car was made by Jennifer Catano.

 
The provenance of the vehicle is “From the Collection of David Hasselhoff,” so that’s verified. Then there’s this bit: “This item is on display at the Museum of Style Icons in Ireland until April 27, 2014.  The winning bidder is responsible for all costs associated with moving and shipping this item.” Well shit, if it’s already in Ireland, then it’s almost certain to go to a German, it’s cheaper to get it there than the U.S., right?
 

 

 

 

 

 
If you’re looking for a coffee table, look no further than this creepy gem. It’s listed as “David Hasselhoff Oversized Lifeguard Figure”—there’s a bid in at $10,000, so act fast:
 

 
Honestly, I prefer not knowing what purpose that was intended for.
 
via Das Kraftfuttermischwerk