Solved: GTE 490 - Knightrider VW-powered KITT 'Flivver' jump car

[gte4289]

Identify this vehicle for a point:

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Experts?

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Now open to Rookies, Experts, and Professionals.

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Open to all.

[oko94]

Pontiac Firebird wheels. Is the engine a Firebird unit ?

[Oguerrerob]

Seems the stunt car used for the Knight Rider tv series.

[gte4289]

Pontiac Firebird wheels. Is the engine a Firebird unit ?

The wheels are Firebird but the engine is not.

Seems the stunt car used for the Knight Rider tv series.

That's correct. Now LOCKED for you to fill in the following details for the point:

1. What was it called (a specific industry term for this type of stunt car)?
2. Base/donor vehicle and powertrain?

[Oguerrerob]

VW based Flivver KITT. They used to cover with Fiberglass bodies of the Firebird's Knight Rider

[gte4289]

VW based Flivver KITT. They used to cover with Fiberglass bodies of the Firebird's Knight Rider

Pontiac had provided plenty of Firebirds (damaged in shipping due to a train derailment) to serve as stunt cars for typical driving sequences where the car stays on the ground, but KITT didn't always stay on the ground. The Firebirds couldn't survive aerial stunts, so they built the Flivver to avoid completely destroying one of the Firebirds with every jump. It was basically a VW-powered dune biggy/sand rail. They could mount an inexpensive fiberglass or rubber body on it and launch it through the air over and over without issue.

[Oguerrerob]

Thank you!!