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>, Anybody
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> > > From: Maverick <Maverick@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > I was just wondering if anyone knows where the original cars of the
> > > series ended up?
> >
> > according to several people who worked on the show, none survived.
> > universal studio's contract with gm (pontiac) ordered them to be
crushed
> > when the show ended and all of them were flattened. universal wanted
one
> > for display so barris made one up for them but it was never on the
show.
> > it was made up from some spare parts that barris had. it went to rot
over
> > the years and universal had mark's restore it. according to these
folks,
> > every other car out there is replica.
>
> I don't know if it was an actual show car or a replica, but there is
> one that travels around various countries for auto-shows, or at least
> it used to (I haven't heard of it in a while).
Not KITT, but another iconic TV car is going under the auctioneer's
hammer in London at the end of next month: one of the original
Batmobilies from the 1960's Adam West TV series.
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/01/holy-smoke-batman-original-60s.html
Anyone with a spare US$150,000 want to buy it for me?? :-)
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