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• The "jumping car" was a hollow-fiberglass Trans Am
• When this show became a hit, and for several years following its cancellation, aftermarket kits were available to add the "scanner eye" to consumer Trans-Am cars of appropriate vintage.
• The narrator of the show's opening credits was Richard Basehart who played dying benefactor Wilton Knight in the pilot episode, "Knight Rider" (1982) {Knight of the Phoenix: Part 1 (#1.1)}.
• Throughout Season 1, there is another car that appears regularly besides the Knight Industries Two Thousand and Devon's Mercedes-Benz convertible. It is a red 1974 (or thereabouts) AMC Gremlin X, possibly one of the crew's personal vehicles. It was never used in a "supporting" role, but only as a
• Pontiac, who supplied the Trans Am for the series, found itself swamped with customer requests for black Firebird Trans Ams with T-tops, tan interiors, and red lights on the front bumper, just like the show car.