I hope the unibody on that car is in OK shape. Real shame about the roof but you get major kudos for doing the repair on it instead of stripping the car and junking it. I recently sold my beloved low-miles original condition '82. It had a small visible rust patch at the t-top area hiding a decent bit of rot when I peeled all the weatherstripping off. I cut it out and welded in new metal, put on the lightest skim of filler to even things out, and blended the paint. Looked factory fresh. No way was I passing that on to the next guy. Rust never sleeps, but it should be solid for a good long while. I look forward to seeing this car transform. 👍
Very sorry to see what you're left with. Guys like that ruin the pleasure and excitement for hobby, as well as the trust in fellow replica owners. Hope you're still gonna stick gonna enjoy finishing this replica. It's worth it! 😎
Good luck and once you do it up right ot will be a great story to tell and document it with pics from beginning to end. I personally like to see pics of restoration of Kitt .
I from UK and that car is and always will be my most favourite and desirable car my whole life is just that car......and to see what that jerk done to it makes my teeth itch.......buddy hope u restore to the beauty it deserves to be
I have seen this sort of thing happen on the forum years ago, a car that had class makeup job, turned out to be a death trap. The lad who bought it was going to use it as a rally car, it all came to light when him and his pal started stripping the car. He found that seatbelt anchor points had been repaired with a piece of metal riveted into place, and a lay ours of filler / bondo to you lads. He even found fuel lines and brake lines ran into the car, and secured with brackets and bolts. Making it a total nightmare. When the came to put the car into the air, all underneath was just rot with filler. They just called time with it, photographed and named and shamed the seller, stripped what was salvageable from it and bought another all round better car. Laugh was what they took off the car, wasn't very much. Sake of two anti roll bars, engine and gearbox, and two brackets for front dampers. Basically bits they could have just bought from Ebay at the time, or stuff new. It might be worth seeing if there is a better car and just use this for bits? Just with you having to faff on with the roof and transmission etc, plus god knows what other funny stuff it maybe hidden.
There's millions of pictures of KITT's on the Internet. The guy could have downloaded some, and sent them to the guy buying it. So you never know what you are getting on the Internet, ever heard of the old saying,buyer beware!!
I am so sorry to hear this that this person took advantage of you ......... Always go see the car your planning to buy so you can see what your buying .....
Some one on a Facebook group put down a 1700 quid deposit a car, that was miles away from him. he had pulled out of the sale, and expected the seller to return deposit money. When it went live on the group the buyer and seller clashed like hell, as the seller tried to sell the car on. The seller got roasted for advertising a over priced shed.
Sorry to hear you got screwed. People are assholes. I’m currently working on my KITT replica too and it’s hard buying parts without physically seeing them. Good luck! Where are you based out of?
Hello, I luv that you're restoring it. What engine is in the car, and what state are you in? I am an interested buyer in CA. Can't wait to see it done! Please let me know, thank you.
OMG, I am so sorry for your purchase, I can not imagine what I would do if i got this piece of sh.... in state like this. Please do not give up and send us more video how your conversion, repair, rebuild will proceed. Would love to see face of this guy when you send him end result ;)
Not bad, if you paid 50 bucks for it. Great deal. If the roof is that bad, whats under that paint could be 100x worse. I wouldn'y bother digging in any more. Send it back to the junk yard.
That'd be a fail. I've already started the process of replacing the roof. I've done them before on other cars. Next is locating a new transmission. We've already fixed the dash and electronics, this car will be nice once we're finished
Hey, I'm so sorry that happen to you man. People like that really kills the joy of building Kitt cars. Hey please let me know when you're finished and about to sell it. I'm very interested in buying it.
I'd say try to find a better car and swap what good parts you have onto that. This body is bad. It's going to cost more to fix this than to restart the hunt for a better car, but at least you have a parts car to help you save somewhere. If the motor is good, and the wheels are too, you're ahead already. The bowling ball caps have been seen online for around $400 for the set. Best of luck whichever way you go with this car.
A man i'm sorry to see this. People like this ruin the fun and joy outta things. Mfs like this destroy the passion that some people put their time hard work into.
That's messed up, My avatar picture is my trans am i converted to kitt. I saved the hull from being crushed one day. The only thing left to do is paint it.
I'm actually building the batmobile right now. I slipped this KITT job in just so the car wouldn't be a wreck anymore. It was killing me seeing it rusted up
He told you it runs fine? Did you not get videos of it running and pictures before buying it? I am careful when making a $20 purchase on amazon. I would have wanted all kinds of evidence everything was good before buying a car from elsewhere like that.
Looks like you're going to need a roof donor. You really should have gone to see it in person before buying it. Dang... Ive never seen anytbing rust that badly on the top of a car.
Man, did you actually go and PHYSICALLY see the car before buying it? Cause I gotta say if you just bought sight unseen all on "word of mouth" that wasn't too smart. I'm sorry it's messed up but ...
never ever buy a car or van with out looking at it see it move drive it if you can. you are buy someone else's problems. i have helped friends fix cars and vans with bad repairs that were not metal but was like cookies in places like rocker panels and arches that were no longer metal and they paid good money for a bag of rusty s###.
If I did that I wouldn't have a DeLorean, a 1959 Cadillac Ecto 1, a 1977 Trans Am SE, and Ricky Bobby's Wonder Bread racecar. When you're dealing in specialty cars, it's not always possible to go look at it. This is the first car the guy lied and was a POS about it.
@@automaniacUSA Have him facetime you and show you the car. Maybe back in the day what you say was true, but today, it's easier than ever to take a quick look at it before laying down dimes on a car.
@stevenpike7857 he did FaceTime. But it doesn't show what's hiding under paint and interior. I can promise you, I'm not an idiot. Well, maybe a little I am. He had the car painted over the rust. They bondo over completely rotted areas. This was a scam for sure. And the video he sent of the car driving must if been before he blew up the transmission
Did you look at this car before you bought it?Not saying its your fault its the car is like this as you didn't know.All i can say is,do it up to a good condition and then show the shithouse who scammed you what its like after you have finnished it. Good luck with it all.
Dont need your sympathy. I've already fixed it. Just sharing my experience. Also, you can't see every vehicle in person. Sometimes you gotta roll the dice. I have 18 collector movie cars. Only 1 was a dud. I'd say I'm doing pretty well.
I hope the unibody on that car is in OK shape. Real shame about the roof but you get major kudos for doing the repair on it instead of stripping the car and junking it. I recently sold my beloved low-miles original condition '82. It had a small visible rust patch at the t-top area hiding a decent bit of rot when I peeled all the weatherstripping off. I cut it out and welded in new metal, put on the lightest skim of filler to even things out, and blended the paint. Looked factory fresh. No way was I passing that on to the next guy. Rust never sleeps, but it should be solid for a good long while. I look forward to seeing this car transform. 👍
So far the rest of the car is fine. Except the transmission. That'll be the next project on it.
Very sorry to see what you're left with. Guys like that ruin the pleasure and excitement for hobby, as well as the trust in fellow replica owners. Hope you're still gonna stick gonna enjoy finishing this replica. It's worth it! 😎
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PROJECT ! YOU'LL NEED IT!
Can't wait to see what you do with that thing... with you knowing how to work on cars yourself is a +👍
Dang! Sorry to hear that, dude. Good luck with the build.
I feel you… i am stuck in a full restoration after being screwed over as well!
It's still cool you have the actual car that was used in the TV show, even though the dash is ripped out, etc.
Good luck and once you do it up right ot will be a great story to tell and document it with pics from beginning to end. I personally like to see pics of restoration of Kitt .
I WOULD LOVE ONE OF THESE CARS LIKE IN KNIGHT RIDER I LOVED KNIGHT RIDER MAYBE ONE DAY I SCOTT ANDREW HORNE CAN HAVE MY OWN KITT AMEN XXXXXXXX
Welcome to the new world of trust!
"trust doesn't rust" oh wait
Lessons learned. Visit before buying. Yeah ,.. sometimes bad decisions are made on emotions instead brains. I feel your pain buddy...
I from UK and that car is and always will be my most favourite and desirable car my whole life is just that car......and to see what that jerk done to it makes my teeth itch.......buddy hope u restore to the beauty it deserves to be
I have seen this sort of thing happen on the forum years ago, a car that had class makeup job, turned out to be a death trap. The lad who bought it was going to use it as a rally car, it all came to light when him and his pal started stripping the car. He found that seatbelt anchor points had been repaired with a piece of metal riveted into place, and a lay ours of filler / bondo to you lads. He even found fuel lines and brake lines ran into the car, and secured with brackets and bolts. Making it a total nightmare. When the came to put the car into the air, all underneath was just rot with filler. They just called time with it, photographed and named and shamed the seller, stripped what was salvageable from it and bought another all round better car. Laugh was what they took off the car, wasn't very much. Sake of two anti roll bars, engine and gearbox, and two brackets for front dampers. Basically bits they could have just bought from Ebay at the time, or stuff new. It might be worth seeing if there is a better car and just use this for bits? Just with you having to faff on with the roof and transmission etc, plus god knows what other funny stuff it maybe hidden.
Don't you view a car before you buy it ?
There's millions of pictures of KITT's on the Internet.
The guy could have downloaded some, and sent them to the guy buying it.
So you never know what you are getting on the Internet, ever heard of the old saying,buyer beware!!
cant wait to see Kitt fixed up and all
Oh GOD! The bastard sold you a corpse, basically. It breaks my heart to see this.
I am so sorry to hear this that this person took advantage of you ......... Always go see the car your planning to buy so you can see what your buying .....
Some one on a Facebook group put down a 1700 quid deposit a car, that was miles away from him. he had pulled out of the sale, and expected the seller to return deposit money. When it went live on the group the buyer and seller clashed like hell, as the seller tried to sell the car on. The seller got roasted for advertising a over priced shed.
Looks like a lot of work. What do you do afterward, sell it?
I saw the batmobile there, too. haha, cool!
im building a kitt that the last person never finished im sure im going to find so stuff hidden good luck man
Sorry to hear you got screwed. People are assholes. I’m currently working on my KITT replica too and it’s hard buying parts without physically seeing them. Good luck! Where are you based out of?
If you bought it with your credit card, you can dispute this as fraud.
A classic project car! 😵💫
The poor thing looks worse than the car in "Junkyard Dog"
Hello, I luv that you're restoring it. What engine is in the car, and what state are you in? I am an interested buyer in CA. Can't wait to see it done! Please let me know, thank you.
OMG, I am so sorry for your purchase, I can not imagine what I would do if i got this piece of sh.... in state like this. Please do not give up and send us more video how your conversion, repair, rebuild will proceed. Would love to see face of this guy when you send him end result ;)
Good luck my friend, it looks like there may be more work there then just the roof.
Not bad, if you paid 50 bucks for it. Great deal. If the roof is that bad, whats under that paint could be 100x worse. I wouldn'y bother digging in any more. Send it back to the junk yard.
That'd be a fail. I've already started the process of replacing the roof. I've done them before on other cars. Next is locating a new transmission. We've already fixed the dash and electronics, this car will be nice once we're finished
@@automaniacUSA What does the floors look like?
Floors are fine. Only rott is in the roof
Go return the favor 🤕
@@automaniacUSA I like this plan. It's nice to see a third gen saved rather than end up in the junkyard.
Hey, I'm so sorry that happen to you man. People like that really kills the joy of building Kitt cars. Hey please let me know when you're finished and about to sell it. I'm very interested in buying it.
What about the two batmobiles they look interesting to work on just saying 😉
Yes, I need to post videos on them.
Also have Ecto-1 from Ghostbusters, DeLorean Time Machine, and the screen used wonder bread car from Talladega Nights.
Remember the saying that is buyer beware😮
As a lifelong T/A owner I hate to see one in this condition any generation. I have owned generations 2 thru 4 loved them all. This is unacceptable.
Umm, Nevermind KITT (as much as i loved the show and car) let's talk about those 2 Michael Keaton 1989 Batmobiles in the back ground :O
There will be videos on them soon.
I'd say try to find a better car and swap what good parts you have onto that. This body is bad. It's going to cost more to fix this than to restart the hunt for a better car, but at least you have a parts car to help you save somewhere. If the motor is good, and the wheels are too, you're ahead already. The bowling ball caps have been seen online for around $400 for the set. Best of luck whichever way you go with this car.
Why don't you return the car and claim your money back??
I didn't buy it from a store. Lol
@@automaniacUSA Lol,,lol
A man i'm sorry to see this. People like this ruin the fun and joy outta things. Mfs like this destroy the passion that some people put their time hard work into.
KITT really got screwed in the gas hole.
That's messed up, My avatar picture is my trans am i converted to kitt. I saved the hull from being crushed one day. The only thing left to do is paint it.
Who inspected your car dude?
God lol
How much you pay for that ?
Are you...are you using the Batmobile as a workbench?? I don't know if I should be impressed or upset.
I'm actually building the batmobile right now. I slipped this KITT job in just so the car wouldn't be a wreck anymore. It was killing me seeing it rusted up
@@automaniacUSA It's just so weird to see such an iconic vehicle kinda in the background like that.
@ajspice yeah, let alone 2 of them. And a couple Deloreans and Ecto1s and a few other fun cars. It's just wild
He told you it runs fine? Did you not get videos of it running and pictures before buying it? I am careful when making a $20 purchase on amazon. I would have wanted all kinds of evidence everything was good before buying a car from elsewhere like that.
We would call it a lemon 🍋 in Uk 🇬🇧
those cars werent designed to be rust free, so actually he sold you a very realistic car of this age.
That's interesting.
If I was there. I would help you.
Soo cool
nextt time do lemon squad 150 bucks they go inspect the car
Why would you not view and drive a car before you buy it?
It was across the country. If only every car I wanted was in my neighborhood. That'd be awesome
What about pictures …? Just trying to understand this. Sorry man this happened to you.
Go return the favor 🤕
Now that you have the car why don't you restore😊 the car?
It's what the video is about
Looks like you're going to need a roof donor. You really should have gone to see it in person before buying it. Dang... Ive never seen anytbing rust that badly on the top of a car.
There's an old saying about buyers beware
Man, did you actually go and PHYSICALLY see the car before buying it? Cause I gotta say if you just bought sight unseen all on "word of mouth" that wasn't too smart. I'm sorry it's messed up but ...
It's not a Kitt, they were all destroyed following the series cancellation as stipulated by GM.
Nope, not all of them. The ones that universal bought themselves before the train accident, still exist (5, maybe even 6).
never ever buy a car or van with out looking at it see it move drive it if you can. you are buy someone else's problems. i have helped friends fix cars and vans with bad repairs that were not metal but was like cookies in places like rocker panels and arches that were no longer metal and they paid good money for a bag of rusty s###.
If I did that I wouldn't have a DeLorean, a 1959 Cadillac Ecto 1, a 1977 Trans Am SE, and Ricky Bobby's Wonder Bread racecar. When you're dealing in specialty cars, it's not always possible to go look at it. This is the first car the guy lied and was a POS about it.
@@automaniacUSA Have him facetime you and show you the car. Maybe back in the day what you say was true, but today, it's easier than ever to take a quick look at it before laying down dimes on a car.
@stevenpike7857 he did FaceTime. But it doesn't show what's hiding under paint and interior. I can promise you, I'm not an idiot. Well, maybe a little I am. He had the car painted over the rust. They bondo over completely rotted areas. This was a scam for sure. And the video he sent of the car driving must if been before he blew up the transmission
@@automaniacUSA OH i thought he would show you the interior too. Hard to hide a ripped out dash. :)
@@stevenpike7857 especially when they take it out before shipping the car ;)
What a pile of crap is going to take a lot of money to fix it?
Unless I fix it myself.
@@automaniacUSA id be looking at a better car pal, rather than blow money into that, and just use it as a donor car, god knows what else its hiding.
@procta2343 That is solid advice.
What a foul mouth yank 😅
Stevie Wonder could see that's In very poor condition!
Stevie Wonder can't fix it, though!
Did you look at this car before you bought it?Not saying its your fault its the car is like this as you didn't know.All i can say is,do it up to a good condition and then show the shithouse who scammed you what its like after you have finnished it.
Good luck with it all.
Sorry, but buying a car sight unseen...... That's what you get dude.. Sucks but no sympathy
Dont need your sympathy. I've already fixed it. Just sharing my experience. Also, you can't see every vehicle in person. Sometimes you gotta roll the dice. I have 18 collector movie cars. Only 1 was a dud. I'd say I'm doing pretty well.
Did you look at the car dang