KITT Has a Secret, and It’s Awesome
The toy of the year has been found, ladies and gentlemen, and my apologies, because you’ll never own it. Unbelievably observant TR reader Cold Gothic Spider let me know about the existence of the above Knight Rider KITT Transformer, custom-made by Ven. It’s a model of an actual 1982 Pontiac Firebird (well, he actually used two models) and some assorted pieces from the fine Transformers Alternators toys. Go check out more pics here?and see the videos that show it also has a working LED light in front.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.