Online auction for Knight Rider car suspended
Published December 22nd, 2007
An attorney said Friday he’s halted an eBay auction of an original KITT _ the talking car that helped David Hasselhoff escape bad guys on the ’80s TV series “Knight Rider” _ because he’s had more inquiries than he can handle.
The black 1984 Pontiac Trans Am is being sold to satisfy the debts of a slain real estate developer, whose killing last year is unsolved. Boats, cars and other items owned by car aficionado Andrew Kissel already have been sold after creditors claimed he owed $30 million.
Patrick R. Gil, the attorney for Kissel’s estate, said Friday that press reports prompted so much interest in the car that he had more bids than he could handle from Hawaii, where he is on vacation. Gil, who had never used eBay before, said he plans to list the car again when he returns next month.
The highest bid when Gil ended the auction was $40,100.
