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Nothing defined the era of ’80s television quite like the cool cars that were seemingly in every show, from the Ferraris used on “Miami Vice” and “Magnum, P.I.,” and even the black and gray van used by “The A-Team.” But at the top of the list sits KITT, the Pontiac Firebird Grand Am driven by David Hasselhoff on “Knight Rider.” However, KITT was nearly a very different car — it was originally supposed to be a Datsun.
When creator Glen Larson and producer Harker Wade were developing “Knight Rider,” Larson originally envisioned the Datsun 280zx as the technology-enhanced
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