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Chicago Knight Rider car framed for speeding in New York City

The Guardian · May 14, 2026, 9:00 AM · Also reported by 2 other sources

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A Kitt lookalike was filmed speeding in Brooklyn but the fine was sent to a museum where a replica is on display. A replica of the talking car Kitt from the 1980s US television action series Knight Rider for years has been parked in a museum about an hour’s drive north of Chicago, so how did it get a speeding ticket in New York City?That is the question the Volo Museum is asking after it says it was recently mailed a $50 fine by New York City for a violation caught by traffic camera, alleging that its Knight Industries Two Thousand – Kitt for short and a black Pontiac Trans Am– got busted going 9mph over the speed limit in a 25mph zone on 22 April. Continue reading...

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