Remember watching Knight Rider as a kid and being in awe of the red flashing scanner on KITT? Now you or your favorite On Screen Car fan can have a Knight Rider Scanner Bar. Today’s Gift Idea is a kit to add the functionality to your car. The kit comes with a 22 inch bar with 48 RGB LEDs. The advantage of the RGB LEDs is the fact they can produce seven different colors. So say you wanted your car too look more like KARR? All you would have to do is set the color using the included remote. What’s interesting is this has several light patterns including the classic scanner. You could even make this your third brake light. Imagine how cool that would be? The possibilities are endless. Now for the disclaimer. Please keep in mind that lights like these are not legal everywhere. Some states would only allow this product off-road, show environments or not at all. Be sure to check with your local government for restrictions. Is kit is not sold by OnScreenCars.com and we are not responsible for it. Check out some of our other Knight Rider goodies. See ya next time.

Stumbling around on eBay this morning and found another movie car in the listings. This time it’s one of the five 1972 Dodge Challengers used in the production of In Time. You may remember our previous post talking about the trailer for the movie. From auction details I’ve learned that this car is one of three close-up cars. The close-up cars were not used in stunts. Some collectors find them more desirable because they have been used hard and generally have more screen time. Now for the details.

The car itself is a 1972 Dodge Challenger with a 440 V8 big block backed up by an automatic transmission. From the photo below you can see that engine compartment is very clean. If you look closely in the pictures you can spot a pistol-grip shifter. The pistol-grip only comes on a 4-speed manual. One of the stunt vehicles is a stick. For consistency the producers had the shifters retro-fitted for the automatic vehicles as well. The grill, tail panels and wheels are completely custom for this car. The interior is signed by the builder. Of course it wouldn’t be a police car without lights.

This car will be on the auction block for some time. As of this writing it had 18 days to go with bidding at $28,990.00. That’s all for now.

How about something for less than 20 bucks? Stocking stuffer? Every Back to the Future fan should have a Marty McFly replica cap. Athough I’m still waiting on mine. Someone has yet to get me one. lol. Hey isn’t 2015 just around the corner? According to the movie this should be in style right? Still waiting on the flying cars. Oh well. There’s some other great Amazon – Back to the Future goodies below as well. See ya next time. Remember the future is what you make it. So make it a good one.

I came across this great image through Ghostbusters.net’s Facebook page. It’s a mashup of 80′s movies created by Deviant Art member: mestre-du-temple. I like how he included the Delorean Time Machine with Ferris Bueller and his friends riding in it. You can also see Marty Mcfly hanging from the door-frame on a hover board. Then there’s Lisa from Weird Science holding Gizmo. That’s just a few of the references. Can you spot them all?

I think everyone can agree that National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is a Christmas Classic. I know my brother and I watch it every year. My office co-workers and I are constantly referencing the movie during the holidays. But one scene in the movie I think that is often over-looked is the car chase and big jump during the beginning of the movie. It could be that we’re too busy getting settled in with our drinks and snacks to take note. But not this year! We want to commemorate the big jump scene as an OnScreenCars.com “Famous Jump.” With that let’s explore the scene.

The Scene

The opening scene is set in rural Illinois. The Griswolds are on their way to find that perfect Christmas Tree. However according to the filming locations reference on IMDB. The scene was shot in Summit County Colorado near Breckenridge. I have to say. It does makes sense. I don’t recall rocky mountains in rural Illinois. In the picture above you can see the rockies in the background. That’s the magic of Hollywood isn’t it? Now for a little background on the car.

The Car

The family car in this film unlike it’s predecessor is not a custom creation of George Barris. The simulated woodgrain on the side of the body was more than likely was added on. The Ford Taurus Wagon either did not come with this feature or it was extremely limited in production. However it did come on the Ford Country Squire Wagon being sold at the same time. I have a belief that the producers had the woodgrain on the car to pay tribute to the orignal Wagon Queen Family Truckster. I like to think of it as an updated Family Truckster.

The Jump

According to the commentary Dick Ziker was a stunt coordinator and stunt-driver that drove the car under the truck. He also did the jump. From the commentary it sounds like the jump was challenge because the car was front-wheel drive. You have to remember the 80′s were the beginning of mass-production of front-wheel drive cars. A front-wheel drive is heavier in the front and less balanced as a real wheel drive car. They director said the car kept wanting to nose dive as the car came down from the jump. I’m glad they brought it up and that the jump was in fact real. No special effects. So there we have it. Another Famous Jump! Besure to check out our great links to Amazon Christmas Vacation goodies! Happy Holidays Folks!

References: IMCDB – IMDB

Disclaimer: I would imagine that this horn may not be legal in all states. Might be a good idea to check with your local authorities. Neighbors may not like it either. This kit does require some electrical knowledge to install. If you’re not a pro, find someone who is. We don’t wanta anyone to get hurt. On Screen Cars assumes no responsibility for recommending this product. However if you do end up purchasing this please send us your pictures or video! Might just end up on our “Fan Created Rides” list. Let’s paint it orange!

Let’s talk about Treehouse of Horror XXIII after Thanksgiving? Yes. I know this is old news. Halloween has long been over. But like Treehouse of Horror this article will not get posted on Halloween! So what’s the big deal? Well. How about the fact The Simpsons writers treated their fans to a Back to the Future Parody? Sure ok. That’s worth talking about.

It all started with a book. A book with some heavy foreshadowing! Great Scott! Is that a Prius Time Machine? Really Matt Groening? Oh well. I think it’s cute. But if you think about it. What modern day vehicle would you have used? The Prius does have a more 80′s box shape too it. I guess Doc Brown would have thought it was neat at least. I do think he wouldn’t have said ” If you’re gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?.”

Let’s just throw in some science-fictional reasoning in here. “Sure hmm. The hybird setup can generate the 1.21 jigga-watts of electricity needed to make time travel possible…” Ah that’a work. But can a Prius do 88 mph? Ah it’s a parody who cares. lol. Anyways the story goes on to tell how Bart messes up the timeline and ends up with all these Homers from other timelines. I thought it was beautifully done. There are some great references in there. I won’t spoil it. Even better yet I embeded the video from Hulu below for ya. See ya next time! Remember the future is what you make it. If you do invent time travel. Please don’t use a Prius!

Fans I hope you’ve got your ears on. Here’s another great gift idea. Any Smokey and the Bandit fan would love to have this ornament on their tree this year. I will say it’s not an official Smokey and the Bandit licensed product. But it is a Special Edition version of the car. Or as some folks refer to it as “The Bandit Edition.” This the 22nd piece of Hallmark’s Classic American Cars Series. For the last 22 years Hallmark has been producing a different car each year. They’re quite the collectors item. Here’s your chance to own a piece of the collection. My wife and I have enjoyed collecting them for years. Gett’m before they’re gone! Over and out!

After watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade yesterday I got thinking. Have I ever spotted an On Screen Car in the parade? I couldn’t recall off hand. So I did some browsing and came across this! A 1965 news-reel clip of the Munster Coach in the Macy’s famous parade. I thought I would share this with you guys. Check out the YouTube video below. I also found a great model kit of the Munster Koach as well. Amazon link below. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving yesterday. Hope your holiday kick-off goes well. Say safe! Now off to the gym. I’m sure I over-ate lol.