"Officials at an Illinois museum are among the people who would like to know. The Volo Museum near Chicago, which has a replica of the show's Trans Am that hasn't moved from its exhibit in years, recently received a $50 traffic ticket from the Big Apple, alleging its car was doing 36 mph (59 kph) in a 25 mph (40 kph) zone in Brooklyn on April 22."
"The ticket came complete with traffic camera photos showing a black Trans Am with the California license plate KNIGHT, the same plate as the car on the show and the novelty one on the museum's unregistered car. The license plate is also connected to five other unpaid traffic violations in New York City since late 2024, city records show."
""The fact that we're legally tied to a movie prop is interesting," said Jim Wojdyla, the museum's marketing director. "We're known for having our Hollywood cars from TV and movies, but I have no idea how we got registered from a ticket in New York to the plates in California to the Volo Museum in Illinois. We're still trying to figure it out.""
""It's really amusing," Wojdyla said. "We want to find out who this Knight Rider guy is because, birds of a feather. We just want to know is this from a museum, is this just a guy that built this car as a hobby? And it looks pretty damn accurate. We'd like to meet those guys.""
A Volo Museum near Chicago received a $50 traffic ticket from New York City for a black Pontiac Trans Am replica. The ticket alleged the car traveled 36 mph in a 25 mph zone in Brooklyn on April 22. Traffic camera photos showed a black Trans Am with a California license plate reading KNIGHT, matching the plate used on the 1980s TV series and the museum’s unregistered car. City records connected the KNIGHT plate to five other unpaid traffic violations in New York City since late 2024. Museum officials said they do not know how the city linked the plate to the museum and requested a hearing to challenge the ticket.
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