1988 Pontiac Banshee Concept
After the debut of the 1988 Pontiac Banshee concept car at the 1988 auto shows, many automotive pundits believed what they were seeing was the next generation Pontiac Firebird.
Like all concept cars, part of the the 1988 Pontiac Banshee concept car’s purpose was to enhance its creator’s image. In Pontiac’s case, that meant “sporty, fun-to-drive personal transportation.” At the same time, it let the company toss out styling ideas in three-dimensional form, then listen to public reaction before committing to a real-life design.
Pontiac admitted Banshee’s test-bed role from the beginning, noting that it was a “futuristic performance coupe with realistic design and engineering features that could appear in the next generation of the popular Firebird.”
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Wasn’t this concept car, or one very similar to it, in the Knight Rider 2000 TV movie as KITT’s replacement, the Knight Industries Three Thousand?
I believe so, however i never watched the series so I couldn’t tell you!
AWESOME RARE CONCEPT CAR OF PONTIAC BANSHEE 😀
The Banshee is on display at LeMay museum MaryMount campus.
Is it really? That is in my neck of the woods, i’ll have to check it out!