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A-Team Van at Retro Con 2025!
“In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit…”
The A-Team van will be back on the show floor for 2025! Two-tone paintjob, red stripe, top fin, fender flares, running boards, push bar, fog lights, captains chairs, aerial antennas, sound surveillance equipment, CB and scanners… this is a fully decked-out replica!
A reminder that a member of the A-Team, Mr. Dirk Benedict (aka “Face”), will be joining us at Retro Con! And we’ll be adding a Pro Photo option featuring Dirk and the van!
All Pro Photo options will go up about three weeks from showtime.
A big Thank You to van owner Ryan Steckel for bringing his iconic ride back to the show!
Robert Pine joins our CHiPs Reunion at Retro Con 2025!
Look alive, the Sarge is coming to town! Just added to our CHiPs reunion at Retro Con 2025 is esteemed actor Robert Pine!
Robert is best known for playing Ponch and Jon’s no-nonsense supervisor Sgt. Joe Getraer on the late 70’s/early 80’s television staple CHiPs! He played “Sarge” in all 6 seasons of the original show, and would reprise the character in the late 90’s tv movie CHiPs ’99, now as CHP Commissioner. While often appearing strict on his officers, particularly the impulsive Ponch, he was also shown to be a caring and supportive leader, and displayed clear concern when they were in trouble.
Robert has appeared in too many tv shows and movies to list, but some notables include Independence Day, Empire of the Ants, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Quantum Leap, MacGyver, Magnum PI, ALF, Knight Rider, The Love Boat, Gunsmoke, Lost in Space, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, the Office, Castle, Parks and Recreation, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and numerous Hallmark channel originals!
The CHP’s finest are looking forward to meeting you! Robert Pine joins his CHiPs co-stars Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox at Retro Con, September 6th & 7th at the Greater Philly Expo Center in Oaks, PA! Autographs, tables photos, and pro photos (with all three actors) will all be available! The trio will also be having a Q&A panel on Sunday!
And lastly, the CHiPs cast’s representative at the show (Jodi Ritzen) will also be hosting two post-convention special events with the trio the same weekend of the show! More info can be found on her website:
https://celebrityspecialevents.com/
See a Screen-Used KITT at Retro Con 2025!
They were at our show back in 2022, and now the Knight Rider Historians will be making a “shadowy RETURN flight” for Retro Con 2025, September 6th & 7th in Oaks, PA!
The agents at Knight Rider Historians are dedicated to promoting the legacy of Knight Rider in all forms. From interviews with cast and crew, to episode commentaries, to unraveling show mysteries, to tracking down and preserving screen-used props from the series. They’re currently in the midst of their restoration of the screen-used FLAG semi and trailer, and they’re documenting every single aspect of it on their youtube channel!
KRH will be joining us at Retro Con, and bringing a screen-used KITT with them! They brought their amazing Season 3 stunt car to our show in 2022, and this year their plan is to bring along their OTHER screen-used KITT, known as the “Back-up to the Hero” car!
No matter when you discovered Knight Rider, this is likely the first KITT you’ve ever seen! It’s the exact car from the opening seconds of the show intro, when the car is racing towards the camera in the desert, transitioning to the show title! It’s one of the first 3 cars secured by show creator Glen Larson to film the Pilot, and was used in every episode in the first 2 seasons. Initially as the backup to the primary “Hero” car, and then as the dedicated insert car used for interior shots.
And you’re getting a “two-fer” here! This particular vehicle was also used as KARR in the Season 3 episode “KITT vs KARR”, in the scene where KARR is being pulled out of the sand at the beginning! “I am not a car. I’m the Knight Automated Roving Robot, the first in a bold new experiment. You may call me ‘KARR’.”
This is one of only *five* screen-used KITTs still known to exist! For a fee at the show you can get your picture taken with this iconic piece of television history!
Check out the Knight Rider Historians youtube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial
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Smokey and the Bandit Replica Car at Retro Con 2025!
Eastbound and doooown!
We have another movie car to add to the show floor for Retro Con 2025… the Bandit’s car! A second-gen Pontiac Firebird Trans Am decked out with gold trim, “screaming chicken” hood decal, and other details as seen in the classic 1977 movie Smokey and the Bandit!
Don’t forget “Little Enos” himself, Mr. Paul Williams, will be at the show!
A big thanks to owner Alex Page for bringing his awesome classic car to Retro Con!
Check Out the 1966 Batmobile at Retro Con 2025!
Get ready to do the Batusi! Straight from Gotham City to Retro Con 2025 comes an amazing replica of the Batmobile! This sleek ride painstakingly replicates all the details as seen on the car from the 1966 Batman tv series, including the iconic body design, triple rocket launchers, mag wheels with bat spinners, beacon light, atomic-powered jet engine, and many of the Bat-prefixed gadgets inside. Even the Batphone!
A huge Thank You to owner Jeffrey Chiappetta for bringing his bat-tastic car to the show! Check it out in the car section in back of the show floor (across from Guest row). For a fee you can get your picture with this iconic ride! Jeffrey will also have a table full of collectibles for sale, and not just Batman stuff. So consider this a bonus shopping table at the show!
Fall Guy Truck Replica at Retro Con 2024!
We have a brand new vehicle to add to the show floor this year… a replica Fall Guy truck!
Made from a 1980’s GMC Sierra Grande pickup, this ringer for the seemingly indestructible truck driven Colt Seavers on the show has been seriously modified to include all the bells and whistles! Lifted body, mag wheels, oversized tires, bullbar, auxiliary lights, CB whip antenna, hoop steps, rollbar, and utility winch. It of course also has a screen-accurate paint scheme, complete with the ‘Fall Guy Stuntman Association’ logo right on the hood!
The truck will be a show attraction only, and will not be used for photo ops with Lee Majors. Nor will it be used for stunt jumps at the show!
A huge thanks to Alex Page for bringing his beautiful truck to the show! The Fall Guy truck joins other replica TV/Movie vehicles on the floor such as the DeLorean time machine (owned by Philly Time Machine Rentals), A-Team van (owned by Ryan Steckel), and the Jersey General Lee (owned by Tom Felice, appearing Saturday Only)!
Return of the Retro Con A-Team Van!
Remember the Retro Con A-Team van? It’s back and under new ownership!
The van had been in a state of disrepair for over three years (kickstarted by the pandemic), but new van owner Ryan purchased it and got it mechanically sound in two months flat! We’re sure a lot of welding and a heavy metal music montage was involved…
Ryan has also been decking out the inside of van to make it more like the show. So look for the NEW IMPROVED A-Team van on the show floor at Retro Con 2023 alongside the DeLorean, Jurassic Park Jeep, and General Lee! Picture ops with the van are free! A big thanks to Ryan for bringing the van to the show. He does local home remodelling, so please check out his page at Steckel Building!
Jurassic Adventures at Retro Con 2023!
Just in time for Jurassic Park’s 30th Anniversary! We welcome Jurassic Adventures and their JP18 back on the show floor for Retro Con 2023!
Made from a Jeep Wrangler, this replica has been accurately customized to resemble the staff vehicles used in the original Jurassic Park. Look for it in the car section on the Retro Con show floor, where owners Frank and Monica will have a themed backdrop and jungle set. For a small fee, attendees can get their photo taken with the set, complete with JP-related props for them to interact with. A photo op 65 Million Years in the Making!
A big thank you to Jurassic Adventures for bringing their awesome replica to the show!!
See the Jersey General at Retro Con 2023!
The Jersey General will be on the show floor at Retro Con 2023!
A faithful replica of the General Lee as seen on The Duke of Hazzard (right down to the “Dixie” air horn), the Jersey General will be available for photo ops with attendees. It will also be used for fan photo ops with the Dukes cast at the show- Tom Wopat, Catherine Bach, and John Schneider! All photo ops can be purchased at the show direct, and pricing option info will be on our website soon.
A big thanks to owner Tom Felice for bringing his sleek car to the show!!
The Munsters ‘DRAG-U-LA’ at Retro Con 2022!
It’s a tight fit, but DRAG-U-LA is coming to Retro Con!!
This is the actual SCREEN-USED car used in the classic 1960’s TV series ‘The Munsters’, built from an authentic ornate coffin! On the show, the car was invented by Grandpa Munster so he could win back the Munster Koach, which Herman lost in a drag race in the episode “Hot Rod Herman”. The car was also prominently featured in the 1966 ‘Munster, Go Home!’ feature film.
DRAG-U-LA will be in back of the hall, right next to Eddie Munster himself- Butch Patrick! It will be available for photo ops at the show.
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