Description: There's no shortage of cars we lusted after when we were kids, but few draw the kind of awe in children's eyes quite like the Batmobile. The kids growing up today may long to drive the Tumbl...Add Comments3
James KeelerNov 17, 2012 Hey Guy's, get your history straight. The original Batmobile was built by George Barris using Ford Motor Companies Lincoln Futura concept car. I saw it at Barris' shop before he customized it into the Batmobile. It was NOT built on a Cadillac chassis as your article claims.
Jim Keeler
Cliff Gardiner JrNov 15, 2012 The show became very popular and 4 more cars were made of fiberglass off mold of the original to be shown at car shows and one was set up as a drag racer.
Cliff Gardiner JrNov 15, 2012 Wrong! The Batmobile was built on the Futura concept. Not a 59 Caddy. George Barris bought it from ford. He painted it red and used it in a Dinah Shore movie before transforming it into the beautiful Batmobile.
Description: The actual car used remains in the private collection of George Barris, who built the car for the studio and cleverly retained ownership, valued today at $2.5 million. This painstaking reproduction, h...Add Comments0
Description: As if that weren't enough to entice the nostalgic among collectors, the lot also includes the original Batcycle. Based on a 1965 Harley-Davidson motorbike with side-car (you know, for Robin), the...Add Comments0
Hey Guy's, get your history straight. The original Batmobile was built by George Barris using Ford Motor Companies Lincoln Futura concept car. I saw it at Barris' shop before he customized it into the Batmobile. It was NOT built on a Cadillac chassis as your article claims. Jim Keeler
The show became very popular and 4 more cars were made of fiberglass off mold of the original to be shown at car shows and one was set up as a drag racer.
Wrong! The Batmobile was built on the Futura concept. Not a 59 Caddy. George Barris bought it from ford. He painted it red and used it in a Dinah Shore movie before transforming it into the beautiful Batmobile.