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Original Batmobile To Be Auctioned For the First Time Ever

Posted by Unknown on from the almost-as-cool-as-the-pt-cruiser dept.

Zothecula writes "In the past few years, not only has the Corvette-like Batmobile from Batman Returns been put up for auction, but a jet-powered replica of that same style of Batmobile has also been created. A drivable copy of the Dark Knight-era Tumbler has likewise been built, along with a working replica of the associated Bat Pod motorcycle. For many people, however, the only 'true' Batmobile is the original version driven by Adam West in the 1960s TV series – and it's about to be put on the auction block, for the first time ever."

4 of 51 comments (clear)

  1. It was originally a concept car... by hubang · · Score: 4, Informative

    It was originally a concept car called the Lincoln Futura (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Futura).

    So it's like buying two amazing cars in one! A Ghia body worked over by George Barris.

  2. Re:Safety Bat by rwise2112 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, to be honest, the crumple zone was your face back then!

    --

    "For every expert, there is an equal and opposite expert"
  3. Original? Well, sort of. by haggholm · · Score: 4, Informative

    I’m not sure whether it counts as a Batmobile per se, but the first on-screen batman was not Adam West, but (AFAIK) Lewis Wilson, who drove this.

  4. Re:Safety Bat by aliquis · · Score: 4, Funny

    Meanwhile on Slashdot:

    2012: Unicode nowhere to be found.

    I suppose I could just as well had written 2013..