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Original Batmobile Sells For $4.2 Million

Posted by samzenpus on from the holy-investment-batman! dept.

Kittenman writes "Rick Champagne, a 56-year-old company owner from Arizona has bought the original Batmobile (dating back to Burt Ward and the '60s) for $4.2 million. He's quoted as saying it 'was a dream come true.' From the article: 'The Batmobile design was based on a 1955 Lincoln Futura, a concept car built in Italy by the Ford Motor Company. It was the first time that car had come up for public sale since it was bought in 1965 by car-customiser George Barris, who transformed it in 15 days, at the cost of $15,000 (£9,400), into the superhero's famous vehicle.'"

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  1. uhm... by waddgodd · · Score: 3, Interesting

    While the Futura technically DOES date back to Ward as well, Ward played Robin and thus rarely drove the Batmobile. Most people think of the live-action Batman as Adam West... Fun fact, Adam West was listed in the Sun Valley, ID white pages as Batman for many years :)

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  2. Re:King of Kustom by Bob9113 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I think it's still happening in places.

    Definitely still happening.

    Some really extreme stuff shows up at Burning Man.

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  3. Burt Ward??!!?? by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not the eff-ing "Robin Mobile"!

    ADAM WEST. Thank you, very much...

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    1. Re:Burt Ward??!!?? by SternisheFan · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Back in the 60's, Burt Ward and Adam West were getting a lot of female fan/groupie action. I've seen interviews of Mr. Ward talking about this, and the grin on his face said way more than he could politely say to the interviewer. They may have had to wear silly costumes in that series, but the job did come with side benefits.

  4. Re:ZOK!, POW!, BAM!, OOOF! by Cramit · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It is a modified Lincoln Concept Car. It was a one off (there might be a couple of them...but it was never mass-produced) that was then modified. You can not buy the base car, as it was never for sale for the general public. 4.2 million is a lot for any car...but this one is unique with a interesting and culturally relevant history. It may even pay for itself eventually with paid showings at car shows and comic conventions; and is future resale value will probably go up with time; not down. There are a lot of other thing this man could have wasted his money on...at least it wasn't bought with bailout money.