Original Batmobile Sells For $4.2 Million

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday January 20, 2013 @05:37PM 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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Burt Ward??!!?? by Jeremiah+Cornelius · 2013-01-20 19:05 · 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 · 2013-01-20 20:36 · 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.