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It’s your chance to be Batman! An original 1966 Batmobile, completed by George Barris, is for sale.
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Holy listing, Batman! It’s an original Batmobile! That’s right, it is. We’ve covered the Batmobile quite a bit here. We ranked them, we mentioned Bruce Wayne’s Aston Martin V8 Vantage as a comic book vehicle you can actually own, and we gave you an entire history on how the Lincoln Futura ended up being the original 1960s Batmobile. Well, there’s more to talk about today because you could actually own a Batmobile.
This is definitely not your everyday listing and it’s definitely not selling for your everyday price. It costs just $1.5 million to take this 1966 Batmobile home. Quite a POW! to your bank account, but it was one of the Batmobiles that George Barris and customizer Andy Perillo completed together. No, there’s no multiverse of Batmobiles, but there are several versions of it. In fact, that’s where we’ll start in this tale of an original 1966 Batmobile.
Making TV Magic with Multiple Batmobiles
As with any superhero, or action-based, TV show, there are found to be scenes that require different things. Sometimes a car needs to go fast. ZOOM! Other times it’s going to get damaged. KAPOW! There may be a scene where the vehicle launches into the air. WHOOSH! It was for that reason that a handful of vehicles were made. That’s nowhere near the number of vehicles the Dukes of Hazzard went through, but there are, in fact, several original Batmobiles. Each served a different purpose while filming.
The number one car, as they referred to it, was the original 6,000 lb. experimental Lincoln Futura. Others included a double for the number one car, an exhibition car that people could see at various shows throughout the country, a racecar that was mostly used for drag racing scenes, and a stunt car used in jumps and chases throughout the popular 1960s series. There was another Batmobile that was built by Batman fan Jim Sermersheim in 1966. He designed it using a 1958 Ford Thunderbird chassis and, eventually, sold it to Burris. The car you’re looking at today, though, is one of the originals that was actually used in the Batman TV show and the 1966 Batman movie.
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Adam West wasn’t necessarily a Steve McQueen or Tom Cruise in that he didn’t do all his own stunts. He did drive two cars as Batman, though. He drove Batmobile number one and one of the replicas, the very same one you’re looking at right now. Hence the hefty price tag.
If you haven’t had a chance to see one of the Batmobiles up close, take a look at these photos. You’ll see the famous bat logo on the wheels. That logo stays upright as the vehicle is driven by the way. The radar antenna, located at the front of the car, was created from the same templates that the radar antenna was made of on the original Batmobile. The trunk and hood are both actually motorized. Mechanical arms open them up with the touch of a button. A push-down lever is located on the door handle to open the driver and passenger doors.
Behind the seats are two cylindrical-shaped speakers that used to actually be air vents on the Futura model. While the Lincoln Futura was the inspiration for the 1960s Batmobile, the number five sits on a Ford Galaxie frame with a custom fiberglass body. The moldings around the windshield, however, are replicated to match the original Futura.
There were some changes made to number five, though. The original engine was removed and replaced with a turbine engine due to various insurance company and traffic safety standards. The parachute bags are still there and so is the jet engine in the back, but it has been modified so that the flames don’t set the parachute bags on fire. Instead, the flames are electronically controlled, extended several inches further out.
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Another change made due to required insurance purposes was the gas tank. The original was replaced with a five-gallon capacity tank. I’m OK with that, though. That would be enough gas to do a few laps around the neighborhood and make some people jealous. I suppose you wouldn’t want to be driving this to the grocery store anyway. I mean, personally, I definitely would, but I’d rather not risk getting a door ding in it if I pay $1.5 million to make it mine!
If you’re looking for some vehicles that may be a little more in your price range, check out these other Cool Car Finds: a 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302, a 1960 Pontiac Ventura, and a 1968 Amphicar 770. It may not be as tricked out as the Batmobile, but that Amphicar is also pretty superhero worthy. Once you’ve read through those, there are dozens more Cool Car Finds for you to browse through as well!
