Original batmobile

We all know the 1966 Batmobile, the car widely recognized as the first-real life Batmobile ever made. However, there’s another car that claims that title,

1966 Batmobile action figure car by Mattel - Another Pop Culture Collectible Review by Michael Crawford, Captain Toy

1955 Lincoln Futura show car - 1966 Batmobile The Batmobile began in the styling studios of Ford’s Lincoln-Mercury Division. The Caped Crusader’s vehicle (Batmobile) started life as the Lincoln Futura concept car. It was displayed on the auto show circuit in 1955. La Lincoln Futura est un concept car réalisé par la division Lincoln de la Ford Motor Company au milieu des années 1950. En 1966, la Futura est modifiée par le designer George Barris pour devenir la Batmobile de la série…

The original Batmobile went under the hammer for the first time -- 47 years after its designer built it from an old Lincoln Futura he bought for $1 -- and has sold an eye-popping $4.6 million.

I recently came across a fascinating intellectual property hearing from last year. It concerns replicas of the Batmobile, and provides an interesting perspective as to what constitutes the character of a car. This […]

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