The most famous Lincoln of them all

Alexander

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This is of course the 1955 Lincoln Futura show car which eventually was converted by George Barris into the 1966 Batmobile.

http://www.1966batmobile.com/batmobiletimeline.jpg

http://www.1966batmobile.com/background.htm

There are some pictures of a restoration of one of the Batmobiles used on the origianl series at

http://www.theguildofautomotiverestorers.com/Batmobile.htm

http://www.theguildofautomotiverestorers.com/Batmobile/batmobilesale.html

I wish I had $179,000 to spare.

Alexander
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Lincolns of Distinction
 
RE: The most famous Lincoln of them all

You have to wonder how many "Batmobiles" were made. I remember reading an article in TV Guide back in the late 60's that the car used in the TV series was based on a 1966 Pontic GTO and could do 140 mph. In the early 80's they was a car collection from a local museum auctioned off here and one of the vehicles was a "Batmobile" from the TV series. I remember looking at the motor and it was a Ford V-8 390 CID with an Autolite four-barrel on top. Not sure what the chassis was but I'm sure it was based on a Ford, Lincoln, or Mercury.


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RE: The most famous Lincoln of them all

One of the Batmobiles is in an [link:www.volocars.com/attractions-hollywood.html|Auto Museum close to my home in Volo Illinois]

This is from their WebSite.

"The Batmobile is perhaps the most recognized car in TV history. The Batmobile on display at the museum is an original from the 1960's Batman TV series starring Adam West. The Batmobile was originally a 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car. It was designed by George Barris and cost roughly $30,000 to modify. Built for street use, it was timed by the police in a controlled speed run at 121 mph. The Batmobile comes fully loaded with such features as the Batscope giving Batman full outside vision, an antenna for radio wave pickup, Batcave computering and Batray reactors and laser beam controls." :)

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