Photo: Mecum
Like the character or not, chances are you stumbled upon Batman at least once in your lifetime. Like most of us, you most likely did that thanks to a cinema or TV screen, as Batman movies and TV series have been around since 1943.
Given the onslaught of related flicks released in recent times we've all forgotten about the actors who first played DC's crime-fighting hero, and the names of Lewis G. Wilson or Robert Lowery, the world's first two Batmans, have faded into oblivion.
The world does remember though the third Batman ever portrayed on film. I'm talking about the hero of the three-season-long series that ran from 1966 to 1968 and starred actor Adam West as Bruce Wayne-slash-the caped crusader.
One of the main elements contributing to us remembering West's Batman is of course the Batmobile he used in the series, a very in-your-face 1955 Lincoln Futura concept put together by one of the greatest designers and customizers that ever were, George Barris.
So successful was that car that people still make replicas after it, and when they're done they have no problem selling them. Most of the time these replicas have nothing special about them, aside from looking like the legendary car of the 1960s.
The one you're looking at now does have something special though. True, it is a replica, completed in 2016 at the hands of an unknown talent. But it comes with the signature of the world's first worth-remembering Batman, Adam West.
The actor died in 2017, but not before he got to sign this vehicle during his last outing at the Dallas Fan Expo that same year.
The Batmobile is a fiberglass body slapped over a 1979 Lincoln Continental chassis, and it comes with the black and red color play seen on the series car. It's even got cockpit domes, flashing lights that work, and interior switches and gadget buttons.
Whereas the above elements do work, the following are for show only, but still elements every Batman fan looks for in a Batmobile: a turbine at the rear, a drag chute, a phone, a scanner, and even a themed horn. The Bat's logo can be seen on the black leather seats and, as a touch of modernity, there are a Sony radio with Bluetooth and a backup camera installed inside.
The car is powered by a 460ci engine with unknown specs, tied to an automatic transmission. There is no info on the powerplant's mileage.
The 1979 Lincoln Continental in Batmobile guise is going under the hammer at the hands of Mecum in Dallas, Texas, at the end of the month. No estimate is made on how much the owner hopes to fetch for it, but there seems to be a reserve in place.
The world does remember though the third Batman ever portrayed on film. I'm talking about the hero of the three-season-long series that ran from 1966 to 1968 and starred actor Adam West as Bruce Wayne-slash-the caped crusader.
One of the main elements contributing to us remembering West's Batman is of course the Batmobile he used in the series, a very in-your-face 1955 Lincoln Futura concept put together by one of the greatest designers and customizers that ever were, George Barris.
So successful was that car that people still make replicas after it, and when they're done they have no problem selling them. Most of the time these replicas have nothing special about them, aside from looking like the legendary car of the 1960s.
The one you're looking at now does have something special though. True, it is a replica, completed in 2016 at the hands of an unknown talent. But it comes with the signature of the world's first worth-remembering Batman, Adam West.
The actor died in 2017, but not before he got to sign this vehicle during his last outing at the Dallas Fan Expo that same year.
The Batmobile is a fiberglass body slapped over a 1979 Lincoln Continental chassis, and it comes with the black and red color play seen on the series car. It's even got cockpit domes, flashing lights that work, and interior switches and gadget buttons.
Whereas the above elements do work, the following are for show only, but still elements every Batman fan looks for in a Batmobile: a turbine at the rear, a drag chute, a phone, a scanner, and even a themed horn. The Bat's logo can be seen on the black leather seats and, as a touch of modernity, there are a Sony radio with Bluetooth and a backup camera installed inside.
The car is powered by a 460ci engine with unknown specs, tied to an automatic transmission. There is no info on the powerplant's mileage.
The 1979 Lincoln Continental in Batmobile guise is going under the hammer at the hands of Mecum in Dallas, Texas, at the end of the month. No estimate is made on how much the owner hopes to fetch for it, but there seems to be a reserve in place.
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