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December 1, 2012

Original Batmobile for sale for the first time

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The car features a 390-in 1956 Lincoln V-8 engine and a B&M Hydro Automatic transmission.

Gadgets include a nose-mounted aluminum Cable Cutter Blade, Bat Ray Projector, Anti-Theft Device, Detect-a-scope, Batscope, Bat Eye Switch, Antenna Activator, Police Band Cut-In Switch, Automatic Tire Inflation Device, Remote Batcomputer, the Batphone, Emergency Bat Turn Lever, Anti-Fire Activator, Bat Smoke, Bat Photoscope, and many other Bat gadgets. If needed, the Batmobile was capable of a quick 180° "€œbat-turn"€ thanks to two rear-mounted ten-foot Deist parachutes. -- The History Blog » Blog Archive »

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...by George Barris!

Posted by: leelu at December 1, 2012 7:45 PM

Based on a Ford concept car, the Futura.

http://davidszondy.com/future/car/futura.htm

Posted by: Mikey NTH at December 2, 2012 6:52 PM

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