41+ Lincoln Futura Batmobile For Sale

Interestingly, the original batmobile was constructed from a prototype 1955 lincoln futura, which ford used for a number of years to promote “the car of tomorrow.” in 1959, ford leased the futura to metro goldwyn mayer for the debbie reynolds and glenn ford film, “it started with a kiss,” after which george barris began storing the car. There have been numerous iterations of the batmobile over the years, but none are better than that from batman television show from the 1960s.

1955 Lincoln Futura THE H.A.M.B. Cool Vehicles

$250,000 build cost for lincoln futura concept, $1 barris sale price, $15,000 conversion to batmobile.

Lincoln futura batmobile for sale. Despite the original cost of $250,000, ford motor company sold the lincoln futura to barris for one dollar. And in a way, it did come from the future. Under pressure from 20th century fox to produce a car, barris decided to refurnish a lincoln mark ii as opposed to reinventing.

That iconic car was designed by legendary customizer george barris, and it was based off the 1955 lincoln futura concept vehicle. The current owner, batman fan rick champagne, paid around $4.62 million for the batmobile back in 2013, which made it the most expensive television and movie car ever sold at the time. Barrris bought it for $1.00.

The lincoln futura and batmobile originally owned by george barris at the warner bros. 1955 (futura), 1966 (batmobile) number produced: Indeed, the lincoln futura is better known as the batmobile than it ever was as the futura.

How astonishing is that, that a video posted on facebook would net the original design blueprints of the 1955 lincoln futura. 1955 lincoln futura aka:1966 batmobile by zulufuzzybear08. This is the iconic batmobile made by legendary car customizer george barris for the 1966 batman.

This is the way the futura looked when it showed up in los angeles. Probably not, but i thought you folks might be interested in this unusual discovery anyway! Original batmobile for sale for the first time.

George barris later sold the original model for $4.6 million at a 2013 auction, cnn reported. It was mentioned by the defendant in their initial motion, but for the summary judgment and this appeal ruling it’s an irrelevancy. Although it’s not as popularly known as it was back then, the original 1955 lincoln futura concept was sold to famed car customizer george barris who turned that concept car into the batmobile of 60’s tv lore.

The barris brothers converted a 1955 ford lincoln futura concept car into the batmobile, according to the new york times. The batmobile was pattered after a 1955 lincoln futura concept car. This is the first time that the original batmobile has been up for sale.

Nowhere in the above opinion is reference to the 1955 lincoln futura showcar. The judges relied on the characteristics of the batmobile, and not the specific form. The original batmobile from the ‘60s and ‘70s batman television series sold at auction this weekend for a staggering $4.2 million.

Barris had only 3 weeks to complete. Producer, william dozier approached george barris about building a batmobile for the upcoming tv series. No, it’s not the lincoln futura!

Tour center on march 11, 2014 in burbank, california. One original (this car), several copies for film and tour use.

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