Vehicle Description
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION at Auctions America's Auburn Fall event,
August 31-3, 2017.
Chassis No.
BAT66
Estimate:
$160,000 - $200,000 US
The Batmobile is arguably the most famous vehicle to appear on
television. When ABC decided to produce the adventures of Batman,
the task of creating the Batmobile was left to the famous custom
car builder, George Barris. George was given this great challenge,
with only three weeks to produce an automobile that would forever
seal his name in the history books.
To promote the show, the Batman cars toured the country, often
making their appearances at county fairs and race meets. There is
no accurate count on how many Batmobiles have been built; but this
car is said to be the 6th produced and built by Jay Orhrberg
Hollywood Cars, one of the premier builders of movie cars. This
Batmobile is reported to have been used to tour the U.S.
highlighting the dangers of alcohol and drugs to children.
The car has an interesting history as it was sold by a private
collector in Los Angeles during the 1980s to a collector in
Germany, and then was purchased again by a museum in 1991. This
world traveler resided in the Cars of the Stars collection, which
was considered to be the one of the finest collection of film and
television cars in the world. It eventually made it way to another
museum based in the Caribbean, then to private ownership.
This Batmobile was built on a 1959 Lincoln chassis with Lincoln V-8
engine, automatic transmission, plus a hand-built steel body that,
when compared to the television car, is highly accurate in
presentation details. It is finished in the classic colors of black
with red highlight stripes, Batman emblems on the doors, and Cragar
wheels. The open cockpit is wrapped with round windshields that
also replicate the original. The upper bar features an accurate red
light mock-up. The fins are unmistakable, as is the faux turbine
exhaust and drag chutes. The interior is tailored with black
leather seats with orange piping, black carpet, dash-mounted phone,
custom-shaped steering wheel, console, gauges, and Batman emblems
on the door panels.
Relive the golden age of television sci-fi crime fighting with a
well-traveled Batmobile that provides much of the excitement and
style of the original Barris interpretation.
