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Barris designed and built the Hirohata Merc. Barris's company, Barris Kustom Industries, designed and built the Munster Koach and DRAG-U-LA for The Munsters; and the 1966 Batmobile for the Batman TV series and film. Born in Chicago on November 20, 1925, Barris and his brother Sam moved to California to live with relatives. By his high school ...
The #1 Barris-built Batmobile, built from the original 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car, was purchased by Richard Champagne of Ahwatukee, Arizona at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in January 2013 for $4,620,000. It was subsequently purchased privately by Dr. David Anderson, owner of Batmobile #2, for an undisclosed sum.
The original contract specified a list of modifications required by the studio. [21] The conversion was completed in three weeks at a cost of US$30,000. [22] [23] The Batmobile appeared in a network presentation reel, then was leased to 20th Century Fox Television and Greenway Productions for the series. [23]
By Peter Valdes-Dapena NEW YORK -- The Batmobile used in the 1960s "Batman" TV series is expected to go up for auction in January, the Barrett Jackson auto auction house said Thursday. The car ...
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1966 Batmobile from the TV series "Batmobile," with Adam West playing Batman. 1992 Batmobile from the film "Batman Returns," with Michael Keaton playing Batman.
In the 1990s, Bob Butts (with George Barris' consent) made replicas of the Batmobile, using a mold of one of the Barris-built replicas. Based on pictures from when the Futura was shown in the 1950s, he reskinned an existing Batmobile replica back into a Lincoln Futura replica. He only created one copy. [citation needed]
The Batmobile has seen some ups and downs throughout its history. Here are 6 of the most iconic versions of the car in die-cast toy form, all for under $30. 6 awesome die-cast Batmobiles from ...