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Aurora's Batmobile, and who would have thought that the original 1960's Batmobile would sell for 4.2 Million dollars. That happened tonight as the Barrett-Jackson Auction offered this car for sale. George Barris, the creator-builder of the Batmobile(s) has owned the car #1 since it's creation. The car's sale price made history tonight with it's sale price as an "expert" told George that it would maybe sell for $200 thousand... The Batmobile is an awesome piece of automotive art and the most recognized TV car ever.... What a great job George done !!
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Posted - January 20 2013 : 12:34:01 AM
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WOW! I didn't ever think it'd go that high!
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Posted - January 20 2013 : 06:31:47 AM
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| Yes I saw that too,now im wondering if the munster coach will ever hit the auction block someday.
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Posted - January 20 2013 : 09:22:07 AM
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I'd love to have the cars from the Munsters! Loved it when it did show on TV cable channel for old shows and now found it on Netflix!
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Posted - January 20 2013 : 10:13:29 AM
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Am so NOT surprised by that & the "expert" is a total JERK & a IDIOT!!!
The Batmobile no matter from which era is one of THE most recognizeable vehicles in the world!!
Plus any slot-car Batmobile will go for high prices too 
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Posted - January 20 2013 : 10:50:19 AM
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A poll shows that the original batmobile is more popular than the newer one. 65% said they like the original car best... which usually holds true.
Any recreation of a car, is not quite as cool as the original.... though it may have more features...
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Posted - January 20 2013 : 11:13:35 AM
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i have about 8 different batmobiles from the tv series,none are worth what the aurora fetched this is the latest from eaglemoss,ken
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Posted - January 21 2013 : 2:39:38 PM
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I have my brother's HO Batmobile. He must have tried to open up the rear wheel wells for slicks.
No box.
I remember the series and that Mark Wahlberg drove it in a scene in "Rock Star".
The Batmobile was based on a modified Ford show car.
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Edited by - Alco Fan on January 21 2013 2:40:07 PM
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Posted - January 21 2013 : 3:57:04 PM
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hi alco fan,nearly right it was a 1955 Lincoln Futura ken
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Posted - January 21 2013 : 4:07:10 PM
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yeah & George Barris bought the plans for $1! 
This car as a non-Batmobile has been in several movies
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Posted - January 21 2013 : 4:26:18 PM
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| Actually, the car Wahlberg drove was not the original Batmobile... There's quite a few around in museums. Barris claimed he built several cus he didn't want to destroy the origial. IF my memory holds true, Barris only had 15 days, to build the batcar!!
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Posted - January 21 2013 : 4:29:45 PM
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quote:Am so NOT surprised by that & the "expert" is a total JERK & a IDIOT!!!
Originally posted by microbusss - January 20 2013 : 10:13:29 AM
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OMG, Ben!! Is it possible the expert may be a great guy who was just wrong???
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Posted - January 21 2013 : 7:06:25 PM
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quote:
OMG, Ben!! Is it possible the expert may be a great guy who was just wrong???
Originally posted by walt - January 21 2013 : 4:29:45 PM
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Possibly but he should of realized just how popular the Batmobile is
Jerk 
Also Barris had the car impounded while taking it for a test drive
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Posted - January 21 2013 : 9:03:01 PM
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The next Bat-mobile built was based upon a 1957 Thunderbird...
Anyone got pictures for the succession of Bat-mobiles?
John
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Posted - January 21 2013 : 9:31:35 PM
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| Pics should not be hard to find online. There's this one, (which Barris built several of) and then the latest movie, one.... This 1960s one being far the most popular...
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Posted - January 22 2013 : 06:50:20 AM
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| I heard you can buy replicas of the 1960s Batmobile now
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Posted - January 22 2013 : 09:50:50 AM
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ben,if you got 120,000 bucks ken
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htynYnbjuz0
or if you want you could get these
http://eaglemoss.com/batmobiles/
Edited by - catfordken on January 22 2013 09:56:14 AM
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Posted - January 22 2013 : 9:32:42 PM
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I already have a few Batmobiles that Ertl & Hot Wheels came out
Tho IF I got one I'd want a cassette tape player in it So I can play my 1960s Batman TV show soundtrack in it hehe 
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