In 1965 celebrity car customizer George Barris was tasked with building a car like no other before. This man was given 15 days to build the Batmobile.
Based on the Ford Futura Concept, Barris created a TV icon full of enough gadgets to make 007 green with envy. The cool double-bubble roof coupe held “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.”
This car has been owned by Barris since 1965 and is now being offered up for auction at Barrett-Jackson this January. The car coming across the block is quite a big deal with Steve Davis, President of Barrett-Jackson stating, “There are the real fans that will strongly advocate, till this day, that coming home to watch the Batmobile soar out of the Batcave defines a lot of their first childhood memories. Whether you’re a car collector, entertainment enthusiast, or an average Joe looking to buy his dream car, you’re going to want to witness history being made in January with the sale of this car.”
IF you are interested to hear some words from Barris himself about what went into the iconic car, hit the play button on the video below.
