Original Batmobile sells for a mere £90k at auction

Christofer Lloyd
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Heritage/Bournemouth News/REX (4271236a)The Batmobile carEarliest DC-licensed Batmobile known to exist to be auctioned, Texas, America - Nov 2014The world's first Batmobile has emerged for sale for a whopping £300,000 after being rescued from a field where it spent almost 50 years languishing. Batman's famous car was built more than 50 years ago from a 1956 Oldsmobile 88 that was converted to look just like the one from the comic books which made the Caped Crusader famous. The iconic 17ft motor took three years to complete, and hit the road two years ahead of the famous Batmobile that appeared in the popular 1960s TV show. It was originally silver but when 'Batmania' broke out it was repainted in black with red trim and featured a huge fin at the back, a feature that became symbolic of Batman. The Batmobile was used by DC Comics licensee All Star Dairies to promote its ice cream on a tour around the USA. But by the late 1960s it had been superseded by newer models and the car was given back to its original owner who then sold it for just $200.


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When it comes to cool cars, they don't come much cooler than an original Batmobile. Obviously we're not the only people to think that, as one of the last classic Batmobiles to go up for sale raised a whopping £2.6 million at auction last January.

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